SMH...............The artwork around the ship seems pretty random and has no real purpose except to fill a blank space. The restaurants, staterooms, and other spaces are old and dated and the furnishings don't belong. Blue curtains, chairs, bed skirts and green pillows, tan drapes, and brown deck furniture. No rhyme or reason. Wood trim is brown and gold, and I guess, on this ship, specifically, it is 25 years old so instead of bringing it to 2024, Royal Caribbean builds more ships. I like this ship. Explorer of the Seas, It's smaller than most and only holds about 3600 passengers which is nice and families don't take the smaller ships often because there is more to do on the bigger ships for them and children.
There is a bar called the Viking Lounge (Pictured above) and it is the round part of the ship at the top front. We saw a documentary movie, of sorts, about Royal Caribbean recently, and that part of the ship was based on the Seattle Space Needle. This bar is a quiet place to read and see the whole front of the ship from 14 floors up. If we go back to talking about its decor, I have never seen so much wood in one place. The Main dining room, better known as MDR, is a beautiful space with a lovely staircase but the carpet is black on the stairs and a funky red, blue, and black swirl, which again, is atrocious and doesn't go well with the beautiful staircase.
The Royal Promenade is a hall of shops, a bar, and a cafe. I think this is the most updated part of the ship with color and artwork and most things match. The store tops are lined with cabin windows and I am sure if you stay in one of those rooms, it is bright and noisy since it is right over the one space that is used the most. The elevators are glass so you can see to the other hall of elevators and floors 12 to 2 on one side, 14 to 2 on the other.
The floor of each elevator is done with a placard that is changed daily for those of us not sure what day it is. Easy to forget when you are not in a daily routine or looking at a calendar each day. The cabin hallways have banisters down each floor so that you can hold on for safety during rough sea days. The halls are a little more narrow than I think they should be, but I was not consulted so I will leave that one alone. There is an ice skating studio for shows and those wanting to skate, a Palace theater for shows, and a Schooner bar for live piano music throughout the day. Another wood-filled, dark space for guests to enjoy.
For the most part, the smaller ships are old and dated, with fewer activities for the family environment but for sure on the cheaper side because of it.
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