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Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

gmavette

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 16, 2017

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1338

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We were very pleased with rooms, cleanliness of ship, meals in main dining were excellent, service was excellent, & activities for teens and young adults was great. In general we as a family had a great time.

My husband and I had a Jr. Suite. On last day our deck was painted and we could not use for 2 hr. and then they shampooed carpet and again out of room for over 2hr. Since we chose not to go ashore as we had been to Victoria Island before, this was very unsettling.

Also evening entertainment was scheduled so we were usually not able to attend as we chose a 8PM seating. The two shows we saw were only of moderate quality.

I would , however, recommend this ship to others, especially if young adults or teens are also traveling.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was spacious, walk in closet, nice size bath. Loved balcony .

Ship tip

Use the main dining room for all evening meals. Other meals if you want to avoid buffet crowd. Buffet was good for breakfast.

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Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

2 Comments

JasonGegg 7 years ago

HI It was great to hear you enjoy your cruise! We just took our very first cruise on the Carnival Freedom to the Western Caribbean and had a good time but didn't enjoy the crowd though and days at sea with so many people and not enough to do. We are considering the Alaska cruise for next year taking our two teens with my elderly parents in their early 80s. From your experience, is there enough to do on the ship for the teens and elderly? Is there enough seatings for breakfast and lunch as we seem to have to fight for our table during our Carnival cruise which was quite stressful. As for the main deck for activities, is the pool covered and warm enough for swimming and as well as watching movies at night since this is an Alaska cruise? Is the embarkment at the Seattle port quick and easy? Did you book the excursions directly thru Royal Caribbean or on your own? Any recommendations? Thanks in advance for your help!

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TrulySarah 7 years ago

Do they not have two showings of the shows? One for main seating dining and one for late seating dining?

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