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Diamond Lounge getting smaller

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Explorer of the Seas

9 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 10, 2020

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8123

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

RCCL has decided to not have overflow for their Diamond Lounge and that applies to ALL ships ALL the time from now forward. Can you imagine a crossing where there are1000-1200 Diamond and Diamond Plus trying to get into a 40-50 person lounge? I think its time for the "Loyal to Royal" crowd to get payback of "Royal to Loyal". This shop had a very large line at the counter getting drinks and carrying them out to the SkyLounge. We need to protest highly, tell everyone!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very crowded Diamond Lounge due to change of policy...see below.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.
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scouse    4 years ago

I'm diamond plus on my next cruise in May the first after the refit,I can see that the diamond lounge is replaced by a suite only lounge and the concierge lounge is now the diamond lounge.I wonder how this will impact numbers.
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CruzeFan    4 years ago

Hopefully you enjoyed the cruise in spite of the horrors of the Diamond Lounge, lol.
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Cruiselovers70    4 years ago

It doesn’t matter to me if there is no overflow diamond lounge. Free drinks can be obtained by diamond and above members at any bar. Most of the food in the overflow lounge is waisted anyway.
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anoceanlife    4 years ago

Tragic
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portofrome    4 years ago

Thanks for your review
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