Wonderful 2 weeks in the Caribbean

Item: Marella Explorer 2
Rating: 4.7
Author: Michelle1299

Marella Explorer 2 Cruise Review

Michelle1299

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 91

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Pride of Panama followed by Flavours Of The Caribb

Sail date: March 01, 2020

Ship: Marella Explorer 2

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

3rd marella cruise now, we like what we get for the money. Overall a wonderful holiday. Saw some beautiful places, met some wonderful people. Ship was well laid out for us. Only one sea day each week, when the synbeds were busy. Marella staff though were enforcing the time rule, no return after 45 mins, they would bag up belongings. Made it fairer for everyone.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Efficient friendly and fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Used the buffet for breakfast and lunch. Was always loads to choose from. We ate in the Main dining room most nights and and there was always something on the menu for us both.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Most staff were friendly and helpful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Spotless

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Perfect for 2. Inside deck 9, quiet and peaceful

Ports of call

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Local tour bus. Wasn't the best tour. Guide just kept repeating information.

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Kingstown, St. Vincent

5 out of 5

Local taxi tour. Plenty around the port

Thumbs Up 1

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Local tour taxi. Not really a lot to see here, lighthouse, some rocks and beaches.

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Went to maho beach, fun experience, but very busy.

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Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Spent the day at the boatyard, highly recommended.

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Great tour with luc and nataliya, our driver was so knowledgeable and funny. Saw dolphins, flamingos, donkeys, loads of seabirds. Very interesting historical facts to.

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St. George's, Grenada

5 out of 5

Tour with Christopher greenidge taxi. Great guide saw and done loads including grand etang national Park, annandale falls, spice shopping. Great local knowledge

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St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

Local taxi tour, plenty round the port

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Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Cosal tours. Can't recommend them enough. Great day out.

Thumbs Up 2

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5

N/A

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

antoniom75 3 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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Nolablues 3 years ago

Thanks for the review. Very helpful, glad you enjoyed.

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Tankrob 4 years ago

MargieRita we used marella last year for a fantastic Baltic itinerary including St Petersburg While they are not high end neither are their prices ! And it's all inclusive meaning drinks and gratuities included in the price. We sailed on Explorer and loved it ! Food was great and entertainment ok . The ships are medium sized so no water slides, go carts, ice rinks etc but clean, fun and staff are amazing. And flights from UK are included in price too, so for us it's the only way we can afford to cruise. We loved it so much we booked a three week transatlantic cruise with them for 26 th April 2020😣😷soo sad it's about to be cancelled but when all this is over we will be back to party with marella ! Have fun planning 😀

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MargieRita 4 years ago

Thanks for the review. We saw one of these ships last April while in curaçao and didn't know what brand it was. I recognized the little smiley face on the ship in your picture and now I know. Great itinerary. Definitely looking up while home bound to get more info.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review and glad you enjoyed.

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