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Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 4.7
Author: GaCat

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

GaCat

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

9 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 10, 2020

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Our first trip on RC and to the ABC islands. Would definitely do this again!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great very easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

RC has great food and drinks. Far exceeds some other cruise ships we have been on

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The things we did were good

Entertainment

Did not go to the shows

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our cabin steward Paul was awesome went beyond. Samuel and Sonny we awesome in the dining room.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Older ship but very clean and maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our adult son was with us in a balcony room. His “bed” was not comfortable. But Paul did everything he could accommodate us and made it the best that he could.

Ship tip

Great ship. Food good - just an older smaller ship. But we truly enjoyed it.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

No excursion but spent the night there and explored on our on

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

1 out of 5

Would never set foot on the island again. The locals are terrible. 2-3 guys were trying to make me buy and did not want to let me out of their booth. Only when I told them I would get a cop would they let me out. Horrible. RC needs to know how aggressive the locals are!

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Beautiful island. Enjoyed our catamaran and snorkeling excursion.

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Enjoyed our tour and beach trip.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Such a beautiful island. Loved our tour and exploring the island

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Outstanding review guys

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plumma63 4 years ago

Going in 19 days Looking forward

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. We were on her sister ship in November to the ABC islands and loved it. The ships are large enough to have all we need without being overcrowded. We also loved the food and are surprised about the many complaints we see about the food. I’m not sure what people eat regularly to be so disappointed in the food on a cruise.

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