Mariner and Cocoa Cay Revisited

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 12
Helpful Votes: 421

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Mariner of the Seas

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 23, 2019

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8588

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Excellent crew and outstanding service. We’d cruised Mariner several times when she was new. Not a huge fan of the changes in the ship. Too geared for families. The canned loud music is annoying. Why is it a good idea to have young kids singing Let It Go to a karaoke machine in the Pub? Missed Vintages and the Champagne Bar. Jaimie’s is excellent! Cocoa Cay is amazing. Mariner needs to add 7 day trips. All in all a good experience except for Chops.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
New electronic check in is a breeze. No wait at 11:00

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Chops is way overrated. Noisy and lacks any atmosphere. Salmon was dreadful. Jaimie’s was amazing. MDR was on par with other Royal ships. Mojito in Bamboo Room was 90% ice, very little rum. Cocoa Cay buffet was hassle free and there’s soft serve ice cream

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
If you’re not a kid or thirty all this stuff takes up way too much space

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Except for the ice show it was sub par. Cover band was not very good. We didn’t go to the juggler or comedians

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent everywhere

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
They removed both the Champagne Bar and Vintages when they amped the ship. Why not leave one? Otherwise it’s stunning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean, great storage space, better than Oasis class. They removed the coffee tables so it’s easier to move around.

Ship tip

Watch for the piano player who shows up at random times in an elevator and plays

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Easy embarkation

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Nassau has nice features if you get past the hassles of leaving the terminal area.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
They did this right plenty of chairs with free umbrellas and little tables. The buffet had no long lines because of how they arranged the service lines. The entertainer at the large bar was spot on. We enjoyed our day without paying for the water park, which looked amazing

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
The facial recognition passport exit is so fast, you think you forgot to do something

Traveler Photos

Crew Life Boat Drill Piano Player in Elevator Main Dining Room Main Dining Room
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