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Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Mariner of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2023

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7666

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Royal Caribbean cares more about increasing their bottom line than pleasing their customers. This was a completely different experience than the one I had in 2017. Please take your business somewhere else. Trust me!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was absolutely awful. Royal Caribbean cut costs on food quality and most of it was inedible. They used to have great complimentary foods but now they just have unseasoned frozen food. They also reserved a lot of day old. Take my word, Royal Caribbean is not what it used to be.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The activities were cool. Rock climbing was fun and the comedy show was cool. However, I did have an issue with the 3 on 3 basketball competition. The court was super moist and caused everyone to slip and fall which was very dangerous.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Overall very entertaining

Children's Programs

I wasn’t aware of any programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Customer service was top tier

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Overall the ship was aesthetically pleasing

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The room was clean, however the bed was hard as a rock and we ended up sleeping on the pull out couch

Ship tip

Bring a lot of water bottles, juice/soda, soap, and dessert snacks. And be prepared to be charged at cococay to get access to the waterpark. For some reason it’s not included and will cost you $114 per person.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Our zipline and waterfall excursion left early and we missed it. Ended up going to playa dorado beach which was muddy and unappealing

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
It literally sucks. They nickel and dime you for everything now. Can’t even enjoy the wave pool or slides without paying a ridiculous amount. The free pools were ice cold so a lot of people couldn’t get in, the food was subpar, and the souvenirs and essentials are so overpriced (sunscreen is $30 and a T shirt is $40)

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Good experience
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9 Comments

javawoody     10 months ago

Interesting

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Niavlys     10 months ago

Tks for sharing

Ally57     10 months ago

If you had done your research, you would have known what's free in cococay and what costs. Then you are not surprised or disappointed

cortneyb     10 months ago

I agree with the bedding. I found rcl's bedding to be even worse than ncl's

RoyalCruzer     10 months ago

Hard to comment on such word vomit. Everything should be free for everyone!!

Ruby13     10 months ago

These are ridiculous comments.. excellent bedding, great cruise company.

daisydoozy     10 months ago

Their beds are awful. I take a camping mattresses pad.

cruising2004     10 months ago

Thanks for your review.

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