Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The overall impression of the ship was great!!

The ship is amazing. It is beautiful. There is so much to do and to see on this ship. There is a separate pool and whirlpool for adults only. (Solarium). Since there were a lot of children and teens on the ship, this was very ncie.

The Explorer is excellent shape. It's six years of service are not apparent in any way. This is our 14th cruise and this ranked one or two.

This was our first Royal Carribean cruise but our 7th cruise. I found that RC was lacking in several areas. They allowed us to buy excursions that conflicted with each other and if I hadn't found found the problem in time to have the money refunded I would have had to pay for both excursions. This is the only ship that has limited access to free ice tea and lemonade so that you have to purchase water or soda. There were no amenities in the cabin other than a bar of soap and the cabins and balconies were smaller than those on Carnival ships. I also found that they did not make sure to make all shows and events accessable to late seating guests. We did have a good time but unless RC was going to an island that I really wanted to see- I will stick to Carnival or Norwegian.

The Explorer of the Seas had something for everyone. I was with my daughter, daughter in law and all my granddaughters ages 8 to 43 and there was something for all of them. The ship is beautiful and the staff was well trained and they all made us feel special.

I have been on 9 cruises. I was even on the 1st cruise the "explorer of the seas" took with paying passengers out of the port of Miami almost 6 years ago now. The boat and crew didn't let us down one bit, the food as excellent, service was great... However the cruise left out of the NJ port and it took with it a majority of NJ people. Now don't misunderstand me, a lot of NJ people are very nice however a large majority of them were inconsiderate and just plain rude. Pushing us out of the way to get where they needed to go even though EVERYONE was exiting the same parts of the boat at the same time. Sitting on the beach some of them were so loud and obnoxious I couldn't even relax, we had to move. It was like they couldn't have a moment of silence, someone always had to keep shouting/yelling/talking. At 1st I thought maybe we hit a stroke of bad luck and ran into the rude people just coincendentally, it happens. However after spending 9 days on the ship and running into various people that we met who were not from NJ they all complained they were rude/inconsiderate. And what got me is I didn't even bring the topic up, people just mentioned it randomly in passing and unfortunetly they all had the same complaints. So if your a NJ native or enjoy brash inconsiderate people, leaving from the port in NJ might be your thing. This will however be the last cruise I will take from there. And I'm sure some NJ native is clapping saying "we don't want you anyway" since that seems to be the demeanor of the NJ folks. This is unfortunet because flying in a few days early to tour around NY is just wonderful. NY is beautiful, especially in the late spring. I feel bad writing this review as I did meet some great NJ people. However that being said, I think people should be aware of what the atmosphere/people will be like leaving from this port.

We enjoyed the cruise but will probably try another cruise line next time.

great time, great boat....too much to do and not enough time in 5 days...do not miss Dolphin Cove and Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica. Scuba diving in Grand Cayman is pretty good....make sure to get a balcony room on the ship

This cruise line seemed most concerned about making money (not that they shouldn't be, but I just don't like it to be so obvious). They took away the traditional prominade decks around the outside of the ship (except one that was out of the way to access), and forced everyone who wished to cross the ship on ANY floor to go either through their shopping area or through the casino. Also, the food in the main dining room was horrible, forcing you to go the dining room that charged a fee. The final straw was guest services lying repeatedly to us about the disembarkation proceedure, which ended up in a mass of people waiting more than 2-6 hours to get their luggage after they got off the ship.

Other then the room looking a bit old, the service, entertainment and food were very good.

The ship was really beautiful, exciting and offers a lot to do!!

As a solo traveler, I would have liked more of a variety of activities on board, and more information provided about the ship's amenities.

Ive been on 6 cruise.this was the frist time we've been on the explorer of the seas.it a beautiful ship.its the frist time we had a balcony room.now I'll never go on another cruise with out a balcony.we had the best time ever.the room was super.we loved sitting out on the balcony at night watching the star .it was beautiful .the crew was great very helpful.what ever we needed we got...the ice show was really good....we just had the best time....we wouldn't change a thing..

A good experience overall. I liked the concern of the cruise line for health issue of its customers by using hand sanitizers. All crew members were very helpful and friendly.All shows were top notch including the ice skating show. I enjoyed the dining choices and quality of the food. The shopping on board had fair prices and some bargains. The islands of PR, St Martin, St Thomas, and Nassau were a pleasure and we had plenty of time at each port..

Large and impressive the exployer of the seas offered so much i dont know how you couldnt enjoy yourself.

Ship was beautiful and service was excellent. Foof choices and quality not up to previous curise experience. Entertainment was not consistent with previous experience, but select acts were good.

Relaxing cruise with interesting ports of call. Many activities from which to chose. Beautiful ship, but entertainment acts could be improved. Ice show was great.

the ship was outstanding. it the ship was very clean. Also we did appreciate the sanitation of the hands before entering the Windjammer.

Trivia with Matty was so much fun. The pizza is some of the best I’ve had. Try to get a virtual balcony in your stateroom, it is really neat.

I probably would not book another cruise on this ship. I like the newer, bigger ships better. Also, I have been to all three ports that this cruise stopped at in the past, and twice is enough.