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35% offMediterranean
- Sails Oct 3, 2026 · 7 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Ravenna (Venice) · roundtrip
Inside $1,131 · Ocean view $1,344 · Suite $5,367 per person
Explorer of the Seas
Voyager-class cruise ship · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia Commons- Tonnage
- 138,194
- Capacity
- 3,114
- Built
- 2,000
- Length
- 311 m
- Upcoming
- 82
Reviewer read
A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. It falls behind on embarkation.
Explorer of the Seas rates higher overall than 48% of the ships we track. Fitness is its strongest showing. The weak spot is embarkation.
Why reviewers choose it
- Fitness7.7
Higher than 72% of ships · 1,432 ratings
- Activities8.1
Higher than 65% of ships · 1,265 ratings
- Value7.0
Higher than 57% of ships · 1,618 ratings
- Service8.7
Higher than 52% of ships · 3,695 ratings
The one caution
8.2out of 10 for embarkation
Higher than only 31% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.44.
Of the 1,670 reviewers who wrote about it, 66% were positive.
Everything else, in two lines
Four are good without being remarkable: fitness, activities, value and service. They rate higher than 52% to 72% of ships.
Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 51 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.
Seven fall below the fleet: dining, entertainment, disembarkation, ship quality, public areas, cabins and embarkation. They rate higher than 31% to 47% of ships.
Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.37 and 8.63. Pick on price and position, not on rating.
One place worth knowing about
- Windjammer The restaurant people mention most61% positive · 678 comments
Reviewers named 12 places by name. This is the one where knowing changes anything — the other 9 are all liked by 66% to 81% of the people who mentioned them.
Who says it suited them
First-time cruisers (290 of 316), families with teens (60 of 72), couples (39 of 47) and large groups (13 of 16).
No group described it as a poor fit.
What we can’t tell you
- How it suits older travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
- How it handles mobility needs
- Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
- Whether it's good value today
- Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.
Every category, compared
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disembarkation | 8.7 | Higher than only 45% | 884 ratings · broad |
| Service | 8.7 | Higher than 52% | 3,695 ratings · broad |
| Ship quality | 8.7 | Higher than only 45% | 1,942 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.3 | Higher than only 43% | 3,894 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.2 | Higher than only 31% | 2,731 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 8.1 | Higher than 65% | 1,265 ratings · broad |
| Dining | 7.8 | Higher than only 47% | 3,795 ratings · broad |
| Public areas | 7.7 | Higher than only 44% | 1,827 ratings · broad |
| Fitness | 7.7 | Higher than 72% | 1,432 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 7.5 | Higher than only 45% | 3,689 ratings · broad |
| Family | 7.5 | Higher than 78% | 51 ratings · limited |
| Value | 7.0 | Higher than 57% | 1,618 ratings · broad |
4,262 published reviews · 308 from the last three years · 26,720 individual comments read.
On the chart
Upcoming sailings on Explorer of the Seas
38% offMediterranean
- Sails Oct 17, 2026 · 7 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Ravenna (Venice) · roundtrip
Inside $1,649 · Balcony $2,385 · Suite $2,888 per person
37% offMediterranean
- Sails Oct 24, 2026 · 7 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Ravenna (Venice) → Barcelona
Inside $1,112 · Balcony $2,044 · Suite $3,512 per person
33% offTransatlantic
- Sails Oct 31, 2026 · 13 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Barcelona → Orlando (Port Canaveral)
Suite $8,296 per person
36% offCaribbean
- Next sails Nov 13, 2026 · 5 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $597 · Ocean view $599 · Suite $2,180 per person
38% offCaribbean
- Sails Nov 18, 2026 · 9 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $962 · Ocean view $1,213 · Balcony $1,571 · Suite $3,236 per person
36% offCaribbean
- Next sails Nov 27, 2026 · 5 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $625 · Ocean view $1,098 · Balcony $922 · Suite $2,363 per person
36% offCaribbean
- Sails Dec 2, 2026 · 9 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $1,011 · Ocean view $1,254 · Balcony $1,860 per person
36% offCaribbean
- Next sails Dec 11, 2026 · 5 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $511 · Ocean view $681 · Balcony $1,114 · Suite $2,171 per person
47% offCaribbean
- Next sails Dec 16, 2026 · 5 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $522 · Ocean view $563 · Balcony $722 · Suite $1,117 per person
37% offCaribbean
- Sails Dec 21, 2026 · 7 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $1,563 · Ocean view $1,627 · Balcony $2,224 · Suite $3,538 per person
33% offCaribbean
- Sails Dec 28, 2026 · 7 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $2,059 · Suite $9,651 per person
42% offCaribbean
- Sails Jan 4, 2027 · 9 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $1,011 · Ocean view $1,093 · Balcony $1,622 · Suite $3,377 per person
49% offBahamas
- Sails Jan 18, 2027 · 4 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $385 · Ocean view $469 · Balcony $494 · Suite $852 per person
36% offCaribbean
- Sails Jan 27, 2027 · 9 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $1,112 · Ocean view $1,316 · Balcony $1,873 · Suite $4,330 per person
40% offCaribbean
- Next sails Feb 10, 2027 · 5 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $447 · Ocean view $501 · Balcony $773 · Suite $1,748 per person
50% offCaribbean
- Sails Feb 15, 2027 · 4 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $383 · Ocean view $463 · Balcony $561 · Suite $838 per person
36% offCaribbean
- Sails Feb 24, 2027 · 9 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $1,582 · Ocean view $2,097 · Balcony $2,451 · Suite $4,720 per person
40% offCaribbean
- Next sails Mar 15, 2027 · 4 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $593 · Ocean view $726 · Balcony $758 · Suite $1,411 per person
47% offCaribbean
- Sails Mar 19, 2027 · 5 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) · roundtrip
Inside $388 · Ocean view $461 · Balcony $594 · Suite $1,113 per person
34% offTransatlantic
- Sails Apr 26, 2027 · 14 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Orlando (Port Canaveral) → Barcelona
Inside $1,126 · Ocean view $1,536 · Balcony $1,428 · Suite $6,386 per person
39% offMediterranean
- Next sails May 10, 2027 · 7 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Barcelona → Ravenna (Venice)
Inside $979 · Ocean view $1,220 · Balcony $1,564 · Suite $2,369 per person
38% offMediterranean
- Sails May 17, 2027 · 7 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Ravenna (Venice) → Rome (Civitavecchia)
Inside $1,120 · Ocean view $1,490 · Balcony $2,060 · Suite $2,818 per person
40% offMediterranean
- Next sails May 24, 2027 · 7 nights
- Explorer of the Seas
- From Rome (Civitavecchia) → Barcelona
Inside $969 · Ocean view $1,346 · Balcony $1,628 · Suite $2,214 per person