Was not impressed with first sailing with Royal Caribbean

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 2.7
Author: edgarda

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

edgarda

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 26, 2022

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9653

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Food was mediocre, basically same dishes every day in buffet for lunch, not much better for dinner, staff not very attentive, open area deck to deck does not flow very well.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Smallest interior cabin I’ve stayed I was not cleaned every day, straightened, but not really cleaned.

Ship tip

Make sure you sanitize yourselves

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

4 Comments

1960cruiser 2 years ago

I've been on Explorer and had a great time and was very pleased with my cabin choice and daily cleaning. I will say that the cabin stewards have a lot of work to do, so a daily deep cleaning of your cabin is not going to happen. I will agree the food in buffet was basically the same every day, but dinner there was always something different, but like all cruise lines, there is the standard selections that are offered every day.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Cruising is not the same as it was previously. We’ve always had a great experience with Royal Caribbean, and loved the Explorer of the Seas.

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