Not as expected

Item: Mariner of the Seas
Rating: 2.9
Author: PattonFamily

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review

PattonFamily

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

8 Night Bermuda & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 18, 2023

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9516

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our first and last time cruising Royal Caribbean.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The specialty dining Chop House was the best meal.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

There was very limited music during the at sea days. It was a little boring.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The Crazy Quest and Dru the comedian were very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our pool bar staff were AMAZING! Thanks Shetty and McAlister. You guys took great care of us.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

We were only there 4 hours. It wasn't worth stopping. The excursions were 4 hours and longer. VERY DISAPPOINTING

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Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

1 out of 5

Bimini, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

1 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

1 out of 5

It rained. Can't control the Lord's work.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

11 Comments

icegoku123 1 year ago

You cannot compare oranges with apples Carnival is a fun ship Royal is a classy ship you are going to pay more for great stuff on Royal than carnival. You want all that loud music stick with carnival

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CruisingDuck 1 year ago

You literally put all decent to good reviews for everything other than entertainment…(which makes no sense) so how does that make this your last RCL cruise??

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cruisinBrewers 1 year ago

1 star ports.🤣🤣🤣 Your review is bull. I suggest Carnival for you. Buh bye.

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kef2016 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Why didn’t you like Bermuda or Bimini? Details would have been helpful. Sorry you were so disappointed. I read several other reviews of the same cruise who had very different experiences. Hope your next cruise is more to your expectations.

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Suzie68 1 year ago

Why was your last? Looks as though ship was good cabin was good service was good. Its not a party ship like the 3-4 days on Carnival

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cruisent 1 year ago

Well at least you had a nice cabin.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Interesting

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Looks like you were scheduled for 5 1/2 hrs. in Nassau. What happened at the other ports besides rain? Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise. Could you possibly provide more details so we can understand your disappointment?

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kdlady 1 year ago

If you were only in Nassau for 4 hours, Royal Caribbean wouldn't offer excursions over 4 hours. I don't believe your review.

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cruisesrgreat 1 year ago

Can u flesh this out more? Not enough detail to determine why youre not cruising with royal anymore.

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