A Fantastic Cruise

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: rweisbein5

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

rweisbein5

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

9 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 08, 2024

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9591

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

This was our fourth Royal Caribbean cruise have enjoyed everyone.I am platinum on carnival wish I would have started sooner with Royal don’t get me wrong have enjoyed carnival too but lately I don’t like some of the food changes they’ve had made especially since emeril has come to be head of their cuisine in main dining room liked old menu much better can’t get some of the old favorites anymore wish I started sooner with Royal would have had higher status and still same loyalty benefits with carnival since in reality being platinum to diamond in the scheme of things isn’t that great

Embarkation

5 out of 5

With 1130 appointment time on ship within 15 minutes when dropped off at port

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food choices and quality were excellent ate breakfast and lunch in windjammer, dinner had in main dining room every night,enough choices to satisfy, also waiters Jason and Darren plus dinner companions made every night enjoyable

Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Was great for our dinner

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Enjoyed shows we went to

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our waiters Jason and Darren did a excellent job room steward did a nice job cruise director azzy did a nice job too was at all main events

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship for a older and smaller royal ship was in great shape and easy to navigate

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Usually do balcony cabins only third time have done interior but this one had virtual balcony was more than adequate plus saved on price

Ship tip

Go with a positive attitude and you will have a great time

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Ports of call

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Nice beach day

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Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Just stayed the night before did not explore

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St. George's, Grenada

5 out of 5

Enjoyed tubing in the river here

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St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Enjoyed boat ride around the island with beach and snorkel stops

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Enjoyed the pool and lazy river right off ship

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Was off ship probably no more than 5 minutes just walked off

8 Comments

BeachBum420 8 months ago

You should go on princess. I used to love Royal caribbean. Not anymore. Since this is so much better.

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Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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OdieOne1968 8 months ago

You're right, the dinner companions were most excellant and made the cruise enjoyable. Your insights and knowledge were a great help. Looking forward to more of your reviews.

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javawoody 8 months ago

Thanks for the review

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kef2016 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Your ship tip is spot on. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your first Royal cruise.

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AuntPinkie 8 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. You are so right about the difference between Platinum and Diamond.🧐. Glad you are enjoying your RCCL experience.

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Awesome....thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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cruising2004 8 months ago

Thank you for your review. Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

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Nice 9 day getaway

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Very nice experience