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Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

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Reviews: 11
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4.3 out of 5
Explorer of the Seas

14 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2019

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9642

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

would most certainly do this cruise again and if anyone gets the chance i would say do it

Embarkation

5 out of 5
never have any problems at Southampton, checked in 11.30 straight onboard. Some of the USA ports should take a lesson from Southampton

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining as always a great choice and excellent service. Windjammer Buffet they usual free for all but we only used it for picking up Fresh fruit so did not have to be involved in what always seems to be " see who can fill a plate the highest "

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Weather was not pool weather and i think i am way past Rock climbing walls and flowriders

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Entertainment was not the best we have had onboard ship . Perry Grant in the schooner bar is same old same old never alters his act so we avoided it this time , The game shows in star lounge were dreadful so badly organised it was laughable .Group Top Notch ( Star Lounge) were to us the best of the normal entertainment on board

Children's Programs

do not have children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff onboard Explorer have always gone out of there way to provide a great service and always with a smile despite the fact they are sometimes overstretched .Room Stewards ensured our cabin was spit spot and provided us with Towel Animals at night

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
layout of the ship is very easy to navigate and cleaners are always prominent around the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin , standard Balcony very clean and ample storage space

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5
embarkation port its where we live

Oslo, Norway Did not visit port

did not arrive until late so we did not go ashore

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5
You can walk from port to the little mermaid and various other sights , if you want central Copenhagen you will need to take the shuttle bus

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5
despite the rain we managed to walk around for about an hour

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5
Stunning Stunning Stunning , such a beautiful city i never realised that this city was so steeped in history and wealth...I would recommend 100%

Tallinn, Estonia

2 out of 5
it was raining so hard we did not go ashore

Stavanger, Norway

5 out of 5
our 3rd time at this port and as usual it was a pleasure to walk around , sunshined all day and plenty to see and do

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
off ship at 6.15am excellent
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