Good cruise not my favorite destinations but it was a back to back so it was ok

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

mariotroli

Contributor Level: Purser

201 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 02, 2023

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6523

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall it was just time away from home and to be in the sun we wanted a 14 day cruise and this is what we are able to get and combine with the next cruise going to the ABC island which was where we had never been. Who ever assigns the rooms are not very interested in making things easy for passengers We had a Back to back booked both at the same time and one of our cruises we were on the 2 deck and the other we were on the 6th deck. Why wouldn't we stay in the Same room for both cruise??? Overall I was a little bit disappointed

Embarkation

5 out of 5

perfect not long at all

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

All were very good. we had Harendra and Stacy as our Servers in the Main Dining room they were great we were seated at table 506 not a great location but it worked for us.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools and hot tubs were very nice

Entertainment

3 out of 5

They were good.

Children's Programs

i had no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Dining room table 506 Harendra and Stacy were great !! we asked to be seated at the same spot on our back to back we got the same table but not the same Servers. Our room Attendant Yoni was superb !! Wonderful guy. On the fifth floor at pizza place Sparkles was absolutely attentative of passenger need and was very helpful. For an Attendant with only a few weeks experience on the job she was fantastic.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

A much needed upgrade to this ship would not be a luxury. I heard chatter that it was being schedule for upgrade in the future.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Very uncomfortable for 4 people. Does not make sense. Insufficient luggage space, Insufficient Sitting space. Worst room I ever had. Not sure if it because I booked through

Ship tip

choose a newer ship

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

it was reasonable

7 Comments

Other reviews of this sailing

The trip was awesome

Wonderful service!