Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship does need a refurb and is looking tired but it didn't affect us. No issues very clean, food amazing, entertainment fantastic the cruise went so quick! Had an amazing time!

Adventured to The Canary Islands from Southampton on Explorer. I usually sail on smaller sized ships so there were a lot of new things to see and explore! Junior Suite was more than enough room for 2 friends to share and be comfortable in without feeling crowded! All excursions were done through RC and each one was well organized, informative, interesting and fun. Ate in all the speciality restaurants as well the main dining room and the food and service was excellent in all. The only issue I had was the Windjammer became difficult to navigate as the space between food stations is much too narrow, and the tables are really packed together tightly so getting by people to get to a table was often disruptive to those eating. Another problem was that all the bars were all so crowded every night that there was difficulty finding a spot to relax and have a drink. Even when the shows were playing each bar was packed with people! I liked the fact the pool deck was so large and there was never an issue of finding a seat, even on sea days! The ship was clean and comfortable and the staff was great! Would enjoy being on her again, but I think I still prefer the smaller ones.

Anyone giving this cruise on explorer of the seas more than 2 to 3 star needs to head examined or novice to decent quality cruising, worst cruise we have experienced from cleanliness, entertainment and food all below quality you should expect.

Good cruise. My one criticism would be lack of interaction from cruise director, usually you here from her/him from the moment you get on. Lack of announcements about what activities were taking place on on board.

The cruise was amazing. Food was good a big variety and something for everyone. Main dining room was good amazing food and fabulous staff so fun and smiley and nice. Izumi and Giovannis also good food. Entertainment staff were so much fun and really nice made us feel welcome and happy. Clean and tidy ship

Great cruise. Fabulous ports of call. Embarked Singapore, then Penang, Cochin, Mumbai and Dubai.

Enjoyed it very much Liked the art classes Zumba Cruise director graham Seymour did a great job

The ship was very nice. And this particular itinerary had a wide range of cultural experiences.

The farewell cruise to this particular ship was sad, as we enjoy Explorer of the Seas, but it won't return to our shores. The weather was not the best mainly in Airlie beach and Cairns, because of it rendering was cancelled. But we enjoyed staying onboard.

Just finished the Sydney to Singapore leg of the repositioning cruise.. well what an adventure.. Firstly, my cabin. 1860.. up on level 12... these cabins have been a cause of much discussion due to RCI supplying one photo to cover the vast majority of the cabins up there.. suffice to say, that has changed, and caused some of the cabins ( without balconies) to be reclassified as SUITES! Anyhow.. I was immensely happy with my cabin.. it’s the same long type of cabin that makes up most of the cabin configurations on the ship.. but ours was VERY SPACIOUS at 191 sq ft.. I traveled with my husband and 6 of my girlfriends.. we had two cabins up on 12 and the others had two balcony cabins on level 6 and 8. .. our cabin was vastly more modern and much bigger with a view to die for... floor to ceiling windows with a view unobstructed by balcony rails. And being next door to the Spa ( free jacuzzi,sauna and steam rooms) and gym...and a step down to the windjammer and bar was a true advantage.. So to the cruise.. despite the itinerary, we only stopped at Brisbane and then two days at Darwin.. we missed Yorkies knob and Airlie, due to the weather.. many people were disappointed,especially the OS guests.. but quite frankly, if I was so keen to see the Great Barrier Reef, I wouldn’t bee relying on a cruise to get me there. 50/50 chance of ever getting off.. I had two excursions booked but they were promptly refunded by the individual companies..AND THEY WERE NOT RCI EXCURSIONS so I was really impressed.. So RCI. Made every effort to make the days enjoyable and full on the seas days...and as someone who generally doesn’t do shipboard activities, I thoroughly enjoyed them and loved all the crew, who were the most cheerful of people.. Food... if I don’t cook it, clean up etc, I’m happy.. Food in MDR , was really great.. Windjammer, plenty there and great too.. Did the chefs dinner...DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!,,,, Also did the gallery tour and lunch 👍👍👍👍👍 and the wines around the world tour.. really enjoyed that too.. so a great trip all round.. Two medical airlifts , which I believe the people involved are OK.. fascinating to watch.. I have great videos from my window... One day the ship LISTED heavily to one side for over a minute..I was in the Jacuzzi.. very strange to have all the water to one side and not coming back.. heavy breakages in the windjammers, spa treatment rooms and bars.. We had apparently been hit by an unexpected wind squall , that pushed us over.. Delay at Darwin for a while, due to another medical problem.. Other than that, all was fantastic... I would do it all again

Whilst any cruise is good the Explorer is a little tired.The majority of the entertainment crew appeared disinterested. They have a big screen on the pool deck but mostly play skateboard crashes etc on it day after day. It seemed that the cruise director did not cater for the age demographic but just went through the motions

Beautiful cruise a must do for anyone So much to do, eat and drink on board the boat Best cocktails was the AMF cocktails

It was a great cruise with my sister we had lots of fun and made new friends

Love it love it and love it. We were enjoy the overall experience with explorer of the sea

Second time on this ship. Totally different experience. Went with school friends and not husband. Got out of my comfort zone and made new friends . Amazing holiday

An unforgettable cruise. Met some very nice people at our table. Cannot fault anything on this beautiful cruise on Explorer of the Seas.

As a first cruise, this was everything we could wish for. We were a part of a group of 55 women scrapbooking in the conference room; the trip was arranged by Mel Kenedy from Unmistakeable Creations. We had plenty of time to scrapbook, sight see and use the ships facilities. We would not hesitate to recommend Royal Caribean or Unmistakeable Creations.

Many cruises on Explorer and crew make it a wonderful cruise

Great Cruise with family and friends, around the beautiful South Pacific

i highly recommend this cruise itinerary and the ship. absolutely love the south pacific hope to do it for a third time! :)