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Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

eshampine

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 198

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Sail date: October 14, 2021

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8242

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

A lot of Nassau is closed due to Covid but our favorite dive bar, Tiki Bikini Hut, on Junkanoo Beach, was open so we were happy! Great local food-reasonably priced drinks-and plenty of friendly locals right on the clean, soft sand beach. Definitely catch the juggling act.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

fast and friendly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

MDR every night-loved the choices and it all tasted great

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Too chicken to try it but had a great time watching others on the Flowrider and rock wall

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Loved the juggler, liked the ice show, just felt like the singer/dancers were part of a middle school production

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Outstanding service by all staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Easy to navigate and very clean. I am an early bird and was on the deck at sunrise-so many staff cleaning the deck, chairs, railings

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

So pleased! Felt spacious-great balcony-room steward checked in here and there but not too much-just right!

Ship tip

If you are flying in the day before, get there no later than 4 ish or there is a very high price to get to Port Canaveral area-we booked transportation ahead of time and the best price we could find was $112 (total for two) one way

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

So fast-just showed our ID then walked right off the ship to the ground transportation

9 Comments

GerryBCruisin 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review of the Mariner of the Seas. Sounds like it was an amazing cruise.

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leerica 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing.. sounds like you had a great time! I'll be on the Mariner at the end of the month. Can't wait!

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AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing

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jameeh 3 years ago

Thanks for the tip about Port Canaveral.

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Minara 3 years ago

Appreciate the review….102 more days😊🚢

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Riannan 3 years ago

Thank you for this review. It was helpful. Never been to Junkanoo beach but sounds nice. Good to hear the ship is being cleaned a lot and food is good. Been on this ship once before. Nice smaller ship. Hope the Elton John singer is still there next month when we sail on it.

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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izrgreen 3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

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