Nice family trip

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 163

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Explorer of the Seas

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2022

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7552

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I think I’ve been spoiled by your sister line Celebrity-also a little too full for my taste and too many children.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It was very organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was fine service was spotty

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Kids club teens club trivia karaoke

Entertainment

4 out of 5
First and last comedian -same guy was not funny at all

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
They enjoyed immensely all the activities

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everybody was really great room steward was very on the ball. As far as the waiters not sure if it was the kitchen or the waiters but 2-3 nights services was very slow- first course on time and then other tables were finished and leaving with desserts done and still no main course.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Design was fine needs some maintenance -balcony and promenade deck had rust spots

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
It was clean and size was fine as noted above balcony had rust in several places

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Prefer embarking from ft. Lauderdale

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
No excursion but clean port

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
No excursion but love curacao

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
No excursion have visited many times and enjoy the port

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick wish you had wheel chair assist during walk off
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6 Comments

GSpringer    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

kef2016    2 years ago

Sounds like you had a nice cruise. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Dadm    2 years ago

Sounds like a good time. A real bonus that we do have choices for choosing which ships we prefer.

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