July 17-23 2022

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Explorer of the Seas

6 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 17, 2022

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9638

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We were pleased on all accounts. RC did not disappoint. Loved our cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Easy process to get through check in. We bumped into Super Mario less than 39 minutes after boarding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
3 of us had the unlimited drink package and took advantage of it. Service was great. The bartenders are always busy and work very hard. We ate all our dinners in the MDR. The food and service was outstanding!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
My son won $860 playing bingo! He was thrilled. Flow Rider was broken for the first few days but we have it a try once it was fixed. Very fun.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We went to all the shows. Overall...better than I expected. Battle of the Sexes was kind of slow and boring. Wish The Quest was offered instead

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Cabin service was outstanding. Our room was always clean. Staff was very friendly everywhere in ship.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Older ship but she's still in good shape. Major renovation is coming soon so she will be even better.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Spacious ocean balcony was great. Plenty of room for us as a couple.

Ship tip

My time dining was great. So much better than waiting in line for a table.

Ports of call

Falmouth, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Did the River Tubing and Blue Hole. River guides were great. Lots of fun. Nice to buy a Red Stripe on the river. My tube did flip. Wear your helmet! It saved my skull. Blue Hole current was ripping. Way faster than any videos I had seen. Guides are a bit pushy getting their group up to the waterfall jump...lots of bickering among them.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Perfect day! We had a cabana in Thrill Park. The slides were so fast! And so fun. Also snorkeled at Chill Beach and spent pm in Oasis Lagoon. Saw a big baracuda off chill beach. We already want to go back!

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5
We loved Labadee. Hung out at the beach and also did the zip line. Dragons Breath was a blast. Only bummer is we missed lunch because we were on the zip line. Private vendors are very pushy to get you to buy.

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very simple process. No issues at all.

Traveler Photos

Dragons Breath Zip line River Tubing Blue hole Jump Bingo winner! Oasis
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9 Comments

Tropicgal    2 years ago

Thanks for reviewing.

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed

Dadm    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Congratulations on your son’s win!

Popdog    2 years ago

Thank you for your review.

kef2016    2 years ago

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

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