karencruiser Cruise Review on Explorer of the Seas on Mar 29, 2019

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

karencruiser

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5 out of 5

15 Night Asia Repositioning (Sydney To Singapore)

Sail date: March 29, 2019

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Just finished the Sydney to Singapore leg of the repositioning cruise.. well what an adventure.. Firstly, my cabin. 1860.. up on level 12... these cabins have been a cause of much discussion due to RCI supplying one photo to cover the vast majority of the cabins up there.. suffice to say, that has changed, and caused some of the cabins ( without balconies) to be reclassified as SUITES! Anyhow.. I was immensely happy with my cabin.. it’s the same long type of cabin that makes up most of the cabin configurations on the ship.. but ours was VERY SPACIOUS at 191 sq ft.. I traveled with my husband and 6 of my girlfriends.. we had two cabins up on 12 and the others had two balcony cabins on level 6 and 8. .. our cabin was vastly more modern and much bigger with a view to die for... floor to ceiling windows with a view unobstructed by balcony rails. And being next door to the Spa ( free jacuzzi,sauna and steam rooms) and gym...and a step down to the windjammer and bar was a true advantage.. So to the cruise.. despite the itinerary, we only stopped at Brisbane and then two days at Darwin.. we missed Yorkies knob and Airlie, due to the weather.. many people were disappointed,especially the OS guests.. but quite frankly, if I was so keen to see the Great Barrier Reef, I wouldn’t bee relying on a cruise to get me there. 50/50 chance of ever getting off.. I had two excursions booked but they were promptly refunded by the individual companies..AND THEY WERE NOT RCI EXCURSIONS so I was really impressed.. So RCI. Made every effort to make the days enjoyable and full on the seas days...and as someone who generally doesn’t do shipboard activities, I thoroughly enjoyed them and loved all the crew, who were the most cheerful of people.. Food... if I don’t cook it, clean up etc, I’m happy.. Food in MDR , was really great.. Windjammer, plenty there and great too.. Did the chefs dinner...DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!,,,, Also did the gallery tour and lunch 👍👍👍👍👍 and the wines around the world tour.. really enjoyed that too.. so a great trip all round.. Two medical airlifts , which I believe the people involved are OK.. fascinating to watch.. I have great videos from my window... One day the ship LISTED heavily to one side for over a minute..I was in the Jacuzzi.. very strange to have all the water to one side and not coming back.. heavy breakages in the windjammers, spa treatment rooms and bars.. We had apparently been hit by an unexpected wind squall , that pushed us over.. Delay at Darwin for a while, due to another medical problem.. Other than that, all was fantastic... I would do it all again

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review and so glad you enjoyed.

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EssexGirls 5 years ago

We passed her on Spectrum just before she entered the Suez Canal. She came as close as she could and both ships acknowledged each other with continuous horn blowing. Hope I can upload the photo. We were on our way to Shanghai but I got off at Dubai

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LAURAGIB 5 years ago

If i were to experience this, i dont think I would ever cruise again .

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jimmlad 5 years ago

We'll be on her later in the year, so I've been following Explorer of the Seas on Marine Traffic, and noticed she was on her way back over from the Pacific. I wondered what a repositioning cruise like that would be like, so thanks for posting this.

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Sad to farewell this ship as it won't return to our shores !!!