Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship is getting old and showing it. Unless you go to the speciality restaurants, stick to the buffet. Definitely take in the Ice Shows as this is best thing onboard. Don't expect fast service at the bars or restaurants so take a deep breath and try to enjoy what is there to see. Try to engage the staff because they won't start the conversation but overall the price reflects what you receive.

Worst cruise of our life. We were verbally threatened by a male passenger at the compulsory muster station meeting on the first afternoon before we even left Sydney. Both of my daughters & I were left traumatised & returned to our room too scared to leave whilst my husband went to see security. But security were too busy having a disembarkation meeting to care. Despite many witnesses & my photos of the male passenger it took them over 24hrs to leave a message on our room phone to say they had spoken to him. Totally ruined our cruise, my daughters are still having nightmares, so much for zero tolerance. We will never travel with Royal Caribbean again. We much prefer Princess cruises for many reasons.

Awesome ship! Just off a 3 day sampler cruise! Crown & Kettle is best bar! Look out for Ni & Alex there who are the best bar staff ever!! Ice skating show was fantastic. Food was great everywhere.

As always we enjoyed ourselves. Look forward to our next cruise

My first big ship cruise. Thoroughly enjoyed it. A few more days would’ve been nice.

We're Australian and just returned from a 10 night South Pacific cruise ex Sydney. Despite an extensive refurbishment in 2015 the ship is showing its age (we were first time cruisers and even we could tell). Nevertheless, our cabin was really well appointed and everything was well maintained .... just a bit tired here and there. Every staff member we had contact with was beyond friendly and extremely attentive to guest needs. Within a day they invariably remembered our names and we enjoyed many funny conversations during the cruise. We'd happily sail aboard this ship again based on the staff interactions alone. Food was average in general, and well below expectations in the main dining room (as a consequence we decided to eat in the Windjammer Cafe after the second night. It was nicer with better choices.) I'd say most larger Australian clubs are of a similar or better standard. Drinks are VERY expensive ($10 AUD for a warm beer and $4+ for a juice or Coke). Entertainment was only fair with the exceptions being the ice skating and dance shows, which were outstanding. Other services were all above expectations and getting on and off was a piece of cake at every port. Royal Caribbean takes security very seriously and there were no issues with marauding kids or drunken passengers at all. Overall, this workhorse provided us with a very fine cruising experience and we intend enjoying her again soon.

We loved every minute of our cruise. As first time cruisers we will definitely be cruising again and definitely with Royal Carribbean, could not fault our experience.

Cruise was fantastic 10 night was a little long for myself and partner. It is a cruise ship that you’d want to bring your friends on with to keep social and more entertained.

It was a 9 day cruise with extended family which is key to a great cruise. It was nice activity filled cruise. The ship was more a destination than the ports visited. I will go on the ship again if I get a chance and with the right itinerary.

All on board activities were amazing. Had an incredible time and met some great people. The shows were fantastic, including the ice skating ones. 100% would recommend

Has anyone sailed on Explorer in South Pacific/Australian waters?..Would be interested to read any reviews please as we are doing our first. RCI cruise in Dec out of Sydney. It is only a short 6 day to get the feel of ship with another again in 2018 TIA

Loved our cabin, beautifully decorated and clean. I think that RC are fantastic at getting people on and off ships efficiently. Entertainment was great-main shows, Ice Skating and music trivia were highlights. I was unhappy with the lack of seating and cleanliness of the buffet restaurant. Lunch was particularly difficult as there wasn't many options. This ship has many expensive options and they are in for the hard sell-the US conversion does not work for us

I took a friend who had never cruised and it was such a great experience for her. The MDR experience was exceptional. My cousin and I had cruised before and knew what it was all about but there were lots of awwwww moments. Especially loved our Dandenong tour and our time in Hobart was special. We had great cruising weather and our balcony cabin was brilliant except for the Pullman ladder. Overall we had a ball.

AMAZING! Is the only word to describe this cruise ship. It was spotless and every direction you looked you were in awe. Definitely a cruise you would take the whole family on!

Best cruise ever!! Loved every bit of the cruise from the wait staff to bartenders all proffessional and very friendly!! Awesome people on the cruise!! Our housekeeper was exceptional udine!!

We had a fantastic cruise and were very happy with the ship. Would definitely cruise Royal Caribbean Ships again. The entertainment was great. Plenty activities to choose from and keep you entertained. Ship never felt crowded as there is so many different venues and so much going on - sometimes it felt as there were only about 100 people onboard rather than the almost 3000.

Such an amazing ship made even better by amazing staff. Great entertainment and plenty to do for the young adults we took with us. They enjoyed themselves and made so many new friends that they are saving for the next one. Hubby and I are looking at where we go next. Thumbs up RCI

Everything was beautiful I could not say anything bad about this cruise the shops on the promenade where laid out well the dining rooms and windjammer cafe are beautiful

Had the absolute best time, fantastic accommodation, so much choice for meals, the staff were exceptional and would recommend to anyone and everyone.

We loved it food .entertainment drinks .pools spa