Not as good as it used to be

Item: Mariner of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: sbiltd

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

sbiltd

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 20, 2021

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7242

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I feel there are many negative things since Covid. Will wait a few years before another cruise

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Buffets were all served by cruise staff. Long wait times and small portions. Nothing really stood out as far as food. It was all “okay”.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

No dancing or anything where people are close.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

All were pretty good.

Children's Programs

Our teen didn’t participate

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was as prior to Covid, great, with the exception of the buffets served by understaffed crew.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great balcony cabin

Ship tip

Great if never cruised before, if a veteran cruiser, set your expectations a little lower.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Home port

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Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Went to playa mia, clean, lots of activities. Took a taxi, then went downtown

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Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Last time we went to a private island most things were free. Water park was $100, zip line was $109, cabanas were crazy expensive. Would have preferred our scheduled stop.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Awesome getting off of the boat. Much quicker and easier than trips past.

7 Comments

izrgreen 2 years ago

We enjoy cruising and have no problems with the protocols.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the update and sharing

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing

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hollysmomtravel 2 years ago

To each their own

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Perlagrl 2 years ago

Thank you for the review. I look forward to start cruising. I like the idea of having someone serve the buffet as at times people are not careful and touch food unintentionally of course, small portions is good as is less food wasted.

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Junebum 2 years ago

I'm cruising now at my age I cant afford to wait.

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jmac313 2 years ago

????

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