Love itinerary. Boat and service need some improvement

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: krb0623

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

krb0623

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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7 Night Greece & Croatia (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 16, 2023

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8584

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall a great itinerary. The port is far from Venice, and it’s expensive for transportation. The cleaning of the boat on a daily basis should be improved cups, and plates were left out all day, long and tables on the deck. We’re not wiped down very disappointed overall in cleanliness.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was not as good as usual and often cold

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The pools are small and very crowded. The hot tubs were not hot.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Ice show was fantastic though

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

I was very disappointed on how cups were never picked up and tables were not cleaned on deck

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Ravenna, Italy

4 out of 5

Split, Croatia

5 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

8 Comments

deconz 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ship2Shora 1 year ago

Thanks for the detes 😎

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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kef2016 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sorry the ship didn’t meet all your expectations. Looks like you enjoyed your ports of call.

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Bertfish 1 year ago

That’s funny that the clean up crew was lacking. We’ve found it to be the opposite post Covid on the ships we’ve been on. But I’m sure that will vary ship to ship. I will agree the new menu is not as good as the old one overall. I hope you still had a good time.

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Mellowjourney 1 year ago

Which was your favorite port? Sorry about your disappointment on the ship but hope you found something to fall in love with.

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