Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Took my girlfriend on her first cruise (this is my seventh) I've sailed with royal carribean before and new it was a great company for her first time on a ship even though it wasn't a tropical cruise she enjoyed every minute of it she enjoyed her first cruise so much we booked another cruise for 2018 the staff was amazing so friendly so kind royal carribean will always be who I choose to travel with

Royal Caribbean is outstanding and our favorite!! Beautiful ships and great service! We have sailed Carnival, Princess, Disney and NCL (all very good), but Royal is by far our favorite and exclusive the last five years. I believe the loyalty benefits are better also, in our experience.

Great itinerary, good ship friendly crew! Loved San Francisco and porting there overnight gave us plenty of time to explore. Not as many things to do as the big ship but the ship was neat, clean and taken care of.

We did enjoyed the cruise. The ports were interesting amd there was plenty of time in each port to experience them. The itenarary was the main attraction. The ship is well maintained and clean; food was good but not outstanding; the service was good but not outstanding; staff was was helpful and attentive but no WOW. However, I do recommend this cruise primarily because of the itenarary!

The ship is old and it shows it. Unfortunately the food in the dining room was not the best. Luckily the specialty restaurants made up for it. The Italian and Japanese restaurants were very good. You never see the cruise staff around the ship, only at an event. Other lines I have been on, they were everywhere, which is great. You get to know them and they get to know you. The venues they used for some activities were not good. Having trivia in the Schooner Bar was not big enough for the amount of people participating. The last day they moved it to a lounge.

This was our 14th cruise and our 8th RCCL. The ship was beautifully remodeled and very clean. We have never been on a cruise that had such a old crowd. Not that I ind old, Im no spring chicken but everyone was disabled. Everything we did therefore moved at a snails pace. Got a refund for our specialty restaurants because they were terrible and we didnt want to finish them out. Had to go to customer service 9 times to get our account problems resolved. Could not get steak and lobster in steak house but I could order it in the dining room for an up charge and got better service. Really felt the sales were very pushy on the ship and needed a watch refunded and the sales associate was genuinely irritated. Just not for us. We will stick to tropical destinations and newer ships,

Disappointing. We have been on a lot of cruises, but this is the first with RC. For the higher price they charge over other cruises, we expected better. Probably won't cruise them again

Cruise Destinations were amazing Huge Positive ..but stay was too short..I don't rate the food much but average.Huge negitice Smokers.Inconsiderate ...Those who smoke to me should be fined by the crew..but even the crew does zero to stop it from happening so to my cruise mates in 7250 and 8250...you suck.

I would go on this same trip in a heartbeat! I might change a few of my food choices and cut the bicycle trip at Scagway, but other than that I would do it again!!

This was our third cruise, second with Royal, like the smaller ship and the stops were great! Blessed with good weather most of the time, quick and attentive service.

We have a wonderful time with a great cruise ship and very friendly staffs to take good care of us. The food on the ship are very good and we have do some self control so we don't over eat. There are plenty of entertainment on the ship and the day on the ship go by very fast. The seven days cruise is over before we really know it. Overall, our first cruise is great and we would do it again next time.

My first cruise, first time in Alaska. It was awesome. Our room steward Ujnesh was attentive and took great care of us. Our Dining Room Waiter and Assistant Waiter Eshville and Christopher were personable and super at their jobs. The food was great, didn't have a bad interaction with a single employee or even a fellow cruiser. Our cabin was wonderful; Deck 12 with panoramic windows. Saw seals, whales, dolphins, lots of different sea birds.

This was my first cruise and it was also my honeymoon. I enjoyed it to the max, and would do this again in the future. Took trips offered by the cruise with family, and got to shop in each port of call.

This is the first Royal ship I have been on. Enjoyed it very much, although my family agrees it needs to be refurnished again. Other than that, it was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed our vacation.

Cruise was great, and the food was out of this world. The crew was was very attentive to anything you needed. There was so much to do on board, my wife and I loved the casino.

We loved our time on Explorer of the Seas and would recommend it to anyone. P and O have a lot of growing to do, We thought the staff were well trained and looked like they enjoyed their jobs. The Captain is keeping a very happy crew we thought.

Despite rain and chilly weather, we had a great time. The ship, food and entertainment excellent. Whale watching hit or miss, we saw a few hump backs. Lunch at Orca lodge was very good..just a bit hazardous getting off the boat in rough water, blowing rain. All in all, I would recommend this cruise in July.

The downside was no laundry found on each deck like Princess has. You have to pay per bag and there is a 24+ hour turnover. Princess has laundry on each deck where you can do your own. That was very helpful. We went to one of the specialty dining and paid more money. I felt the food at the normal dining area was better. It was not worth the extra money.

Cruise was good, ports of call were great. Captain was able to get close to glacier. Food and service were not up to the standard of Royal Caribbean.

Overall it was a great trip, the scenery there is breath taking, would love to go again there is really nothing bad to say about an Alaskan cruise you make it as fun as you want