Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

My families and I were enjoying the trip but the only thing we did not satisfy was labadee ( Haiti) . We went there and we didn’t find any Haitian food there. I hope that for next time you guys plain to place a restaurant there. Thank you so much for your service.

All in all a great cruise will I go back to this ship nope and will do my research better next time as I also thought the entertainment was boring for a RCCL cruise.

Crew tries hard and is always very accommodating and pleasant. Ship nice and good size.

We were on this ship for 22 nights and had a fantastic time!

Was a fantastic intinary, would recommend this this cruise to everybody

To set the background for my review, this was our 7th cruise on Royal Caribbean and our 22nd cruise overall.  We previously cruised on the Explorer of the Seas 10 years ago back in 2012. We booked this cruise because Card Player Cruises was holding a special poker event curing the journey. They set up their own poker room in the Conference Center and offered tournaments and cash games every day. My wife played every day, but I am not a poker player so I did not participate in the poker event. We ate with fellow participants and I did take advantage of the special food offered in the Card Player Poker Room. We did not have any issues with COVID, and we felt that this was our first cruise that felt similar to pre-pandemic days.

Overall great cruise except fir food choice in bigfet. Yes it is buffet food but not what we expected from Royal. Still Loyal to Royal!!

We enjoyed this cruise as it had 3 stops and 2 sea days over the course of 6 nights. The staff have been excellent, the food has been great too.

Although this ship is in desperate need of a refurbishment and the WiFi was mostly non existent, we enjoyed ourselves and the itinerary. All of the staff works very hard and is eager to please. The food in the main dining room was superb! However, out of the 8 cruises we’ve taken, 5 of them with RCCL, this was our least favorite. The ship’s common areas & our balcony constantly reeked of marijuana. The party scene was out of control at times, but could be avoided by moving to another area. The dress code in the main dining room was not enforced at dinner, taking away from the opulence of cruising.

Overall great cruise. We love cruising and always have new experiences and memories.

Small but clean and nicely decorated ship. Food, shows, and activities were so so. Like all cruises, there were a lot of sales pitches. Service was great like always and loved the fact that you had to wash your hands every time you went into the buffet. Ports of call have great beaches, but you have to pay for everything else you want to do there.

Cruise was relaxing overall the staff was great! Housekeeping to the waiters everyone! Again keep in mind ship is older and limited to do so try to enjoy what they have and relax have fun

Loved it! we will be back but plan to sail on a newer ship.

RCL for a change from my usual but nothing special

Overall a great cruise. Wish the cruise director was a little more active and visable.

Nice cruise, had issues with the cruise app not displaying correct times for onboard activities. But lots of activities to choose from. Great food and service.

We would sail this ship again, just not in August. Very Hot!

First time on a RC ship since the startup. Ship seemed to be at full capacity. The only crowded location would be in the Windjammer during peak times during breakfast and lunch. The entire staff was very friendly. Ship was fully staffed, which was a plus. Never had to wait for anything.

Wonderful experience, looking forward to the next one.

good cruise. They need more entertainment on sea days.