Royal Carribbean-poor service-too many kids-poor service in dining room-limited/overpriced ship shops-activities overpriced. MAIN show disappointment; ICE SHOW very good! FewTV shows--3 kids, 7 sports, 1 OLD movie 4 guide.Room steward was good (DEREK).

Item: Mariner of the Seas
Rating: 2.3
Author: cellardwellerrt

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

cellardwellerrt

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

2.3 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 21, 2022

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1650

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Would not travel Royal Carribbean again....expensive, service nominal, everything onboard entailed an additional cost. Main show POOR, Ice Show very good.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

After waiting in line for 45 minutes; found out BINGO cost $30 and $3 for dabber==very expensive.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Ice show very good/quality show. Main show--poor. Cruise director and 70's performers good but needed more space.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Balcony glass needed cleaning and didn't get it during our trip. Hard to see water....other balcony glass was cleaned as we received spillover. Limited TV service due to OLD Technology.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

Just used as embarkation point.

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Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas Did not visit port

Stayed on SHIP

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Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

OK, lots of duplicative shops.....many different prices for same thing. RIPOFF at many shops.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

9 Comments

sunme 2 years ago

Thank you for your review. The Mariner is one of our favorite ships.

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hotel 2 years ago

I have been on over 8 cruiseson Royal Caribbean and have enjoyed all of them. Great cruiseline and great employees. Royal is the best.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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watty1212 2 years ago

Bingo is always extra you can win a cruise.... There is more than enough to do on the ship and kids programs. I have been on over 15 started when I young back in early 90s and I can't say I have ever turned the tv on.

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NJCruiseGuy 2 years ago

Holiday sailings always have lots of kids.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Extra charges ? of course bingo and the casino are additional on all major cruise lines

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Flcruisepro 2 years ago

It sounds like cruising may not be the best choice for you.

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

We have cruised with Royal Caribbean multiple times and had no additional charges other than gratuities. Unless you choose to purchase drinks, internet, excursions, etc., there shouldn’t be any charges. Those items are not included on most cruise lines. Most people don’t go on a cruise to watch TV, so there are limited channels.

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