03 May 2015
Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas refurbishment is complete and that means a lot of changes have been made to the ship. After receving lots of questions related to how where the changes are onboard the ship, we've compiled a list of the changes coming visually.
Deck 2
- New staterooms (2240, 2242, 2244, 2246) replace board room
Deck 3
- Chamber nightclub replaced with new staterooms
- New staterooms on port side aft (3620, 3622, 3626, 3628)
- New staterooms replace art & photo gallery
- Magellan Dining Room renamed Sapphire Dining Room
Deck 4
- Chamber night club replaced with Giovanni's Table specialty restaurant
- Eco-learning station and aquarium bar replaced with The Tavern
- Da Gama Dining room renamed Sapphire Dining Room
Deck 5
- Maharaja's lounge becomes Star Lounge
- Champagne Bar replaced by R-Bar
- Columbus Dining Room renamed Sappire Dining Room
Deck 6
- Added new stateroom on forward section (6137)
- Business Services replaced with Next Cruise
Deck 7
- New stateroom added (7139)
- Staterooms 7562, 7564, 7262 & 7264 went from Category D2 to Category E3
- Staterooms 7630, 7632, 7330, 7332, 7662, 7664, 7362, 7364, 7674, 7676, 7362, 7364, 7374, 7376 went from Category D1 to Category D3
Deck 8
- Numerous stateroom category changes (see deck plan for specific changes)
Deck 9
- Stateroom 9237 added
- Numerous stateroom category changes (see deck plan for specific changes)
Deck 10
- Stateroom 1233 added
- Numerous stateroom category changes (see deck plan for specific changes)
Deck 11
- Outdoor movie screen added
- Portofino specialty restaurant replaced by Chops Grille specialty restaurant
- Island Grill becomes Windjammer
Deck 12
- Staterooms added at forward area around Spa and Fitness center
- Adventure Beach replaced with Outdoor Youth Area
Deck 13
- In-line track removed
- FlowRider added
Deck 14
- Cloud Nine and Seven Hearts room replaced by Izumi
- 19th Hole replaced by Diamond Club
Deck 15
- No changes