Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We lucked out with the warm weather. Everything was great.

It was okay. Certain activities needed to be better. It was not for all ages seeing as the family games were in a bar.

The cruise and on board crew was great. Getting on and off with handicap personwas terrible. The ones OUTSIDE was rude and the lady at check in was rude! Also the other cruise line gives disabled vets free parking, you don't give them anything.

This was my 7th cruise, and the first to Alaska. While I typical prefer tropical destinations, I went on this cruise because of my friend's 50th birthday celebration. I cannot even describe how absolutely beautiful Alaska is! It blew my mind, and was more stunning than I could have ever imagined. On board the Explorer of the Seas, I met the most amazing people, who will now be friends for life! It was such a wonderful trip! I look forward to going again someday!

This was our fourth cruise and our third one with Royal Caribbean. I’m so disappointed that I have to give them a low rating but this cruise just didn’t live up to their reputation or expectations. We ordered room service for breakfast and never received it or a call to explain why we didn’t get it. Every time we tried to make dinner reservations for the dinning room they were booked up and told us to check back. Our room was not cleaned, dirty dishes and drink glasses were left in there until we removed them. We accidentally tried to go through the teen room to keep from getting wet from the rain and got yelled at by the staff which was quite embarrassing. On a positive note, the ports and scenery was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking!!

This was good if you were just interested in the ports and a comfortable ship. The entertainment was lacking and the food was sub par.

The weather was great! All the ports were good, and the food was awesome!

Will remember our first ever cruise because of the great crew and staff on Explorer of the Seas. The balcony room was so worth a few more dollars. Great food in the Sapphire Dining room and the cafe had great coffee and treats. Best servers ever.

We really enjoyed our first cruising experience, and getting our first glimpses of beautiful Alaska. The Explorer staff made us feel welcome, and as soon as we disembarked we missed their friendly greetings and smiles. We would definitely recommend this cruise, and if you go, I hope you get to see the stunning Dawes Glacier and the icebergs!

Fantastic trip. Plan for cold weather even in July! We had insulated jeans, hats and gloves. We had to buy a heavier coat onboard.

The Pilots Choice Helicopter Tour to the Glaciers Incredible in Juneau.White Pass Railway Spectacular in Skagway and getting up at 5am to view Tracy Arm Fjords up to the Glacier well worth waking up for.Glad we had a Balcony Stateroom and had room service bring coffee that morning at 6am.Outstanding food and service in Main Dining Room and the Windjammer cafe.Great Ice Show in Studio B and all the Shows in the Theater were Great too with incredible orchestra. Jim Blackmore on guitar in the Pub every night got many quests to the mike to join in a must see entertainer.

Found buffet food and pizza/sandwiches if inferior quality. Dining room food was excellent. Casino bar friendly but other bar tenders were not. Did not like to serve you if you had Deluxe Drink package. Spa hairdresser was a snob n was upset I didn’t buy all the pro sects he set in front of me. I found him very rude

If you're looking for a wheelchair accessible cruise, this is it. I'm in a manual wheelchair and I could get around the whole ship with ease. The staff is extremly anxious to help and are happy to help. My wife and I loved every moment of it. It is hard to find a good vacation that is completely wheelchair accessible..... but this one hits the nail on the head. It was better than we expected.

We loved the stunningly beautiful landscape of Alaska and British Columbia and had fun adventures in the ports of call (whale watching in Juneau, dog team ride in the Yukon). The international staff on the ship was attentive, friendly, and cheerful. The evenings shows were fun, and the hipster cruise director was very entertaining. The ship is older and showing signs of wear, but it is kept very clean. Our cabin was comfortable and had good storage. Unfortunately, the food in both the main dining room and the Windjammer buffet was uniformly mediocre. Many of the meat entrees were overcooked and rubbery, the menu choices were not appealing, buffet items were sometimes undercooked and cold, and desserts were a bland waste of calories. I suspect that RC is intentionally using lower quality ingredients to force people to upgrade to specialty dining. RC should step up its food service or will lose customers. One note about Victoria: skip the expensive Grayline bus tour because the route is too long and the buses infrequent. Do some advance research to pick an area for shopping and dining and take a cab or uber there. Or just enjoy the downtown architecture and visit the museum.

Gorgeous sunny weather all week made this a great first cruise. Crew and staff were pleasant. The beverage and photo packages were worth it.

After experiencing my first cruise, I would definitely do it again - I loved it!!

We loved going on Explorer of the Seas! The staff was very friendly, the food was great, the entertainment was very good, and our steward was awesome! The excursions we went on were fantastic. We went whale watching in Juneau, and boarded a train in Skagway to see the beautiful scenery. Going through Tracy Arm Fjord was really cool! We saw icebergs (some blue, some white), and saw Dawes Glacier. In Juneau, we got to see Mendenhall Glacier up close. It was amazing. This ship and itinerary are highly recommended!! 😁

We had a great cruise, but if just reviewing the ship...ship is showing wear. Nitpicky.....walls dinged up all over ship, broken closet door in room. They must not be replacing furniture currently, there were metal prep tables from the kitchen being used as tables in the windjammer, chairs from the mdr. At least once a day the toilet in our cabin wouldn't flush for about an hour (deck 7). We'd call, each time we were told it was maintenance. Entertainment was only so so. Food was ok to good depending on the meal, nothing bad to say. Overall, it was just ok. Staff was always friendly, helpful. Our mdr waiter had too many tables at the same time , he was trying his best.

The cruise was fantastic. It was my 1st Alaskian cruise. It was absoulety beautiful.

We enjoyed our time away to Alaska on the Explorer. The staff were all wonderful and made us feel welcome at all times. The entertainment was great and ship activities were plentiful. All aspects we encountered were smooth and no hang ups.