Royal Caribbean is cutting too many corners

Item: Mariner of the Seas
Rating: 3.7
Author: cwilliams841741

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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4 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 04, 2022

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9252

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The size of the ship was nice but poorly laid out. Royal Caribbean is really cutting corners and it shows in all aspects of the cruise experience. There did not seem to be enough staff, the food quality has plummeted especially the Windjammer, no Kleenex in the rooms and other items had to be asked for when they are normally replaced, stirrers used to have the RC emblem they look like they came from the Dollar Store, the daily paper was empty with little printing inside and no inserts and shopping continues to be weak on board. Jamie's was an excellent addition.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Well Organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Windjammer was terrible, Chops was okay, Izumi was very good but loud and Jamie's was EXCELLENT.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Good activities.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Shubert in Chops was very good and the cabin steward Bosano was very attentive.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

We have been on 40+ cruises and this was a poorly laid out ship but was very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The room was clean, newly decorated and the size was good.

Ship tip

Watch a video before you go of the ships layout and amenities.

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Only went into shop, have been there many times.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

The ship did a good job but the Port exit was a nightmare.

8 Comments

GSpringer 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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marjan131313 2 years ago

Thank you for your review

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sunme 2 years ago

I love the Mariner! Basically the same layout as as the Voyager and Freedom class ships.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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kef2016 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sorry it didn’t meet your expectations.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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mrspayne427 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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blu7602 2 years ago

My husband and I were also on that cruise. I agree that the Windjammer food is not very good. The MDR food I thought was very good. We also had breakfast and lunch a couple of times there and enjoyed it. One thing I noticed was that the Cabin steward puts the tissues in the drawer rather than the bathroom. It was that way on the last several RC ships we were on. Don’t know why they do it that way? Thanks so much for your review.

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