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Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 100

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Mariner of the Seas

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2022

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We loved sailing on Mariner of the Seas. We enjoyed the ship, the ports and the food.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation went super smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We enjoyed every meal in the main dining room. We made an effort to try something new each night and other than some of the desserts not being what we thought they should be the food was excellent. The choices on the buffet each day were good but there were a couple of days that we didn’t find anything we were interested in eating so we deferred to hamburgers

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We sat by the pool but didn’t partake in any of the other activities

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We attended the Elton John tribute and the comedy juggler and enjoyed both very much

Children's Programs

We were not traveling with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff that we interacted with onboard the ship were friendly and outgoing but our dining servers were wonderful!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
This ship was very easy to get around and the staff took extra care in constantly cleaning/sanitizing. She’s showing her age here and there but not glaringly.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We chose the connecting promenade view interior cabin because we don’t spend a lot of time in the cabin when we cruise but didn’t want to feel boxed in with no windows. The cabin was clean and our cabin attendant very friendly and accommodating. I will say this cabin is a little more narrow so getting our suitcases past the bed was a little tricky. Also, having 2 sofas was nice.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

We live just south of the port so we didn’t visit

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
We hired a private driver at the port and he took us everywhere and told us everything about the island. We were surprised At how arid and desert like the island is but enjoyed taking in the sights at our own pace

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Again this island was arid and desert like. We took a van tour and were able to see all the sights we wanted.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Of the 3 we enjoyed the lush well landscaped scenery on this island the most. We took a bus tour at the port and were able to tour the Curaçao distillery, Mambo Beach and the cliffs overlooking the Caribbean Sea.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation also went quite smoothly
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5 Comments

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

shawnandana11    2 years ago

How were the beds on the inside?

jjwwrr1    2 years ago

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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