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Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: MelAndChris

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

MelAndChris

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Reviews: 28

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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

6 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 15, 2023

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1535

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Trivia with Matty was so much fun. The pizza is some of the best I’ve had. Try to get a virtual balcony in your stateroom, it is really neat.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation went very smoothly and we were on the ship within 20 minutes of arriving at the port.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was good for the most part. We did have issues at breakfast and lunch in the main dining room with speed of service and food being hot.

Café Promenade

5 out of 5

They have awesome veggie pizza.

Main Dining Room

4 out of 5

Dinner service was fast and food was always good. The menu was good. Breakfast and lunch were not that great. There was no change in the breakfast menue at all.

Windjammer Marketplace

4 out of 5

Normal buffet food, sort of blah and not the right temps.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We don’t do the pools or hot tubs. Partner spent time in the casino butvwasn’t impressed.

Casino Royale

3 out of 5

Crowded and extremely smoky.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Nice theater with good shows.

Palace Theatre

4 out of 5

Comedy shows were very good. Production shows were ok.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff and crew were all super friendly and helpful. The waiters at dinner were great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Loved the layout of this ship, never felt crowded except in the casino. The ship was very clean and maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved the virtual balcony. This is an accessible stateroom, so there is plenty of space. The stateroom was in good condition and was very clean.

Ship tip

Don’t try to fit everything in, there are so many things to do you will never fit it all in.

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Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5

The vendors are extremely pushy trying to get you to buy things from them. It was very clean.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Disembarkation went quickly.

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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kef2016 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sounds like you had a great cruise! Great ship tip!

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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