General Discussion

It was a relaxing experience on the Explorer of The Seas.

A 15 deck ship, just the right size for just about everything. One could go play games, mini-golf, surf, swim, walk about, relax, see movies at night, go to the scheduled entertainment, go to the Fitness Center that was opened from 6 am to 10 pm, get one's hair or nails done at the 12th deck Salon, have dinner either at several restaurants
or at the main dining room, watch movies in the evenings out on the pool deck, and more. The 5th Deck resembled a mini shopping mall with a 24 hour cafe and a British Pub. Of the 2,000 plus passengers, about 1/3 were Australians sailing back to Australia with stops in the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu and Maui, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia. There were some Kids, but not many. The food was great, the entertainment enjoyable, the cabins quite comfortable and very clean despite tiny bathrooms. We had an interior cabin with a virtual window. One did not need a fancier room unless there were more than double occupancy. I was seldom in the cabin.

All in all, it was a wonderful experience I would do again with a friend. Hubby is not interested in cruising. He saw the cruise as a means to get to a place. I LOVED it.