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Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

juilliard

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 18, 2024

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6513

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Food, Food, Food... It was just terrible. It almost seemed to us that RC was intentionally trying to guide guests to specialty restaurants. I mean windjammer was that disappointing. Main buffet, didn't matter whether it was breakfast or dinner. They are equally bad. Not just main buffet, deserts, fruits, everything. This was my second cruise experience and the first one that I did exactly a year ago was way better. It was by Celebrity Summit a sister brand of RC. If I had to compare their food quality between two, it was like Jeff Rubys vs Local Chinese Lunch Special. I had such a wonderful experience with Celebrity that I chose the RC expecting it to be identical level, but oh boy I was wrong.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Guide was knowledgeable and very nice.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Windjammer was very disappointing. Lack of included drink selection compared to other cruiseline (Celebrity) Why not have OJ and Apple Juice through out the whole meal why just in the morning and partially lunch only? Desert and fruit quality was somewhat similar to cheap Chinese buffet level.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Ice Skate show was fantastic.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was fine. Nothing to complain about.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

javawoody 8 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

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Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Dumfy75 8 months ago

If you went into the cruise expecting everything to be the same as Celebrity you were always going to be disappointed about something, just see each new cruise line you try as a different and new experience.

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karlgrgurich 8 months ago

Glad some of it was good. Food is definitely something everyone looks forward to on a cruise n. Sorry you were disappointed

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1960cruiser 8 months ago

Yeah, probably another questionable review. Nearly all cruiselines only offer juices in the morning. Perhaps spend a few extra dollars and you can have unlimited juices all day. Did you have a good cruise, or were you too busy complaining about the lack of juices to have a good time

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