2nd cruise

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Explorer of the Seas

11 Night Sunshine In The Canaries (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 25, 2019

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6509

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

we learnt not to let them put you on front of the ship because in bad weather you won't sleep and not sail over the Bay of Biscay in October / November time

Embarkation

5 out of 5
very good for first time in Southampton

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
everything was good for no one with gluten-free but had issues with it

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
most of it was okay but you could tell the ship needed a refit

Entertainment

3 out of 5
they were okay but there was not much choice

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
every good room steward but I some issues with over staff and one member of guest services

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
is good but tell need refit

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
every good for an inside cabin I and would use them again but don't be put on the front of the ship you will hate it

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

3 out of 5
was okay but good cheap hotel night before

Funchal, Madeira

4 out of 5
nice island and we liked it

Tenerife, Canary Islands

4 out of 5
did nice excursion to the beach and had two choices to get back to the ship

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

4 out of 5
nice place and had a good walk about

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

4 out of 5
partner took me to to a nice place and well worth it

Vigo, Spain Did not visit port

when to malaga cause of weather but it was a nice port

La Coruna, Spain Did not visit port

when to Lisbon cause of weather nice spots but other areas like Leicester

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
it was okay but had some people behind our heels getting off

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3 Comments

afahey    5 years ago

The higher the deck and the further forward you are, the more motion you will feel. If the motion bothers you, the best cabin location is low and center regardless of the ship, when or where you are sailing.

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

anoceanlife    5 years ago

You can get rough weather in the bay any time of year

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