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Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Explorer of the Seas

7 Night Alaska Sawyer Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 12, 2016

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6487

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was my third cruise and second to Alaska so I was expecting quality like I had on previous trips. My first issue was with the bed, while the room was extremely clean the bed was like sleeping on a rock and the crevice in the middle made sleeping with my husband uncomfortable. To add to that the sheets never stayed on the bed. My next complaint was the food. It was like eating in a cafeteria where there was no selection and the food was luckwarm. Also if you missed eating by 9 at night about the only thing you could get was sandwhiches which were good but I did not pay $2,000 to eat sandwhiches when I am hungry. The activities never felt Well planned or fully finished and there was not much to do other than dance or sing Karaoke which I can do at home. Over all I would not recommend Royal Caribbean to anyone.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The most uncomfortable bed I have ever slept on and the sheets would never stay on! The state room and restroom was very clean.

Ship tip

The food was boring and lackluster and it was like eating at a high school cafeteria. The entertainment staff was very friendly but the activities always felt half done and not very well prepared. Actually all the staff was extremely friendly and very diligent about their jobs.

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
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9 Comments

leannefrost    8 years ago

Oh that's great to know. Thanks!

debs2522    8 years ago

You just ask your cabin steward who will sort it for you

leannefrost    8 years ago

Debs2522- you mention bed toppers, do you know if they offer these on board? I found the mattress so hard last cruise on legend of the seas I was planning on bringing a lilo or something for the bed when we cruise again on explorer in Jan. Would be great to know if anyone else had actually used one provided by the ship

Bushwaker2013    8 years ago

We've been on 4 different cruise lines , RCCL gave us our 2 best overall cruises. To each there own , right?

joeglo67    8 years ago

I've sailed on Rc Nav of the seas and I thought the windjammer buffet was so good that I skipped the first formal night in favor of the buffet, which is unheard of for me! Having said that though, i returned to Carnival because in my opinion it's just a funner crowd.. And I don't even party but it's fun to watch the freak show.

deepcman    8 years ago

What's wrong with Princess. We've only had good experiences on their cruises.

eddiemac1    8 years ago

Funny, I really wouldn't recommend any other line than RC. Maybe celebrity.

debs2522    8 years ago

We are also going to try other lines as we have noticed the cut backs. You should of asked for a mattress topper for your bed. Nothing worse than an uncomfortable bed

deepcman    8 years ago

As someone with over 200 days on Royal, we've noticed the quality of food and service deterioting over the past few years as they try to cut expenses. It appears that they're trying to satisfy the shareholders more than their customers. We have 1 more booked on Royal then we're jumping ship.

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