Great weekend getaway!

Item: Mariner of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: DandDatSea

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review

DandDatSea

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2021

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We went just for Coco Cay and as always, it didn't disappoint. I could stay there for days and be content.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We showed up with our required negative Covid19 tests, vaccine cards, passports and boarding passes and everything went very smoothly. We were onboard in less than 20 minutes!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food and service in the MDR was fantastic. As for the Windjammer, meh. I didn't understand why the had a huge amount of social distancing in the Windjammer however, the tables in the MDR were only 12 inches apart. It made no sense.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The shows were typical cruise ship entertainment but our favorite spot was the Schooner Bar and the nightly piano entertainment.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had a Oceanview room that was fine for a weekend trip. The bed was positioned where the head of the bed was against the wind which made no sense so we spun the bed a quarter turn against the wall and we had a great view out the window from bed and also a much better position to watch TV.

Ship tip

If you are going to Coco Cay go early and grab a spot at Chill Beach as it is close to everything and you have some nice snorkeling right from the beach.

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Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

We grabbed a nice spot on Chill Beach for two with lounge chairs, umbrella and a small table and settled in for the day. It was a short walk to everything. We enjoyed the snorkeling and the great views.

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Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

The entire port was under construction and most stores are still closed. Nassau is still Nassau, a dumpy tourist town.

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Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Easy embarkation and disembarking.

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