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

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 4.8
Author: jameeh

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

jameeh

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 152

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

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.