Explorer of the Seas Review

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The captain drops a clanger!

Review for the Middle East Cruise on Explorer of the Seas
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jaxgang
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Oct 2015
Cabin: Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony
Leading the convoy down the Suez Canal
Another superb visit to Petra, the Rose Red City
Enough to give anyone the hump in Petra

THIS cruise was certainly a weird one, perhaps memorable more for the things that went wrong than right.

It was our first run-out with Royal Caribbean (although our 13th cruise in all) unimaginatively entitled “14-night Suez Canal Cruise on Explorer of the Seas” from October 9 to 23, 2015.

What first made it attractive to us was the visit to Israel and an excursion to Jerusalem, a trip down the Suez Canal and a return to the fabled Jordanian Rose Red City of Petra.

Cabin Review

Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin D3

Spacious, well-managed, fair-size balcony and QUIET!

Port Reviews

Aqaba (Petra)

A little tiring as we were unable to get a horse and carriage but the place is magic and the Treasury is one of the world's top archaeological sights.

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