We sailed the Explore of the Seas 9/19-27/04. This ship was amazing. My husband and I had a deluxe cabin with a balcony. We were very pleased with the cabin, the bed was even comfortable! The balcony did show some wear, there was a bit of rust showing, but never the less, we will never go with less than a balcony again! The bathroom did seem bigger than the bath on our last ship, Rhapsody of the Seas. Our room attendants Maria was the best! We also enjoyed the wait staff and especially our waiter P.K.!
The overall appearance of the ship was very good. The crew did a good job of cleaning up after all of us. I never felt crowded, there seemed to be enough room to accommodate all the guests.
Dining--We had second seating for supper. It was great because you were not shorted when you were in port by having to get back to the ship early for supper. I thought the food was good. I even think it was better than on our first cruise. It seems that Royal Caribbean is always trying to better themselves. I even noticed a change in the coffee to Seattle's Best, much better than what we had on ROS.