Bayonne (Cape Liberty) to the Eastern Caribbean Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas Cruise Reviews

We are long time cruisers of Royal Caribbean, but the Explorer of the Seas was a new experience. The crew were all wonderful. We had the best stateroom attendant and dining room wait staff that you could have ever ask for. All of the staff were wonderful. The food was good. The room was wonderful, and very comfortable. Our only complaint which was big -- cigarette smoke was everywhere on the 4th ...

First of all I would never of thought I would write a review but after this trip I felt it was necassary to share some information . We are 3 familes that travel every year and this was our first time together on RCCL. We are in our 40s and children are ages from 13- 18. Lets first say that our kids were bored . There was close to 500 teens on board and only 2 activity coordinators for these kids. ...

If you like cruises in general, this review is not for you. We went on our first cruise to be able to visit three new countries while still having a toddler with us. Husband, wife and 9 month old child. This ship is not meant for kids under 3 years old. (Almost) every singel day, we had to convince some of the staff in a restaurant to help us heat up the baby food. There is a play room, which is ...

This was our 5th cruise (4th with RCL) and the worst one so far. Will never take another RCL cruise! The embarkation and disembarkation was easy and fast. Our excursions at all ports were great! The problem was that out of 3600 guests, over 1200 were kids from NY and NJ that ranged in age 17 and under. Being from Missouri, did not know that spring break for schools in NJ and NY and that lots of ...

There is very little positive I can say about this cruise. Much of the blame lies with the Royal Caribbean management. At the best of times, getting into and out of Cape Liberty is difficult. The morning of January 21st, it was nearly impossible. From previous experience we knew did not want to park directly at the pier because of the traffic pattern. We parked in a lot near the airport. What ...

This was our cruise #15 so we have some experience and had certain expectations. That last thing was a mistake, especially in the dining and entertainment parts. Embarkation was smooth and we proceeded to our cabin. Our steward did not come to introduce himself like on Celebrity and many other cruises so we had to catch him. That was fine. We asked to separate our beds. It was eventually done a ...

My family and I just returned from a nine day Caribbean Cruise on the Explorer of the Seas. After reading mostly positive comments about this cruise, we believed it would our best cruise ever. But this was far from the truth. The food on the ship was just adequate, nothing special. My daughter and I looked for the traditional "fun" desserts, but there were none to be found on the menu. No lava ...

With more than 30 cruises under our belts, I think I have a pretty good 'base' for comparison purposes. You can review the cruise ports on many sites so I'll concentrate on the ship and services. We drove to the pier and arrived around 10am. There was a long line on Port Terminal Blvd but we learned that most of the traffic was from people parking on the right hand side of the road to wait to ...

When emigrating to the "Nation of Why Not", be aware that children and teens are not welcome. I'm only 17 years old, but this was my 9th cruise, (on 6 cruise lines from 7 departure ports), so please don't judge me for my age. I laughed out loud when I saw that the Explorer of the Seas was an editor's pick for best teen cruise. Obviously the editors aren't 17 years old. But more on that ...

I've been on a few cruises in the past, mostly Princess cruises. This was my first Royal Caribbean Cruise and probably my last with them. To start off the ship was 6 HOURS late pulling into Bayonne NJ. where we were to start our trip. This would not be so bad except for the lack of information the crew were providing us. I also felt bad since it was January and Many elderly people were forced to ...