Explorer of the Seas Review

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Great Time on The Explorer of the Seas

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tony11727
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2011
Cabin: Promenade Stateroom
Traveled with children

I'll preface my review by saying that I read a number of reviews about the Explorer of the Seas; some good, some bad, some in between. I tried to keep an open mind while on the ship, but at the same time keeping the advice of others in mind. I was traveling with my parents, brother and his family and sister and her family. There were 13 of us in all.

Embarkation: After reading about the infamous tent in several reviews, I was pleasantly surprised when we arrived. The tent, in my opinion, is better categorized as a large awning over the entrance way to shade those waiting on line to get in the building to check in and those waiting for their cars outside. Yes, the security area is clearly too small, which results in lines. Overall, though, as someone who travels a great deal by air for business, I was happy with the speed that we got through security (if only the TSA was so efficient!).

The check-in itself was relatively fast. My only criticism was that we were handed health certification forms as we approached the head of the line. This meant digging in our bags for a pen to fill it out. I'd have appreciated getting this with our check-in documents.

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Promenade Stateroom

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Cabin 8577

Promenade rooms on deck 8 appear slightly larger than on decks 6 or 7 because the promenade is 9 meters at floor level, but tapers in to 8 meters at the ceiling of deck 8. The result is the windows in the deck 8 promenade rooms slope out at the top giving the illusion of extra space.

This is a quiet room because there are guests only on one side. The other side is a service area that is quiet at night.

The TV is ancient! My parents, brother and sister all had rooms with new flat screen TVs. I had an old fashioned CRT TV! A flat panel screen would have given the feel of more space.

Closet is decent size for one (an over packer like me) or two with a reasonable amount of close. There is little drawer space, but there are shelves in the closet and a double clothes rod.

The safe is in the closet at an odd angle, so you practically have to get into the closet to use the safe.

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