Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Great experience other than our cabin problems for seven days. They should not let other guest use this cabin especially when the staff already knows the problems with this room.

The Port of Seattle is much more friendly, clean and efficient than the Port of Galveston which we usually use. The customs and security process is much faster. Cruises to cooler climes have a big problem in my opinion . . . the ships are designed to spread the passengers all around the ship to avoid over crowding. But northern cruises often encounter cool weather, even when the weather is better than normal, it’s just not swim and suntan friendly in Alaska . . . so the guests mostly stay inside . . . making conditions much more crowded than with cruises to warm latitudes. All the Royal Caribbean ships I have sailed on are designed for Caribbean type cruising . . . and, in my view, they do not adapt well to cool weather cruises because they feel so confining and crowded.

We enjoyed our cruise the staff was wonderful and helpful. There is a lot to do on the ship.

I was traveling with two other friends for a girls trip.

The food is much better on the Carnival ships i have been on. It was so frustrating for them to sell you a drink package for some $70 + tax and then they never had any kind of soda except orange and flavored water. When they sent you to a bar tender to fill your glass, the bar tenders were not happy or nice about having to fill you coke cup. There were multiple times and many many passengers complaining about the drink situation. Even in the Windjammer the machines were empty. I have asked for a refund for all drink packages.

My wife and I enjoyed ourselves on the Alaskan cruise Exployer Of The Seas ship. It is a very nice ship to stay on. We ate at the Promalade Cafe but weren't too impressed with the Pizza there. It was like eating a piece of cardboard. Little Ceasars is a step up from it and that is saying a lot. Our room was nice but we were disappointed on the virtual scenery because on the website it looked like it was going to be the whole wall but it was actually really small. I wouldn't waste your money on that type of room. We ate at the main dining room restaurant which is called Wind Jammers. It is a buffet and the food was really good and if you were lucky you could sit by the window to look out into the sea (nice view). In fact we booked another cruise on board the ship to a warmer place.

Wonderful experience! Food was very good! Elvis show and Ice Skating show were so good! Can’t wait to go on my next cruise.

Good first cruise. Enjoyed it. Unfortunately had motion sickness on open water days. Did not get to experience Tracy Arm Fjord due to heavy fog.

Great cruise, wonderful staff. Embarkation and Disembarkation got a 3 from me, it has nothing to do with the Cruise line but the Port of Seattle, dropping people off and picking them up seemed to be a zoo. This port was probably not originally designed for cruise ships.

Food drinks package and staff wonderful, not many enrichment talks. Seemed very crowded not enough deck or relaxation space for that many people.Library lumped in with noisy games room ,not condusive to trying to read gave it up as a bad job in the end.I feel the ship should have waited much longer for the fog to clear he hardly waited and you could see that the fig was burning off and we would have been able to sail the Trcy Arm fjord and seen the glaciers from the water the only reason I booked the cruise me and most of the people I spoke to Very disappointed would rather have waited and missed or arrived late at Victoria.

We have been on 8 cruises with Carnival. This was our first with RC and our last. The ship was OK but we just found to many things onboard that we just didn't agree with. Cover charge for Johnny Rockets really Guys burgers free Carnival. Convince fee for room service really? free on Carnival. No free laundry room available on Carnival. Food Avg. at best. I could go on but I'll just let it go.

The staff was awesome. The ports were beautiful. I recommend Alaska. This is our 3rd time and we are booked on the Ovation next year.

Cabin #7514 The balcony “porthole” is smaller than most, probably since it is at the end of the hall (bow, port side). We didn’t mind the smaller window to our view, but we did mind the very chilly cabin. The heat does not work in cabin number 7514. Also, The showerhead has a weak stream due to a tiny hole in the tube. Our cabin steward, Rolly, never replaced the drinking glasses. He put new paper tops on full glasses. The cruise experience was otherwise awesome. Every cruiser should do Alaska once.

Cruised with a total of 12 friends and everyone had a wonderful time - loved the experience!

Change your policy with the drink package.🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳

Great cruise. The food and staff were wonderful!!!

Loved the ports. Ship was clean but showed a little age. Food was so so. Service was outstanding. Loved this cruise. We will be back.

The cruise was wonderful. It had amazing sites. The crew was so friendly and helpful. The food was fantastic so we were the drinks. The shows are fun and entertaining especially the promanade events.

Lovely ship and well maintained. Great staff and superb food in the dining rooms, not impressed with Johnny Rockets. Entertainment (floor shows) were lacking . This was our second cruise with RCCL and would cruise with them again.

We enjoyed a suite on the fantail. It offers views that are not possible from the side of the ship. While not ideal for photography it is a beautiful view. Alaska is one the most majestic places I have ever be witness too. If you have the opportunity to see it, it is not to be missed. Royal Caribbean is a good cruise line and we are almost at Pinnacle level but we have been sailing with Norwegian as of late and I believe it to be better in a variety of ways. Royal over the years has regularly cut perks it use to give freely. It has taken away form the experience and I suppose if you have never experienced them you will not miss them. I would probably use Norwegian for our next visit to Alaska.