Great ship, employees and Food. Unfortunately there were several itinerary changes that really missed the mark.

Item: Seven Seas Explorer
Rating: 3.8
Author: danborndal

Seven Seas Explorer Cruise Review to South Pacific

danborndal

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Verified Review

18 Night Rugged Outback To Golden Beaches (Sydney To Benoa)

Sail date: January 26, 2023

Ship: Seven Seas Explorer

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1001

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall a great cruise with the employees and meals on the ship. I do believe the excursions need some work, especially those that I paid $100 - $150 for. Not sure I received the value for the money.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Fine, nothing special

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We went to all dining rooms and had great meals.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Gym and pool deck were fine.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Most of the shows were great with the exception of the magic show which occurred twice by the same entertainer

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Extraordinary service by all.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Area maintained well. The only issue is the normal people putting their towels on chairs by the pool and only spending a short period of time there.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Overall nice and taken care of by the staff just right.

Ship tip

Unfortunately be prepared for the next day(excursions or getting off the boat). Seemed like we had a packet in our room nightly of what had to be done before leaving the ship.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

4 out of 5

Newcastle, Australia

1 out of 5

Believe this stop was cancelled.

Thumbs Up 0

MOOLOOLABA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

3 out of 5

Whitsunday Islands, Australia

1 out of 5

Stop cancelled.

Thumbs Up 0

Cairns, Australia

3 out of 5

Alotau, Papua New Guinea

1 out of 5

Had an excursion that ended up getting cancelled once we got there.. Skull cave and diving. Boat that came to get us was a small boat, no seats, and no life preservers. This was after a 1 1/2 - 2 hour ride each way. Not sure why this stop was on our itinerary.

Thumbs Up 0

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

1 out of 5

Stop cancelled after the previous stop due to danger or gangs?

Thumbs Up 0

Thursday Island, Australia

3 out of 5

Darwin, Australia

3 out of 5

Komodo Island, Indonesia

4 out of 5

GILI MAS, LOMBOK, INDONESIA