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Explorer of the Seas, Northern Europe

5

I was for thirty years a deep water sailor with the Royal Navy, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer so I had a very clear view of life at sea, the Baltic and what this, my first commercial cruise, sailing from Southampton on the day of our fortieth wedding anniversary, could be like. I was astounded, not only were the magical bits, that fantastic sail into Stockholm, the weekend at St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki just as wonderful the second time around but the food, ambiance, service, simply being treated as a welcome guest on a vast and deeply attractive vessel just made everything even better than we had hoped. I cannot, truly cannot fault almost everything except, alas, departure at Southampton at the end which was frankly a bit chaotic. However I am unsure just how much (I suspect very little) was down to Royal Caribbean and how much (almost all of it) was down to Southampton Port.

Neil
Post Date: 17/02/2023
Score
Cruise Overall
5
Ship Overall
5
Dining
5
Service Onboard
5
Accommodation
5
Public Rooms
5
Boarding & Disembarking
4
Excursions
5
Value for Money
5
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