Bermuda was amazing, ship was alright.

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review

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Reviews: 10
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Mariner of the Seas

8 Night Bermuda & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 21, 2022

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had a good time and the staff and service was great. We did not like the smoke smell from the smoking of the wings for playmaker. It was sting in schooners as we walked to the casino. Make sure to look for Martin and Glenn on the pool deck they kept us full on drinks for sure. I would only take this ship again if it was going to bermuda though. It's smaller than I liked and felt like the activities were scheduled at odd times with the ports. All in all it was a food cruise and Bermuda is AMAZING!

Embarkation

3 out of 5
One of the worst, apparently the computers went down and we stood in line past security for over an hour. Not to mention the long line to get to security. Not sure many followed their scheduled time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food on the buffet was average. I sont understand how the buffet on coming cay is such better than the ship. There is plenty to choose from but the food quality has fine downhill over the years. Main dining was great! Everything we got there was excellent. The doghouse had great hot dogs and Johnny rockets had a great shakes and chicken club. Wanted to try playmaker food but service was so poor I left before anyone said anything to me. I had to walk to the bar to get my drink finally and I left. Late night pizza was good and hit the spot most nights. The bartenders on the pool deck Martin and Glenn were excellent!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service was excellent in this cruise with the exception of playmaker.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
This is a older smaller ship but was kept very clean. I wish playmaker was outside the casino like on the liberty and it had better shops.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This cabin was on deck 2 at the end of a dead end hallway. This was a result of a royal up that I was disappointed in but the location was close to the casino and promenade.

Ship tip

Make you reservations early. Play at least a little in the casino and enjoy the shows.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

King's Wharf, Bermuda

5 out of 5
Absolutely loved this stop. It was so clean and we felt safe the while time. First night we ventured out to frog and onion and had great food,drinks, and atmosphere. Next day went to Horseshoe bay via a taxi and it was a great tour and the beach was breath taking. Waves were a bit rough but fun to play in. The cove on the right was full of fish. Then took the rum tasting sunset cruise that I'm glad I did but won't so it again. Next day had a blast snorkeling with the restless native pink boat.

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
Stay on the ship or do a sponsored excursion. The native people at the port are so pushy. We walked around and for some souvenirs and wanted a drink at senor frogs but it was so cramped we walked out to the next bar out on the pier. Finished our drink and for back on the ship

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Always a great time here. Snorkeling at chill island was amazing. There were a few jellyfish though.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Getting off the ship went pretty smooth was the earliest we have gotten off a ship bit that was due to the scheduled rocket launch. They wanted everyone off by 8;30 am.
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5 Comments

sunme    2 years ago

Thank you for your review.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Thanks for the detailed review.

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