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Item: Mariner of the Seas
Rating: 3.6
Author: dinoz333

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda

dinoz333

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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8 Night Bermuda & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 13, 2023

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8581

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Nice Cruise, compared to Carnival, feel Royal is overpriced for same exact thing, only difference I noticed was that its an older customer base on Royal, was expecting a better experience since Royal cost more...also wanted to transfer my status to Royal since I am a Platinum on Carnival, but they wont do that, too bad would have benefited Royal since I cruise 1- 2 times a year

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining room was great...specialty restaurants were also very good BUT overpriced, specialty restaurants are suppose to be an extra 25 to 35 pp, at least they are on other cruise lines, not 75 per person...WOW, probably wont do that again

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

need more comedy shows and better shows or actual plays/musicals

Children's Programs

did not bring kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

sofas are not comfortable, very hard also need more storage space and refrigerator was NOT cold... took days for something to get cold when you put something in there, like bottle water

Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

2 out of 5

The Island was very nice and private, the excursion we picked was a Cabana Oasis, cost me $890, it rained all day, went to get a refund when returned to ship, only gave us 30%, very disappointed and unsatisfied

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

10 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ally57 1 year ago

Royal won't honor cruise status from another line unless it's one of their own. I doubt carnival would honor status with Royal either. It's about your loyalty to their brand, not how often you cruise in general. Sorry you were disappointed.

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Ruby13 1 year ago

Even though Royal and Celebrity are one company.. my Diamond Plus and Elite status are different.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sadly, even other lines of Carnival corporate, do not match your loyalty level from Carnival. Sorry you didn’t feel you got your money’s worth. At least you tried something different from your comfort zone.

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TheVegasSphere 1 year ago

MSC status matches and their ships make Carnival ships look like tired, garish rust buckets. I also highly doubt Carnival would give you a better refund because it rained. No cruise line owes you anything back for weather. Please do go back and enjoy the twerking competitions on Carnival sail-away and greasy Guy’s burgers.

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prepboy1 1 year ago

Should certainly stick with Carnival.

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Bertfish 1 year ago

I don’t think any competition is gonna give you credit for cruises on another line.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Sad that your expectations were not met

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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