Explorer of the Seas Review

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Review for the Baltic Sea Cruise on Explorer of the Seas
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kevin0gonzales
6-10 Cruises • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Jun 2019
Cabin: Ocean View

Mostly went on this cruise for the wonderful ports we stopped in.

Embarkation and leaving the ship were quick and easy.

The ship was fine. The average age of the ship was very old (older than i thought and I expected the crowd to be old). This was fine for us as we are not the type to stay out late partying - but almost nobody showed up to parties or events. The shows were also tailored for the older crowd. The ship was our biggest so we expected entertainment to be awesome - the lead male and female singers were great but there was only one comedian the entire trip and we were unimpressed with the entertainment overall. There is not a ton to do on the ship - basketball and ping pong are outside and the wind makes them almost impossible. If you are not doing trivia, at a bar, or playing bingo, there is alot of time for hot tubs. The adults only section of pool and hot tubs were the biggest I've seen and we loved them - but they did not have access to watch the movie if you are excited about that. There were also a variety of lectures prior to the port stops.

Cabin Review

Ocean View

Cabin 2N

The cabin was as expected. View of ocean was great but if you are sensitive to light it could be tricky. The blackout shades were pretty good, but just be aware that the sun is out for extreme hours. Best shower I have had on a cruise so far as well. The room in general was pretty comparable to other cruises we have been on.

Port Reviews

Oslo

We went to the nobel prize and walked around the city - good value to walk for free rather than pay for an excursion that is simply stealing your money making up more fun things to do

Copenhagen

Walkable city or get the hop off and hop on bus. some cool things to see

Helsinki

got a cab and created our own tour. great

Skagen

tiny town with not much to do. it is fine but also very weather dependent

Stockholm

some great highlights of the city - cab is expensive to get to the stuff from the harbor

Tallinn

WALKABLE - do not book an expensive trip here

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