Explorer experience

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 3.6
Author: Geefer

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Geefer

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

14 Night Italian Mediterranean (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 09, 2019

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1605

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall very enjoyable. Lots of announcements and continuous hard sell. Also more and more privelige being shown. Elitism gone made.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Excellent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Service slow at times. Waiters have too many tables

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

With the exception of the Barricade boys and ice shows poor overall

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Good overall just seem very rushed

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship tired in appearance. Not enough seating in public areas and good luck getting a sun bed lol. Lots of well tanned towels. Rules not enforced.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Overall nice just a little run down. Cabin stewardess awesome. Lorelei

Ports of call

Gibraltar (U.K.)

3 out of 5

Nice for duty free

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Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

3 out of 5

Tendering was a nightmare

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La Spezia, Italy

3 out of 5

Okay

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

It's Rome what more can you say

Thumbs Up 2

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Our favourite. We did an excursion to sorrento, positano and Amalfi. With a meal on a cliff side restraint with awesome views

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Cagliari, Sardinia

2 out of 5

Waste of time

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Cadiz (Seville), Spain

4 out of 5

We live Cadiz

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Says it all

1 Comment

sparkeybob 5 years ago

This is what we saw on this ship. Now I know it was not me. Thanks !

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Good cruise let down by poor food and entertainment