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Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 69

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Explorer of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 12, 2021

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8318

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Good to get away. Royal did OK on this cruise. We did an Alaskan in August on Holland America. Holland staff was much happier and was far superior than royal.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
All excellent except comedian on the first night.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
The wait staff at dinner in the dining room was excellent. The pool deck crew was hit and miss. Some didn’t seem very happy to be working

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very good room. Perfect location on the ship. Excellent steward

Ship tip

Get this room because of location

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

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

1 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia Did not visit port

There were 7 crew members that tested positive for COVID and the ship was turned away
Thumbs Up

Bridgetown, Barbados

1 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

wgammon1    2 years ago

Thanks for the review.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.
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1CruiseGram    2 years ago

Thanks for the review
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izrgreen    2 years ago

Thanks for the review.
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javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the update
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AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback.
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cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing.
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