Explorer of the Seas Review
4.5 / 5.0
northern_hiker
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Aug 2018
Cabin: Junior Suite Accessible
This was our first experience on Royal Caribbean after several cruises on Carnival. We paid a lot for a Jr. Suite and our expectations were pretty high.
Boarding at the Seattle port was not a good experience. We arrived at 10am in a Lyft and it took him 45 minutes to get through the crowd to drop us off. Another ship was in port and it was also unloading and loading like ours was. The port was an absolute mess.
We were supposed to have priority boarding because of the Suite. We had a priority line but had to board with everyone else - no priority was given. That was a disappointment.
Cabin Review
Junior Suite Accessible
Cabin J3
We were very pleased with this Cabin. It was on the 10th floor port side and fairly close to the Royal Suite. We found the room to be very quiet and everything was easily accessible as you were either going up just one floor to the Windjammer Dining Room and pool area or you could take the stairs down to the 5th floor where most of the activity was.
The cabin was very spacious and the beds were comfortable. There was tons of storage space for everything and we didn't feel claustrophobic at all. The balcony was huge and offered a lot of privacy. We had no complaints about this cabin whatsoever.
Port Reviews
Seattle
The boarding experience in Seattle was an absolute mess. It was very disorganized with 2 ships loading and unloading at once. It took our Lyft driver 45 minutes do drop us off after getting to the port.
Juneau
It was fantastic - we saw a ton of whales. It was very well organized by the cruise line.
Skagway
Lots of interesting shops in Skagway. We rented a car and drove to Whitehorse. It was stunning.
Victoria
It is a beautiful city. They have a bus service that runs from the port into town. It was well run.
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