We were upgraded to an Owners Suite

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean

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Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Explorer of the Seas

5 Night Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 05, 2020

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin number: 1522

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

I cannot say enough about the all ships tour. It is simply the highlight of things to do onboard. And while we were upgraded for wich we were happy about, you would think when I received notice on Friday PM of the upgrade that by Sunday, 1:30 PM when we were allowed in our stateroom, RCI would have our names corrected from the previous cancelled guests to ours. While the ship's Customer Service personnel and Concierge continuously got our name incorrectly. Even at the Noon reception for suite guests, on Wednesday, the Concierge, introduced us as the previous cancelled guests. Bottom line, my wife and I felt as though we did not belong. Aside from that issue, we enjoyed the cruise and will continue to be loyal to RCI.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
One would think that the Loyalty waiting room would have hot coffee and not stale and dried out pastries. Certainly not as adverised! However, I will add that embarkation was quick and painless!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was good in whatever Dining room, or specialty restaurant we ate in in.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
All ship tour is excellent, should have them every day!

Entertainment

We did not partake of entertainment.

Children's Programs

Had no children with us.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
No problems and if there were any they were quickly resolved.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
But it needs to be refurbished and soon.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Very nice, clean and roomy!

Ship tip

When you buy a night in a specialty restaurant check to make sure the price is correct and not wait until you get the bill and reveiw at home. Also, take the all ships tour as you will be amazed as to what goes into your cruise to make you comfortable.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Great town.

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
Nothing Spectacular as I have been there and done that before.

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

1 out of 5
Not at all what we expected. Does not even compare in the least to Coco Cay. We thought the place was a dump and what is it with the dogs running wild?

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Fast, very good and well organized.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

wgammon1    4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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