Was not impressed with first sailing with Royal Caribbean

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5
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Explorer of the Seas

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: 1 year 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

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
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4 Comments

1960cruiser    1 year 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.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

CruzeFan    1 year 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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