Southern carribean

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: lrfellers13

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

lrfellers13

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 64

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2022

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7227

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed relaxing on this cruise which is why I went. Met several great friend for life. 2 of the port were canceled before the cruise started. Ship is old.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super easy & fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet food was great a little backwards gor serving tho. Main dinning room was very slow. Only ate there 2x.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

N/A

Entertainment

Didn't do any

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward was great & a few bar personnel were great also. The shops & pizza place had great personnel also. Guest services couldn't help me with my shipboard credit they lost. NOT HAPPY

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Couldn't get from 1 end to other without going up an elevator getting off then using another elevator. Old ship needs a real good refurbishment. Areas inside ship pretty rusted out. Window pretty dirty. Not washed at all. It's a real tired ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Liked inside cabin. 1st time in one. Shower was small. Hard to get to side of bed but for me was fine. Felt comfy for me being a solo traveler. Was nice n dark.

Ship tip

Wait until it gets totally refurbished.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy peasy. Took no time to get off once the ship was cleared. I carried my own luggage off.

6 Comments

Bones1106 2 years ago

Thanks for the review.. On this cruise next month !!!

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Loveroftheocean 2 years ago

Explorer was my first cruise back in 2011. I call her my “baby” 😀 I even thought at that time the ship was showing wear so I’m sure she needs some type of refurbishment by now. Glad you had a good time!

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise!

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RoynKaren 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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