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A let down.. not to normal Royal Caribbean standards

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

2.7 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: 7598

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Really let down on this cruise.. rude staff, terrible food, awful entertainment

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Only 2 good staff members

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Small, tiered and in need or revamp

Ports of call

Oslo, Norway

3 out of 5

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

4 out of 5

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5

Stockholm, Sweden

4 out of 5

Skagen, Denmark

3 out of 5

Stavanger, Norway

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

CruzeFan    5 years ago

Food is very subjective, but we have always found the food and choices on most lines to be good. I see many complain the food is too salty, too spicy, too much sauce, etc., so maybe they are making things more bland and allowing passengers to add their own salt, pepper, spices, etc. As far as entertainment, there seems to have been cutbacks over the years. It’s not a big issue for us because we travel primarily for the ports, but many seem to attend all of the shows.
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Sarahs58    5 years ago

Glad someone agrees with me about the food. Still not sure how they manage to make so many dishes without any flavour, but on my review I have had comments that others had no issue with the food. We found most of the staff we came across were just as nice as we have come to expect but also struggled with the entertainment. Most of the theatre shows were poor, with a few exceptions, and the ship singers weren't much better than the karaoke bar.
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