1st RC Cruiser: trip was good/bad

Item: Mariner of the Seas
Rating: 3.7
Author: nbfrola

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

nbfrola

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 65

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 15, 2022

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8640

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was nice to finally take a vacation after 2 years of Covid lockdown, but I think my next cruise will be with Carnival again or Norwegian (will be my first with them).

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food was AWESOME but the drinks were way too expensive ($9 for 1 can of Truly?!) and were very weak.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Pools were nice but scope of activities were very limited (possibly due to Covid?). I've had way more fun on Carnival pared to Royal Caribbean.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Best customer service and attention to detail EVER on a cruise.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Appreciated the care taken during Covid: lots of hand sanitizer readily available, hand washing station before entering buffet, staff service with buffet items.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

Have been here before but I booked an excursion through American Airlines website: I never got picked up for Isla Pasion and wound up walking back to port from downtown (6 miles).

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very efficient self-disembarkation.

8 Comments

boatsandcats 2 years ago

Highly recommend NCL, we’ve done 2 NCL this will be our second and last chance for Royal. We are not big “partiers” by any means but we we’re so bored on Royal. We have lower expectations due to COVID changes this time and a shorter cruise (5 days VS 8)so we hope this time will be better.

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for the review.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Good for you to be checking other cruise lines. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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allieac0sta 2 years ago

I think you will be very happy with NCL. Hubs and I loved it in 2019!

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Enena222 2 years ago

Thank you for your review. I will be on the same ship next week and I'm super excited!

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