Wonderful if food taste and quality isn't your priority

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

beth44

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2016

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2624

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Everything was good except the food. It was poor quality, little choices, always cold in both the dining room and the buffet. There also wasn't food available (except in a very small cafe with a very long line) after 9:00pm. By the end of the cruise, everyone was complaining about it and when in port, bringing food on board to have a good meal since the ship didn't provide that.

However, if food isn't your main reason for this cruise, it is wonderful to see Alaska on a cruise ship. Is this the best ship, NO, but it is still Alaska! This is my 7th cruise to Alaska, I will go again, not on RC.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

AWFUL, the only good thing on the ship is their bread, that is really good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Sail this ship if you want to lose weight on a cruise, you won't be tempted to eat.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

5 Comments

donaschnider 8 years ago

Wow, we loved this ship, it's my 5th time to Alaska. The food was ok, enough for me to gain 2 pounds. The employees did a great job making sure you had whatever you wanted. We booked this cruise for next June. You might also remember this is the first time this ship is sailing Alaska , which may need a little adjustment especially from very warm climate to cold and very windy. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your cruise.

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themartinfamily76 8 years ago

I didn't ask if you cared

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dionnerae 8 years ago

I don't care for your comment about the food. I hope your cruise goes a lot better than ours. And yes the coffee is hot and very good coffee. I hope you have a great Cruise Alaska is beautiful

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themartinfamily76 8 years ago

I don't cruise to eat my fare's worth of food but thank you for the info I'm sure cold food was frustrating. I hope the coffee is hot and the location was spectacular.

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dionnerae 8 years ago

For sure the food was terrible on this ship. The only state they had was skirt steak tough very tough. The only good meal I had on the ship was Johnny Rockets. I was very unhappy with this Cruise , I was on this ship a few years ago and the service and food was great. Not sure what happened. We did get very close to the glaciers and it was breathtaking. Last year I went on princess ships and didn't get anywhere close to the glaciers. So that was one good thing

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