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Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Explorer of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 05, 2021

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7284

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Outstanding cruise overall, great value! Especially liked being in a new port every day, no "at sea" days. The staff/service on board was exceptional, as was the entertainment.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining service was the best ever, also good food and selection

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Great shows, fitness center, spa, pools, game room . . . plenty to do for all

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Only saw what we were interested in and it was spectacular, especially the ice skating show

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cleanliness, service, and size were good. Rooms were pretty dated, however, and lots of construction noise when in port. We were moved to room 8284 from 7284 just before departure and was compensated with $100 on board credit, all good.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
We ended up docking on the other side of an industrial area and had a much longer walk that what I expected. There was another ship at the dock closer to the town. Charlotte Amalie was an outstanding port! And the locals were super friendly and seemed genuinely happy

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

5 out of 5
Frederiksted was very quaint and relaxing. The short walk or cab ride to Rainbow Beach was outstanding. Could snorkel to reef from shore. Amazing! Probably my favorite port

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Interesting town, lots of bars, beaches, and shopping (if that's your thing). We wandered into the residential area and was treated with a local schools steel band performance.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Excellent excursion for nature hike and great views of the Pitons! Beautiful country, waterfalls, and volcanic beaches

Bridgetown, Barbados

2 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
Saw Brimstone Hill, outstanding history and views. Also saw an old plantain house with a very educational/somber exhibit about slavery.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Leaving the ship was super efficient and I would rate it a 5. The excursion we took to see San Juan was awful. Don't do it. Said it would be a 3.5 hour tour and was only 2 hours with almost no time to get out and see the Old Town. Did not see what was advertised
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

wgammon1    2 years ago

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

BeeKimball    2 years ago

Great review

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I now enjoy the sea days the most

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. We like to have a sea day in order to relax from all the port days. Glad you enjoyed your being so busy.

srhandler    2 years ago

Thanks for writing about your experiences you had on your cruise.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing.

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