We were a group of 4 couples,, 3 out if the 4 were first time cruisers.

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Explorer of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 13, 2022

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7520

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was our first cruise so we didn't know what to expect. I loved everything about this cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We were early at the port because of the covid testing. The embarkation was ON TIME!!! We needed to wait in line but once they began boarding it went smoothly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the food at the windjammer. We didn't go to the main dining room. Some also went to the promenade to get pizza.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We did enjoy the solarium pool and hot tubs. The pool water was ice cold. We also did some ride on the flow rider.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We did enjoy some good reggae music by the pool. For what i have listened the DJ and the bands that were playing by the pool was good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward Iwayan was great. In the windjammer we had experienced great service by Milutin. All the workers were very friendly... we did enjoy their service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was clean and they were always cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was great. My first cruise with a balcony room. I got all the nice view from the port/ dock. Really nice experience

Ship tip

Just relax and enjoy your trip. For heavy drinkers get your drinking package or else it will be too expensive.

Ports of call

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
We did the 4 hour tour. Got the chance to see marigot bay, we had the chance to taste the banana ketchup & banana bbq sauce, island beer, local spiced rum and local strong rum. We also went to the volcano and the pitons. It was a long ride but such beautiful sights.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Nice island. We overnight here before we embark the ship. We stayed at an hotel in the district Condado so we could walk around and explore the island.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We didn't do any excursion here. We took a taxi and went to the frontstreet and backstreet for some shopping. We did enjoy our time there.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Nice island. We were able to do our own thing so we enjoyed and explore the island. I liked the mountain top.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
We did an island tour, we saw such beautiful sights,, I loved the view from the mountain where you see the Marriott and the bay. Realy nice view.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
We did our own thing and went to explore on our own, we did one tour, we got to see so much like the Rihanna Drive, One Sandy Lane, we saw most of the golf courts, we saw where Tiger Woods got married, we saw a nice waterfall, we were lucky to see the monkeys on the fences and in the trees.

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

5 out of 5
I loved this port, nice view of St Croix. We went to the captain morgain rum distillery but it was closed, we could only visit the souvenir shop. Afterwards we went on an island tour. The rain forest was also nice.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Went smoothly. The last night we put our luggages outside our room so in the morning we went to breakfast and then we waited for our group number. We disembarked like half an hour early.

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9 Comments

kef2016    2 years ago

Thanks for the review! Sounds like you had a great time! Welcome to the cruising addiction club!

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

jameeh    2 years ago

Going on Explorer in 10 days, can't wait to visit San Juan again. Glad everyone had a great cruise.

1CruiseGram    2 years ago

Thanks for the review. Explorer was my favorite ship

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise experience

daisydoozy    2 years ago

Off to a good start! Next time try the MDR, just for comparison. We love both.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Welcome to the cruising family! Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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