Would definitely go again on Mariner but I think I preferred the Harmony when we went a few yesrs back.
Embarkation
4 out of 5
My daughter tested positive for covid a couple weeks prior to cruise. We had to do the certificate of recovery as she was so testing positive on rapid tests at home. It took a lot longer to board because of this but they were very nice throughout the process.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
My daughter had Gluten allergies and they were very accommodating to this. Had her pick her food choices for dinner the night before so they could have it ready.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Karaoke was a blast. Ice show smelled so bad in the venue we left. The juggler was pretty funny. Trivia in Schooners bar was well attended and fun. Belly flop contest was a blast.
Entertainment
4 out of 5
I guess I reviewed this in last comment. Opps
Children's Programs
1 out of 5
Didn't travel with children
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Everyone was working really hard. A few staff seemed to brush us off a few times but everyone has bad moments in a day. Nothing that ruined our time. Our waiter (table 302), Oliver, was amazing. He remembered what we liked to drink after the first night and had two allergies at our table, one in our party and one in another party at our table. We handled it great! Our room steward was kind and did what she needed to but wasn't overly chatty or adding anything extra.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
It was all acceptable but definitely in need of some updating in carpets and touch up paints etc.
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
We had three people. Myself, my 24 yo daughter and my 19 yo daughter. I had called ahead to ask if it had pull out couch or Pullman bed. Assured it was pull out couch. Nope! I really didn't want a liw " bunk" hanging over my head. Ship was booked so we were stuck with this one. They said they could bring in a rollaway but it would take up all the floor space in the cabin. First night one of my daughter's got up to use the restroom and getting back into bed rammed the bridge of her nose into the edge of the pull down. Had a great bruise the rest of the cruise. Other than that the room was fine. Had lots of storage available.
Ship tip
Do set dining times. We walked right to our table every night without any wait. My time had a line out the door with long waits, even with reservations.
Had a blast. Didn't do an excursion but just explored the island. The pork carnitas tacos were amazing at the buffet. Also had funnel cake at one of the snack shacks. The floating bar was interesting. Hard to get up on and they were out of almost everything we wanted. In the end he gave us our drinks for free (we didn't have a alcohol package).
Went to Blue Lagoon Island. Was fun and went really smoothly. After our excursion we had time to go to the straw market and walked about 15 mins to the Rum Cake Factory.
Very ugly port. Didn't go on an excursion so maybe it's better if you do that. We did the straw market, which was nicer and less pressure from vendors than Nassau. We only stayed in Port less than 2 hours. Enjoyed the boat the rest of the day.
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