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Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: mwojda

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean

mwojda

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

5 Night Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2020

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin number: 7342

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

With the MLK holiday, the 5 day cruise was popular with families. I heard that we had about 800 kids on board. As well, the 5 day tends to be a booze cruise. It was the first time I've seen a beer ordered in the Windjammer at breakfast. Overall it was noisier than we'd prefer. Having said that, it was a great time.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We were on a back to back cruise. It took half an hour to get us off and back on the ship. No complaints!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Overall, good food. Especially enjoyed the MDR at lunch on sea days.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Happy the RC is including pickleball. The paddles are poor quality and the court isn't really designed for pickleball but we made it work.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The entertainers were good. Ice show was a hit.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All of the staff took great effort to be helpful. Our room steward, Royal, was excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship is well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Balcony suite is a good size for 2 people.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

We did an excursion to Balmoral Island. The resort is a day resort with a beach and chairs. Once you get there, there is only one option for food and drinks and it's expensive.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We disembarked with our luggage and got through customs in record time.

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Thanks for the positive feedback guys

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RelleCruz 4 years ago

Nice!

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Very glad you enjoyed it

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed.

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. It’s always best to avoid cruising around a holiday, especially anything less than 7 days.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Enjoyed our cruise on Explorer January 19-24th. Went to Nassau and Labadee. Thought the ship could use a little more entertainment options. Loved playing bingo! Really liked the cruise director Mike and his staff, especially Zoe! She was a hoot!

Fun

Underwhelming cruise