toddnsam Cruise Review on Explorer of the Seas on Feb 21, 2018

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 1
Author: toddnsam

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

toddnsam

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

Sail date: February 21, 2018

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

where to start, the crowds you need to battle are a joke, the drinks are below par it's hard to believe they are bartenders, $11.95 to get a movie for your kids onboard in your room, the foods average, $35 to get washing done and it's a few items only, if anything good to say I'd have to say the workers are friendly and nice, apart from that stay with princess cruises etc, royal Caribbean are a joke.

9 Comments

cwan 6 years ago

I have to agree with you. I have cruised with Princess & Royal Carribean previously. Today I have returned from a South Pacific cruise on Voyager of the Seas & I can see a big difference since my last Royal Carribean cruise 2 years ago, & compared to Princess. There seems to be a lot less staff, & they are all very busy, looking worn out. Royal Carribean have outpriced themselves as well, for example, I purchased a watch in May last year on Princess ship, it was AUD $75.00. Same brand, similair watch started at US $92.00. Cocktails/alcohol expensive (increased 50% since 2 years ago in US $) compared to Princess & laundry overpriced. TV channels had plenty of US news, but only had old tv shows (like 20-30 years old) & if you wanted to watch a new/recent release movie you had to pay. Also movies under the stars included Crocodile Dundee, The Dish, Dirty Dancing. Movies under the stars is a joke, view is obscured over most of the deck, & why would I want to watch old movies. Royal Carribean reaks of out pricing themselves & expecting their customers to be suckers to their crap TV & old movies. We did get to see latest Planet of the Apes movie in 3D, also screened Thor Ragnorak 3D & Wonder Woman 3D in La Scala theatre. I feel for the staff, they all work very hard, with less staff to bigger ship. And yes the food has definitely gone downhill. I had escargot entree in dining room, they were cut in half. Scallops were approx 1 cm round, I felt very ripped off. In general their food wasnt nearly as good as previous Royal Carribean cruises.

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