Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

First cruise in many years, and I'm glad to be back on the ship. Royal Caribbean surpassed all of my expectations, the ports were great, and a hell of a time was had by all.

In my opinion RCCL is top notch! I’ve been on other cruise lines, but never again. From the time we boarded it was non stop. You do as much or as little as you want. We met some of the nicest ppl.

I would do this cruise again but would like to have more stops and maybe an overnight in Curacao

Good cruise. Ignore the small things on the ship.

It was just a great cruise. Loved the ports and loved the at sea days. Entertainment: shows, comedians, bands, all performers were first class. The ice skating show outstanding. Don’t miss any of what the cruise offers. The food: I am a very good cook and when you consider how many are being served, they do a fantastic job. We are already looking in to another Royal Caribbean cruise.

This was a nice combination of four relaxing sea days with four stops highlighted by ABC islands. Was overall happy with RCCL and the Explorer of the Seas

My husband’s flu, and my irritated lungs really put a damper on our trip. It was our first cruise without friends and was supposed to be a romantic getaway, it wasn’t. But aside from the fact that he missed 2 ports, and I was alone most of the time that he was quarantined, and we both had not quite right tummies(due to Tamiflu, it causes nausea)we tried to make the most of what we could, but he tired out very quickly. Royal Caribbean and staff were excellent! We couldn’t have been treated better. My husband was offered free room service, free movies while he was confined, but I brought him food and drink all days except when I was in Aruba, he said it was quick, and good. It wasn’t a good time to have the unlimited dining package though, neither of us felt much like eating on the Tamiflu, it was given to me as a precaution, since I am diabetic and had been exposed. It wasn’t what we had hoped for, but we did the best we could to enjoy it, RCI definitely did their part to make us comfortable.

smaller than my previous Oasis but the cabins are prettier and the design is good

Royal Caribbean has the best loyalty program in the cruise industry. The Concierge Club is in an area inside the ship without windows which is not ideal but the bar staff was excellent! The Windjammer crew was right on spot, cleaning and organizing.

Our cruise was amazing! The ship was great. The staff was nice, the food was AMAZING at the specialty restaurants. Glad we purchased the unlimited dining package, deluxe drinking package and photo package. Only downside was we could’ve had some better entertainment. Other than that we had a great time!

With the MLK holiday, the 5 day cruise was popular with families. I heard that we had about 800 kids on board. As well, the 5 day tends to be a booze cruise. It was the first time I've seen a beer ordered in the Windjammer at breakfast. Overall it was noisier than we'd prefer. Having said that, it was a great time.

Cruise ship and islands were great. Seas were rough all week.

Had Deluxe drink package - dining room staff kept trying to tell us Evian wasn’t included when it clearly states it is. It was an issue every night

Lots of days at sea and we loved that. We now are in love with Bonaire and would return in a heart beat. We hate well, met great people and felt that the atmosphere on the ship was very nice. The crew seemed to know what they were doing and habe fun doing it.

RCCL has decided to not have overflow for their Diamond Lounge and that applies to ALL ships ALL the time from now forward. Can you imagine a crossing where there are1000-1200 Diamond and Diamond Plus trying to get into a 40-50 person lounge? I think its time for the "Loyal to Royal" crowd to get payback of "Royal to Loyal". This shop had a very large line at the counter getting drinks and carrying them out to the SkyLounge. We need to protest highly, tell everyone!

Overall very nice cruise, ship was very clean and well maintained. Food in MDR was awesome

Enjoyed 9 days. Lots of sea days so lots of board and card games. High winds closed off 12th deck for a couple of days

Our first trip on RC and to the ABC islands. Would definitely do this again!

The boat was pretty and there was a lot of things to do on it. The food was so delicious. It was a great experiences.

It was a long cruise!! Bring your own chips/ snacks!!! Get the pop/ virgin drink package!!! Do not eat in the main dining room!! There are only 2 formal nights in main dining, dress how you want any time!! Don’t over pack on clothes, you will be in you bathing suit most of the time!! I never wore my tennis shoes. At the ports we bought t shirts at each one and I would wear that shirt the next day. One outfit per day is plenty!! BRING SNORKEL GEAR. BRING BATTERIES TO CHANGE DEVICES. Buy an waterproof camera, it’s worth it!! Bring a shirt to swim in, lots of people got burned. Don’t spend money at the restraint on the cruise ship, they all taste the same.