First Time Cruiser

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: dar4183

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

dar4183

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

6 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 08, 2022

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7670

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall, my first cruise was a great experience!

Embarkation

3 out of 5

While embarkation was decent, it was delayed almost two hours. We were told that it was a customs issue with the incoming cruise before us. Not enough employees.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

There was literally like one working Coca Cola machine. It was in the promenade. The 4 in the windjammer were always turned off or out of order. And when asking at the bar, staff was not very kind about giving out soda. There were no other options besides getting it from the bars.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We chose the late dining. Being my first cruise, I did not want to miss any shows/activities that would be at say, 6 pm. Well now I know better. We literally missed everything not getting out of dinner until after 10pm some nights.