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Marella Explorer Review

4.0 / 5.0
229 reviews

Cruise great but ship disappointing

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Marella Explorer
pamg1
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2019
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We’re experinced cruise holiday makers and feel qualified to make comparisons to previous cruises .

Marella explorer is not a beautiful ship on either the outside or the inside . To my way of thinking she looks like a ferry. The advertising suggested looking for a lean contemporary look but my feeling is they run out of money and didn’t have sufficient to buy artwork sculptures or anything that would inspire or and wander for the pain guest .

if you are looking for a value for money package holiday experience then probably Marella explorer fits the bill however if you are looking for a value for money special experience in line with the amount of money you are paying then choose an alternative cruise line . I’m gutted to have to say this about this ship as in the past we have sailed on Thompson spirit and the now departed Emerald both of which had a certain level of sophistication and certainly charm but this was without doubt lacking in this new bath tub of a boat.

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Cabin Balcony

Very spacious with excellent storage. Some problems with air conditioning but this was sorted quickly.

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