Nice get-away

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Mariner of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2019

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8581

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Nice get-away but disappointing that we didn’t get to Coco Cay. Royal Caribbean did reimburse us for that day and any excursions booked though. Very nice! Excellent communication from staff re cancellation. Already booked our next cruise with RC!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We arrived early (between 11-1130) and had no delays getting onto the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dinner dining room service was slow. Most food was good though not always hot. Especially enjoyed crab cake and shrimp cocktail appetizers. Chops Grille specialty restaurant was very good with excellent wait staff. Had the filet mignon which was good but no seasoning and only about 1 inch thick. Windjammer buffet was well stocked with a variety of food. Very crowded at breakfast and had difficulty finding somewhere to sit

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Tried new activities on ship including SkyPad and water slides! Fun activities! Rock climbing is a must do each time I am on the ship. Didn’t do Flowrider this time but it is always fun. Pools were very crowded. Plenty of spaces to lounge on upper decks around pool but pool level lounges filled up early

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Attended only one evening show and it was good. Bands/ music at pool was good.

Children's Programs

N/A—no kids! It appeared that there were lots of things for kids to do though

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service from everyone. As mentioned, dining room service was slow but probably because of the number of tables that each staff had responsibility for.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was very clean. Ship design/layout was fine.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Was concerned about noise in room overlooking promenade but this was not even an issue. We were at the top of the promenade level rooms and with the drapes closed in the evening, we had no noise. Room accessibility was awkward as the bed was closest to the door instead of being closer to the window. Room was clean with bathroom towels replaced several times a day if used. Bathroom shower is small.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
We took a taxi to the beach, rented 2 lounge chairs and an umbrella. Beautiful clean beach and water. Bartered with vendor on chairs/umbrella and got price reduced. Did not do any shopping in Nassau.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas Did not visit port

Coco Cay cancelled due to hurricane Dorian. ☹️

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Managing our own luggage, took us almost an hour to get off ship due to computer failure of ships facial recognition software.
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2 Comments

wgammon1    4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

luv2cruztoo    5 years ago

Thanks for review. Gonna be sailing on Mariner in 161 days 😎💃🍹👙⛵🌴🍦