A Lovely Winter Cruise

Marella Explorer Cruise Review

mon2dar

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 12

Helpful Votes: 213

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

Canarian Flavours

Sail date: January 24, 2022

Ship: Marella Explorer

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Weather-generally nice and warm. Ships are getting busier which is a good sign. Ship comfortable and clean. Covid measures not too intrusive, mainly masks indoors and on trips and daily temperature checks

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was excellent. Flight was poor with a long wait on the tarmac!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Eat in MDR mostly. Buffet still required you to be served. Loved the tapas bar.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Did the quizzes and won a couple. Didn't swim again! I'm getting out of the habit!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Didn't go to the shows, but wife and daughter loved them. Bands around the ship were ok.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Excellent. He, my grandson, enjoyed the M club, and we loved the break!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ships crew were great. Couldn't fault any

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

All areas were impeccably clean and wel maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Good size. Again a fair amount of creaking, but the sea was calm so not too much of it

Ship tip

If with children, take some squash, as there is a poor selection of still drinks

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Ports of call

Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5

Amazing. Did the cable car, road toboggan, gardens and the market. Love the place.

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Santa Cruz De La Palma, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

Did an excusion, but got soaked on the road train. Good views of Santa Cruz de la Palma

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Excellent. Off smoothly and efficiently. Again flight was not wonderful

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7 Comments

mon2dar 2 years ago

Hi Mcgeea, the itinerary had been changed some months in advance, so we knew about it. The app hadn't been updated to reflect this

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mcgeea 2 years ago

Good review can I ask why 1 port changed

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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666MMA 2 years ago

We picked this cruise up on the 31st. Really enjoyed it. We also done the cable cars and tobagan. Great fun

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourselves and good tip. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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