My 2023 Royal Caribbean Cruise

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: lakisharh

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

lakisharh

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 15, 2023

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8366

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall this was a pretty good cruise ship. I love the larger cruise ships better just because my first cruise was on the Allure of the Seas. There are some things I would change as far as the pictures starting first with the photo poses not being the same at all booths everyday.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

I did not come with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I won the bid for an extended balcony but I felt like all the Balconies were the same size

Ship tip

Make sure to book your excursions as soon as possible.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

This was my first time actually deciding to snorkle on an excursion even though I can not swim. The staff on my See and Sea excursion were great. They assisted me with even while I was deeply scare inside.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

We took a tour outside of the cruise from someone that was willing to tour us around the city. Since this was a short stay here, I wanted to hear and eat from the locals

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

waited over an hour for 2 of my 3 luggages to come out. Only received the 1st luggage because one of the loaders pulled off my number tag so it was placed in the untagged luggage area.