Explorer of the Seas Review

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Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Explorer of the Seas
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jerseybeachmom
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2012
Traveled with children

Hi all! Here is my review of the 9 day Bermuda- Caribbean cruise. This is only my second cruise, both of which were on EOS. As everyone else says, boarding at Cape Liberty was smooth and quick. We got to the port at around noon, and were on the ship within 30 minutes.

As far as the ship- she is still lovely. I thought the staff did an excellent job of keeping her clean, and yes, she is showing her age, but there was nothing that I found intolerable. We had 4 cabins on Deck 6- one balcony and 3 Promenade interior cabins. On our last cruise we stayed in interior cabins to save some money. I would definitely recommend the Promenade interior cabins as they were roomy and you had some light coming into the cabin. Each cabin had more than enough storage space.

Pool areas- it may have been just my perception, but it seemed like less people were saving chairs by the pool and honoring the "no saving" rule. We always stayed up on Deck 12, so finding seating was not a problem. There were a few kids in the solarium on Day 2, but one of the main pools was closed due to splashing water out because of some rough seas, so no one really said anything. We switched back and forth between solarium and main pools depending on how crowded they were. Areas were clean, but I wish they had more than 1 towel return station!

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