Not so much

Item: Mariner of the Seas
Rating: 2.7
Author: smcpheters

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

smcpheters

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 24, 2024

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9338

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Galveston is not an ideal location to ship out of with regards to the Houston airport being over an hour away.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Majority of dining options cost extra, defeats the purpose of going on an all-inclusive cruise. On other cruises they offer free drinks in casino, even though we spent $1K no free drinks for you. If I want to spend $15 on Johnny Rockets food would just go when at home. Lack of variety no themes, same things offered daily.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Lack of variety, we did play the bingo game until determined it was only for one game and one winner. Did not repeat that activity.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Room steward was excellent but no one else stood out, not sure if it was the end of the tour for employees, just didn't seem happy or helpful.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The decor was fine but the casino was so cramped people couldn't even sit in chairs at machines without be bumped into constantly.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5

Not sure why we stopped at this port, we booked an excursion which was false-lunch-chips and salsa, best thing was the tour guide, otherwise dirty and run down location.

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Shore excursion was a disappointment, wanted to see the manatees then told had to pay extra for that.

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Not organized everyone just in a hurry to get off the ship.

7 Comments

MichaelW 2 months ago

Fly into hobby airport next time. Much closer

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Oops sorry thanks

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kef2016 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sorry it didn’t meet your expectations.

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cruising2004 2 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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YvetteBobcruise 2 months ago

If you become a prime member on Royal you can drink for free. To do that you need 2500 pionts accumulative in one yr. Then just maintain that every yr.

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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banaford 2 months ago

It is all inclusive. Just not what you want to be included, like Johnny rockets. I know of NO cruise line that offers free drinks in the casino. Otherwise the entire ship would be there for free drinks. Ports...research is key.

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