Cruise Ship Review

ROYAL CARIBBEAN FLEET – EXPLORER OF THE SEAS

If you’re looking to book your next cruise soon, please consider Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas. With tons of activities, dining options, and entertainment opportunities, you will never want for excitement. The 3,114 guest Explorer of the Seas offers enhanced staterooms, as well as a shopping/entertainment/dining promenade. They even have the University of Miami’s Ocean Lab, a state of the art oceanographic and atmospheric science lab on board.

Explorer of the Seas. The Dining Room

With an array of dining rooms, one doesn’t have to eat at the same place every night (unless you want to). The main dining hall is three levels with a grand staircase, gold leaf columns, velvet curtains and a ceiling dome. The fare isn’t exactly revolutionary, but it is good. The dining hall has healthy options as well as vegetarian dishes, both American and Indian. Breakfast and lunch is open seating, but it will be hard to get a table for two. The salad bar is staffed by chefs, who puts the salads together according to your wishes. Other dining options include Brasserie 30, where you can choose two menu items and be done in less than thirty minutes. There’s also Johnny Rocket’s, a 50s style fast food place where one can get burgers, hot dogs, fries and other fast food fare.

The Explorer of the Seas Royal Promenade is 600 Feet long and 4 Stories High

To those curious about the rooms, all of Explorer of the Seas’ rooms are comfortable and roomy. The Standard cabins have two twin beds that can be converted to one queen bed, a mini-fridge, a television, desk and safe. The Junior Suites have a bathroom with tub and a bigger living room. The Royal Family Suites has two bedrooms, plus a sitting room. The second bedroom has two Pullmans that can be pulled from the ceiling. The Grand Suites are a larger Junior Suite. The Owner’s Suite contains a bathroom replete with whirlpool, a bidet and a separate shower, plus separate living rooms. The Royal Suites include everything mentioned, plus a baby grand piano.
For your entertainment, there are dance lessons, horse races, seminars on such topics as healthy cooking and gemstones, and arts and crafts workshops. In addition, there’s almost always a performance on the Promenade. At night, one can sample from an array of entertainment options. In the Palace, one can see Broadway style song and dance shows.

Casino Royal – Explorer of the Seas

The Casino Royal, the ship’s casino, has three hundred slots, ten blackjack tables, three Caribbean stud tables, three roulette wheels and a craps table. Other clubs include Maharaja’s, an Indian themed club and Weekend Warriors, a sports bar with games shown on multiple satellite televisions. With all that the Explorer of the Seas has to offer, why wouldn’t you book a cruise with them?