Wonderful Baltic cruise with a great itinerary and it exceeded expectations.

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: Jason9090

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Jason9090

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

14 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2019

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was excellent with amazing places to visit. The ship and crew were first class.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Parked at Southampton city cruise terminal and staff took our luggage from the car.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The key to a enjoyable meal at windjammer is picking the right time as it can get fairly busy.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Enjoyed the 3 tenors, chap with the violin, Russian Folk dancers, RC own performers were good. Many a pleasant show enjoyed.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everybody was helpful and friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Love the design of the ship and especially the ability to walk around the whole ship on deck 4 including the helipad. Ship was clean and tidy.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had a so called 'hump cabin' and the views forward and aft were great. Balcony's are very private on Explorer which is also a bonus with this ship.

Ship tip

Take binoculars!!

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

3 out of 5

Oslo, Norway

4 out of 5

Went and watched the changing of the guard at the royal palace and explored the city.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Whatever you do visit Nyhavn Street, its glorious. Also caught the changing of the guard at the Palace.

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Helsinki, Finland

4 out of 5

Market is worth looking around along with the Large White cathedral. We got a taxi from the ship which is cheaper than the shuttle bus.

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St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

4 out of 5

Went to the Hermitage on the first day and went on a boat trip around the river and canals on the 2nd day. It can be a little frustrating in Russia because you cant explore by yourself unless you have a visa. Also enjoy looking at the tallest building in Europe from the ship.

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Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5

Wonderful, make sure you get a photo of the famous gate.

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Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

WOW, enjoy every minute of the cruise in and out of Stockholm. The archipelago lasts for a couple of hours.

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Skagen, Denmark

3 out of 5

A pleasant enough place.