It Served Its Purpose
Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast
7 Night Pacific Coastal (Seattle Roundtrip)
Sail date: September 21, 2018
Ship: Explorer of the Seas
Cabin type: Inside
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
Overall, as I stated in the title, this vacation did what we asked of it. Relax. Having only cruised on Carnival Cruises in the past, we definitely noticed the difference in aura, or lack thereof. If we had family with us we would've been sorely disappointed, but because we really just wanted to get away and be lazy, this cruise accomplished that. The food was a disappointment though. Thank goodness we had a great table of people so dining was not terrible. I was sad to see that the crew did not seem to be very out-of-their-way friendly as I have experienced on other cruises. Even in passing, most times they did not smile. Hopefully they get a break to rejuvenate like we did. Anyway, we got away, we were able to be lazy, we got to spend time in our favorite city and the price wasn't too bad. We will try The Royal Caribbean again in hopes that this one was just a fluke.Embarkation
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If you've cruised before, don't expect too much on this cruise. Although we did hear that she was scheduled for dry docking. She definitely needs a makeover and seems like the crew needs a vacation.