All in all, an enjoyable 7 days cruise in the Mediterranean for the cost. The process of getting on and off the ship proceeded quickly and smoothly. The ship was clean and in good condition. What we were especially impressed with is how attentive and caring the staff was. We wanted to especially thank Roman, the drinks server at The Centrum, who was professional, fantastic, and delivered ...
Originally, I chose this cruise because it was on the Brilliance OTS and had a golf course and a solarium pool with steps leading into it as my wife has a bad right arm and is waiting for a operation so being moved to the Enchantment meant no golf and not being able to get in the pool, so she was a bit upset but not the worst thing that could happen.
As it happens, and these events are no fault ...
In a strange way, ships like the Explorer could be considered 'perfect' cruise ships. They have a little bit of everything. I read an article recently that said ships like Mariner of the Seas (and therefore Explorer) represent the best cruise value you can get at the moment. Everything you want is there, even if some of it could be improved to make it perfect.
The famous 'promenade' layout of ...
I was planning this cruise for a year, but was back and forth between this and the Grand Mediterranean visiting multiple cities, but was finally convinced Greece was it after multiple adds and pop ups on social media, and quickly became the must see location for 2023...and was so happy I did, this was my first cruise of three as I was doing back to back
I'm also happy Explorer was the ship, ...
My family and I had a wonderful 7 night cruise on the Brilliance of the seas in September. I was our first time going abroad and Royal helped with all the arrangements. They booked the air fare and transportation from airport to hotel to port and all back. It went flawless. The room we chose had a balcony and was very spacious and comfortable. The room attendant was very good and always ...
My sister booked a cruise and I decided to join her. The itinerary was really great and we enjoyed all of the ports. The staff are probably not treated all that well by the employer as some were very good and many were not...rushed, inefficient, and likely not trained. Our cabin steward was fantastic. I had only been on smaller cruise lines before (Azamara and Viking ocean cruises) and would ...
This was our chance to cruise with the whole family. We went with our daughter, our son and his wife and also our two grandchildren. We hadn't cruised to most of the ports before and we particularly looked forward to Dubrovnik and Santorini. As it happens, Mykonos and Split were were well worth a visit too;
Dubrovnik: It is a wonderful place with great atmosphere, incredible architecture, and ...
Overall we were very disappointed with the service in the main restaurant. The issues included food cold and needed to be returned, possible food poisoning from coq au Vin, drink service very slow with reason stated it was hard to find wine glasses!
Overall this ship appeared to us to be a training ship. Lots of corners being cut, lack of management of the staff to help guide them.
The ...
So we picked this cruise to surprise my mother and sisters who were taking the same cruise. Mostly Italian and Spanish guests onboard, who are quite rude. We did our research so knew it was a small older ship.
Booking: We booked a package with flights and transfers through our TA. Any questions we had, had to go through our TA who would often get 3/4 different answers from RCL Customer ...
We were really looking forward to cruising again post covid. The itinery suited us perfectly as we wanted to spend a few days in Italy prior to boarding. We have sailed with P&O and Marella before and loved them and were looking forward to trying Royal Caribbean as we had heard they were great for teenagers.
Whilst the basics were there and nothing was terrible, we felt that this cruise fell ...