Enjoyable first time cruise

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to South Pacific - Tahiti

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Explorer of the Seas

9 Night South Pacific (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 15, 2019

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6656

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the cruise. Very friendly staff and great atmosphere. I would do it again maybe when my youngest is abit older as he was only 2 and it was hard at times but overall very enjoyable😊😊

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Easy and no hassles

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dining room was great with lovely meals. Buffet was good as we had small children and they enjoyed the selection on offer

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
My kids did rock climbing, flow rider and swam in the pool. I swam in the pool and the whirlpool

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the performers. Had a good variety on offer. I enjoyed the 70’s music show in the promenade. Very entertaining

Children's Programs

My kids didn’t want to go to kids club

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service was excellent. Our room steward Surya was amazing and great with the kids. Arian the photographer was always entertaining my kids and he took amazing photos. We also had a great waiters in the dining room. The team of Anna and Vishal in my time dining were above expectations. Made it a relaxing meal

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Always clean. Ship was laid out easy and we had no dramas

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Size was perfect and was always kept neat and tidy

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
We got on here

Isle Of Pines (Ile Des Pins), New Caledonia

5 out of 5
We swam and kayaked

Mystery Island, Vanuatu

5 out of 5
No only swam, snorkled and got our hair braided

Lifou Isle, New Caledonia

3 out of 5
No. Very hot. Had to walk a long way to get to things plus than pay to see them. We’re there long. Best thing was seeing turtles while waiting to go back to the ship

Noumea, New Caledonia

3 out of 5
Hop on hop off bus trip. Very expensive but it was a nice trip

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and quick
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1 Comment

cmurphy88    5 years ago

Hi, we’re going on this ship in June, my daughter will be 22 months, did they cater well for this age? In terms of dining and overall tolerance

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