Rare aussielozzie18 Posted April 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 4, 2014 From next year, us Aussies are getting both the Voyager and the Explorer. I realise they are the same class but just wondered if there is any difference between the two? If you have cruised on both do you have a preference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo67 Posted April 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 4, 2014 From next year, us Aussies are getting both the Voyager and the Explorer. I realise they are the same class but just wondered if there is any difference between the two? If you have cruised on both do you have a preference? Great question....you just read my mind! Be interesting to hear back from people who have sailed on both. Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted April 4, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Based on the drydock schedule both of these ships are going in for refurb over the next year. We are told that both are getting the exact same upgrades (flowrider!), ....... so it may really come down to which shows, staff, art work...you prefer. Both are so similar now it is hard to tell the difference. I preferred some of the large art pieces on the Voyager. There was a few more complaints overheard on the Explorer (mostly maintenance issues). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 4, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 4, 2014 From next year, us Aussies are getting both the Voyager and the Explorer. I realise they are the same class but just wondered if there is any difference between the two? If you have cruised on both do you have a preference? The ships are virtually identical. Perhaps they will have differences after their respective dry docks, but right now there's no difference except for the names of some venues, the art, and the skylight structure that Voyager has on the pool deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuterMonkey Posted April 4, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 4, 2014 With being in the same class and both recently redone, I'd pick based on itinerary rather than the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomatosauce Posted April 4, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Both are 1st generation Voyager class ships (the balconies are larger in the 2nd generation ships and are less enclosed). The biggest difference apart from artwork is the working marine lab currently staffed by U. Florida on the Explorer. The talks by the marine people are said to be really good. I don't know if it will continue operating in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted April 4, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Been on both...there's no real difference IMO. Try them both and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvscruising2007 Posted April 4, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 4, 2014 We've been on both. I preferred the Explorer cruises, but I think it was more about the itinerary than the ship itself. Crew can make a difference too, but you won't know about that until you board. I think either is a great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstraw20 Posted April 4, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 4, 2014 As others have pointed out, apart from different artwork the two ships are basically identical. The only difference I felt (and this may have been my imagination or a specific set of sea conditions) is that Voyager rolls just the tiniest bit more than Explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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