Loved this cruise, but would've liked one sea day!

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 145

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Explorer of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 06, 2022

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6252

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Fabulous cruise. Island hopping cruises can be exhausting, I'll need to pace myself a little better if I do this type of cruise again. I really missed having a sea day!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Busy, but not terrible. Maybe about 40 minutes from arrival to boarding the ship. Puerto Rico did require an additional health travel declaration form with a QR code to show at the airport in order to enter the country. I believe this form is now no longer required.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
In the MDR, Roney and Lady took excellent care of our table of solo travelers, outstanding service. I enjoyed all the dining options and everything was tasty and well prepared. No complaints 👌

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
I didn't care for the stage show (the name escapes me) but the musicians were good and there was a nice variety. At the comedy club, one was okay and the other was definitely not ready for primetime.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin steward did a great job keeping the stateroom tidy. Loved my towel animals! He also found me a power strip (the one I brought was confiscated even though it had a surge protector, first time I ever had that happen). When I plugged it in, it started to smoke and nearly shorted out the outlet. I guess the electrical outlets on Explorer of the Seas can't handle power outlets, never had that problem on any other RC ships. In any event, I appreciated Marcus' efforts to make me happy.

Ship tip

Be prepared to have your power strip taken away, even if it has a surge protector.

Ports of call

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Greengos Cantina Devil's Bridge Harrison's Cave Harrison's Cave Making new friends at the beach in Nevis. Rainy in St Lucia MDR wait staff
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7 Comments

wkljny    2 years ago

Thank you for the heads up on the power strip/outlet situation. I will be sailing soon and now I have a plan for it.

1Spursfan    2 years ago

Yeah, surge protectors are not welcome on the ships. Glad the incident didn’t ruin your cruise.

Mellowjourney    2 years ago

Surge protectors are NOT allowed on ships. Sorry you had to get yours taken away.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Always by told that the extension cord must NOT have a surge protector. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thank you for your review. Glad that you enjoyed your cruise

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