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Seven Seas Explorer Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Seven Seas Explorer

10 Night Basking In The Beauty Of Belize (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 03, 2022

Ship: Seven Seas Explorer

Cabin number: Superior Suite

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall, I had a nice time. However, midway through the cruise I went to the Observation Lounge for a drink after dinner. The server came over to take my order, but then reminded me of the dress code. I was extremely confused as I was wearing a white blouse, black skirt, and heels. I asked him to clarify, but he just repeated himself. After bringing me my drink, I felt so uncomfortable that I left and went to the reception desk and asked the person on duty if what I was wearing was appropriate and she said yes. It's unfortunate this occurred, because it tainted the whole experience. I felt like I didn't belong there. I did reach out to the cruise line and they were empathetic and apologized, but I don't know if I will cruise with them in the future.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
I think it went well, but there seemed to be numerous check points.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Overall, the food was very good, but I was disappointed with their Italian restaurant, Sette Mari at La Veranda and some of the food at breakfast.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I didn't really participate in any of the onboard activities, except for the fitness center twice. The personal trainer was excellent (hence the 4 stars, otherwise it would have been 3).

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Due to the "late" scheduling of most of the evening entertainment, I was only able to attend 2 shows, but they were both good.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Overall, the staff and crew members were wonderful...extremely courteous and professional. However, there was an incident (see summary below) that occurred midway through the cruise that had me lower their rating (otherwise it would have been 5 stars).

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Easy to get around the ship. All areas of the ship were impeccable.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Absolutely fantastic and extremely comfortable (bed was amazing). The cabin steward/stewardess were friendly, attentive, and efficient...they both did a great job.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Key West, Florida Did not visit port

Was removed from the itinerary.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Had a great time. Both excursions (Dolphin Swim and Amazing Secret River) were fun and interesting.

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5
Beautiful scenery, just a little disappointed that I didn't see more wildlife on the excursion.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
Had a good time. This time I went horseback riding.

Harvest Caye, Belize

4 out of 5
Not crowed at all. I think we were the only cruise ship there. First time on a wave runner and I had a blast. Unfortunately, the ziplining wasn't fun or exciting.

Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala Did not visit port

I wanted to take a break and most of the excursions involved a lengthy trip to the location.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico Did not visit port

We were told that we weren't able to dock due to bad weather. However, I did notice two other cruise ships docked.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
We were delayed in disembarking.
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