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Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 130

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Mariner of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2021

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6666

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great first experience with Royal! Will definitely be cruising again in 2022b

Embarkation

5 out of 5
So smooth! Very organized. Only took 10 minutes from start to finish!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The best food that we’ve had on a cruise. We loved the included option at Cafe Promenade and WindJammer buffet had lots of options. The apple blossom for dessert in the main dining room is the best cruise ship dessert we’ve ever had! Love that the crew is currently serving guests to make things more sanitary. And guests are required to “washy washy” in order to enter the buffet.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Good amount of activities. However since we’ve cruised more with Carnival, it did take some getting used to not having a jam packed agenda each day. Wish this ship had a kids splash area. The pools are a nice size.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The BEST entertainment we’ve seen! Especially loved The Big stop ice show! Make reservations as soon as you get on board!

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Our children did not care for the kids clubs. There were limited time slots for kids. They also mixed vaccinated and unvaccinated kids. We had to wait in line at least 45 minutes before the kids club opened to get a 2 hour slot. The area to wait was hot and congested. Seems like all the kids did was color.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service from all staff!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Lots of sanitizing stations on the ship. The crew was constantly cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great cabin- spacious balcony. Check out our YouTube channel MH family adventures for a cabin tour.

Ship tip

Schedule shows as soon as you get on board. If you have young children cruising, make alternative plans if you tend to use the kids clubs. Priority was given in the kids club to families who have specialty reservations or excursions.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth!
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8 Comments

Bertfish    2 years ago

Very glad everyone enjoyed. If you liked RC this time wait till the Covid crap finally stops! Activities are very cut back at the moment. It will only get better once it’s back to normal.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the update

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas with us

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

Curt34    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for the review.

PiratesWorld    2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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