A fun experience with a lot of history

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

SamiN

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

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Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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Mariner of the Seas

11 Night Eastern Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 03, 2011

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

The ship was a good time. The food is alright, I wish they would coordinate the dinners with our current or next port of call. To somewhat resemble the local food. But it was decent quality. They had hot tubs and pools which were cool. And the inboard activities were fun.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

They should coordinate food with the port of call to try and offer some authenticity.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The shows were cool. And they offered a nice variety of shows. It was fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was extremely helpful and nice. And took a genuine interest in you when they talked to you.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

After the first few days. You learn your way around, but at first it's confusing trying to get oriented on the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Stateroom was awesome! Had a balcony with an awesome view. And our stateroom attendant was flawless!

Ports of call

Messina, Sicily

3 out of 5

Hike up to the big church.

Rhodes, Greece

3 out of 5

The castle was cool. And they also had a beach which had a built in high dive into the ocean. Pretty cool.

Don't Miss: Castle

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Acropolis was super interesting.

Don't Miss: Acropolis

Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

Hagia Sophia, blue mosque, and Topkapi palace were all interesting and different than western Europe.

Souda (Chania), Crete

1 out of 5

Just some more shopping, not that interesting.

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

3 out of 5

Pros: The ports of call.

Cons: Days at sea

Recommends Mariner of the Seas? Yes!

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