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Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: jr54441076

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

jr54441076

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 28, 2021

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1394

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had a great time, if you decide to venture onto this ship you will not be disappointed.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Be sure to find the suite line or you'll be forced to trudge through the masses

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining and specialty restrurants were 5 star excellent, buffet 4 star

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We did not partake with any of these

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was awesome, all were eager to accommodate whenever possible

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Staff maintained constant cleaning and sanatizing through out the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Didn't stay in the junior suite 1394. We were able to bid up our cabin to a grand suite, room 1560. Glad we did, it was very nice.

Ship tip

If you are looking for the best hand mixed Margarita ever.... be sure to visit the R Bar, deck 5.

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

The suite line was hard to find for smooth boarding.

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Easy on & off the ship. Easy to find local transpertation if you want it

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Easy on & off the ship. Easy to find local transpertation if you want it

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Easy on & off the ship. Easy to find local transpertation if you want it

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Easy on & off the ship. Easy to find local transpertation if you want it

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Once we disembarked it was difficult to find a taxi for local destination

Traveler Photos

9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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wgammon1 2 years ago

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

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12dodgeram 2 years ago

EXPLORER was my 1st cruise ship I loved it!..

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1CruiseGram 2 years ago

Explorer is my favorite ship. Thanks for the review

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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