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Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 4.7
Author: kline57

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

kline57

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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7 Night Greece & Croatia (Ravenna Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 08, 2024

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8242

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Best vacation we've ever taken. We flew into Venice two days early which I highly recommend. Gave us a chance to enjoy the city before we took a train to Ravenna.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Dining Room service and food was great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The Newlywed Game, belly splash contest, and Dance competition were good.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

The nightly shows were boring. The only one we enjoyed was a Beatles impersonation act. We did a Celebrity cruise in January and the entertainment was far superior.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our Cabin Steward Uday was awesome as well as our head waiter Sumeet.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Great ship. Easy to navigate and in good shape.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Rooms had been reburnished and were very nice.

Ports of call

Ravenna, Italy

5 out of 5

Went to see the Roman ruins under the high altar at the Basilica of San Francisco. That was awesome.

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Took a great tour of the Old Town. Our guide pointed out areas that thery used to film Game of Thrones. We loved this port.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Went to the Acropolis and it's museum. Also saw changing of the guards at the Presidential Palace and the Olympic Stadium.

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Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

The Cities and Churches on the Island were beautiful. The only bad part was that the cable car was broken when we needed to get back to the ship. So we were forced to walk down the donkey path. We made it unharmed (took an hour) but two people on our ship suffered broken bones from falling.

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Split, Croatia

5 out of 5

Great time visiting the Roman Palace. We especially loved our excursion to Trogir. The Old Town & Cathedral were awesome. We also had the best gelato from the entire trip here.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and orderly.

10 Comments

RP82 1 month ago

Looks like a great cruise, in Dubrovnik the locals seems to not like the tourists around their city. I think it has been alittle overcrowded since game of thrones TV show.

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Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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zim5 5 months ago

Glad to hear they’ve updated the rooms on this ship. Our room had A LOT of issues, but we had a good time regardless.

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kef2016 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Looks like you had a great cruise with a wonderful itinerary.

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karlgrgurich 5 months ago

Sounds wonderful

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javawoody 5 months ago

Thanks for the review

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VAcruisenut 5 months ago

Great review! Thanks for sharing.

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cruising2004 5 months ago

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

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

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

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