Itinerary great, Ship poor

Item: Marella Explorer
Rating: 2.8
Author: Plurp

Marella Explorer Cruise Review

Plurp

Contributor Level: Third Mate

287 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

Baltic Discovery

Sail date: August 10, 2019

Ship: Marella Explorer

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Itinery great, Ship very old, tired, dirty, food awful, drink fraud going on, entertainment average.. Not worth half the cost.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Newcastle is awkward, from car park two buses to get to the ship, needs improvement

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The food was just simply awful, I have never in the history of cruising had to return food for being of poor quality.. Until the explorer that is.. And I caught them defrauding customers by using cheap ingredients in their premium cocktails when the premium ingredients were advertised on the premium menu..

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The dance troupe tried there best but night after night was the same boring routines in a slightly different genre..

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Pretty good overall..

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

This ship is filthy, it also stinks of sewerage..

Cabin / Stateroom