Beware of Hurricane Season, dated ship

Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

cshutchman

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 14, 2024

Ship: Mariner of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9694

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

This ship is getting old and is in need of a redo. Rooms are dated and worn, but clean and functional. Entertainment was ok. Service was excellent. Food was good. This is a smaller ship. Caution about travel during hurricane season. We missed the stop in Cozumel due to the hurricane and had a very uncomfortable ride on the way back to Galveston.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Easy, fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Excellent service as always

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Fitness center was nice, flow rider line was always long

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Comedian was funny, other shows were not great on the smaller ship

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was fantastic

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

This ship is in need of an upgrade. Rooms are worn and dated. Pool deck area was recently redone and is nice.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Great size, worn out furnishings, but clean.

Ship tip

This is a smaller ship that does not have the same quality of entertainment as the larger ones.

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Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Did a beach excursion. Nice and quiet, snorkeling, food and drink. Constant people trying to sell you stuff on the beach. That got annoying.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

With the suite, we were escorted off the ship and there was no line to wait in.

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

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javawoody 2 months ago

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basssacker 2 months ago

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TiffyTaffy 2 months ago

Thanks for your feedback. Sorry it was a bumpy ride back. Glad you are all safe!

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cruising2004 2 months ago

Thanks for your review.

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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