Cruise was wonderful

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: Cruiser932

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruiser932

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2016

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8550

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The prettiest part of the trip was Victoria, BC. Juneau and Skagway were great as well. The ship was very good and clean. They were always cleaning everything and telling us to use sanitizer. This made me feel better.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin attendant was great. He went out of his way to make us happy.

Ship tip

I have sailed on The Radiance, The Freedom, and The Explorer and they are all wonderful. Royal Caribbean is the best don't want to travel any other.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 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

12 Comments

cissiesue 8 years ago

So excited to do this cruise next year! Been on a royal cruise to alaska, many years ago. Want to experience it with our kids

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arewethereyet123 8 years ago

Ok thanks. I heard that the valet service was on hold but I'm hoping it's up and running when I cruise in August.

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Miller77901 8 years ago

Arewethereyet no we picked it up on the pier and took it with us to the airport. I was afraid my bag was too heavy and wanted to check it in myself in case I had to readjust some things into my carry on.

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arewethereyet123 8 years ago

Miller77901 Did you use the valet service to have your luggage taken directly to the airport?

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Miller77901 8 years ago

You had to wait an hour for another bus to come by. We did have some rough seas when we were cruising after seeing the glacier. Wasn't that bad. Getting off the ship wasn't that bad. We did sign up to have our luggage carried off for us. All in all a pretty good cruise. Sights were beautiful.

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Miller77901 8 years ago

Our luggage didn't take too long to arrive at our cabin. We were on the 9th deck and had the best room steward. Our friends 2 doors down had a different room steward that was horrible. The food was bland whether we ate in the dining room or the Windjammer. We did eat at Johnny Rockets and our burgers were great. The hop on hop off bus in Victoria was disappointing.

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Miller77901 8 years ago

Was on the ship when it sailed 5/27. Boarding the ship was a bit trying on the patience. First they staged the taxis because the pier was full. When we finally got to the pier, there was a long line at security and then another line at the cruise check in point. Finally got onboard after about 2 hours at the terminal. We arrived at the port about 11:30. We ate at the Windjammer which was ok.

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cheryldrew 8 years ago

Yes, all I am hearing is negative comments about soda machines, bland food, not enough food choices in the WindJammer, and long lines. I leave in a week and hope I didn't pay for over priced Sizzler.

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ddurante 8 years ago

why do you think you had a great experience and many people are complaining about the food and crowds?

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markouts 8 years ago

Great Cruise...we booked it again for next year.

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timkirby 8 years ago

Did you get any rough seas? Looking forward to the same trip in August.

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deboftheseas 8 years ago

Glad you liked Victoria, it is one of the prettiest cities on the entire west coast

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