Nice 5 day cruise with outstanding service!

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 04, 2021

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7638

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise with awesome staff and service. Don’t book excursions with Royal Caribbean….awful experience! Overrated and expensive for what we got!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Main dining was as expected. Didn’t eat in a specialty restaurant.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Pool, fitness center were great! Especially enjoyed the solarium pool

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Really enjoyed stage shows! The schooner piano bar was another favorite. Escape room was a blast as was the silent dance party.

Children's Programs

Too old for children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was outstanding in all areas. More than met my expectations

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Older ship I think. Promenade is small. But overall clean and well maintained. Beautifully decorated for Christmas

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable room. Clean. Sleeping was a little hot. Air conditioning didn’t seem to keep the room cool at night. Needs more USB ports

Ship tip

Bring a personal fan if you need cool temps to sleep.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Excursion was a 4 hour beach day at Blue Lagoon with lunch. But actually it was about two hours with lunch served at 10:30. Most of our time was waiting in lines. I felt misled and will never book an excursion from Royal Caribbean again. I usually use private companies but due to Covid-19, I thought book through the ship would be safer.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Perfect! Loved being able to stay in room until my time was called. Much better than gathering in large areas to wait.

5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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CruzeFan 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. If allowed, it’s almost always better to book independent excursions rather than through the ship. The independent excursions are usually less crowded, last longer and are less expensive than ship excursions.

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