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Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Explorer of the Seas

7 Night Greek Isles (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2023

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7224

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The cruise price was excellent, but the drink package prices were exorbitant, especially since so much time is spent off ship. The ports were fabulous!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was good, but the drink packages were highly overpriced considering that we spent many days on excursions off the ship.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the pool deck experience.

Entertainment

We spent our time going on excursions, not on board entertainment venues.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our main dining room staff , Kirk and Jeremy, were excellent. Our 6-person table had a lot of fun in the evenings.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was beautiful, and we loved our balcony stateroom.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
We loved our larger balcony, and the room with king bed, couch and desk. There were many storage spaces.

Ports of call

Ravenna, Italy

5 out of 5

Cruise Bay Of Kotor (Kotor Fjord)

5 out of 5
Such a lovely town and country. So clean and friendly! There are some lovely historic buildings, giving a feeling of medieval history. We took the Tuk Tuk tour, which was perfect for my mobility-impaired spouse.

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

4 out of 5
Did not care for the Gryfalda Beach tour.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
Took the Plaka tour. Got only into the (newer) perimeter. The tour was too short to get deep into the older historical part of the Plaka.

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
I was surprised that it was so very windy there. That's why it is called the "windy island." The beaches are brown sand, which was surprising. But the bus excursion was good.

Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece Did not visit port

We wish we had gone into the port. Everyone said that it was lovely.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Weather caused the departure port change. We had to handle our own bags, all the way from our cabin through the terminal and out to our shuttle to the airport.
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