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It looks pretty much identical to Voyager's refit. They promised a nursery on voyager which never happened (cancelled a month out from refit, with many disgruntled cruisers that had booked on that basis) so they have been very tight lipped on whether it would be included in explorer's refit. Suffice to say, feedback so far says no, they haven't added one here either :(

Thanks :)

Is there a nursery for under 3's?? It sounds as though the refit has been identical to Voyager's back in November, in which case there isn't. The kids pool area was removed as the pumps/equipment for the flowrider and the flowrider itself extend between decks 12&13, meaning it had to be sacrificed. On Voyager they put some outdoor tables and chairs there, but it is far from the "kids outdoor area" they have specified on the plans. I never once saw anyone utilising it. In my opinion, they should have extended the adventure ocean area into there, perhaps creating room for a nursery.

There were many many "teething problems" in the couple of cruises immediately after Voyager's refit and some people actually choose not to cruise during this period as seems to be quite the norm. Staff morale was also an issue, presumably because many crew were nearing the end of their roster. Especially for those staff that normally deal with guests, the refit is not an enjoyable time for them - they still live on the ship as it is reconstructed around them, and are made to do all sorts of mundane jobs during the time in dry dock. In Voyager's case, things improved greatly after the first month. If you run a search you will see the many threads running at the time.

Thanks for the photos! Critically for us, did they add a nursery for under 3's?