Mariner of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We have always had an incredible time on Mariner. The staff is amazing and you never feel too overwhelmed by all that it has to offer. The arcade could use a lot of improvements, an the elevators tend to be slow moving, but otherwise I've never had a complaint sailing on Mariner. My daughter unfortunately had to visit medical while on board and the staff was very kind and helpful throughout the process. Our room steward was nothing short of amazing and so attentive to us (Mariano). He is VERY much appreciated and a true asset to Royal Caribbean.

This has definetely changed my life. I LOVE the diversity and seeing people get along. It seem like everyone left their problems at home and came to HAVE FUN

The Mariner of the Seas cruise experience offers a lot for a family traveling together for adventure and relaxation. The entertainment was very diverse and well executed offering a lot of fun for all ages. The dining experiences were fantastic with a beautiful dining room and great service. The design of the ship is very festive and pretty with more glass elevators than many other shops in the RC fleet.

Did a tour of the ship below deck. Well worth it. Met the captain, who was most pleasant. Room steward was most attentive. Room and ship was very clean. Went to Izumi and chicken was over done to the point of being touch and almost impossible to chew. Food was abundant and high quality, in main dining room, but noticed, variety and amount of some things was smaller, for example shrimp cocktail. New York strip steaks although delicious were very thin. No lobster night. Obvious, that food options and changes were made because of cost. However, food was delicious in main dining room. Ate at Windjammer several times. Shows and entertainment were topnotch.

The Mariner of the Seas is a great value. If you don’t want the big ship experience, Mariner is a great choice.

Everything about the ship, crew, activities, and experience is 5 stars. Unfortunately I have to give the dining room food and buffet 4.5 stars. Food was good but they just missed the mark for excellent. Carnival has them beat on food choices and flavor. Plus Carnival has Guy Fieri’s Burgers and Blue Iguana Cantina which are included with price. RC has a hotdog place so no comparison. But they did handle food allergies extremely well and even made GF desserts. Everything else about the cruise is 5 stars!

Overall the cruise was fine but not up to our expectations as it generally didn't have a lot of things to do the peaked our interest. We only found one show that we thought was really good. The food was ok. The room service for morning breakfast was fantastic because of the convenience of it, although they made a mistake with our order more than once. In general this was an ok cruise, but if it were the only one I had ever been on, I wouldn't ever have interest in going on another cruise because it simply was kind of boring.

This cruise was the perfect length for us as new cruisers. There were plenty of things to do on board despite the weather being chilly and windy. Many of the activities were included in the price. The entertainment was one of these and the performers were very impressive!

Great time with friends! Wish food was better. Lacked presentation and also everything was very salty.

Really enjoyed our cruise - completely uneventful (in a good way!)

This is our second time on mariner. It was great. I would like to try another ship to see if the food/activities were better. I do love Royal Cruise line. I never liked to cruise before but I really enjoy it now. I can't wait to book the next one.

Overall, I enjoyed the cruise, but would reconsider returning due to the number of items that required purchase ("premium" food items at the main dining hall, room service, lots of activities). The Spa and many excursions are overpriced compared to other cruise lines.

The cruise was great. It's sad the quality of food had diminished. Service is exemplary!!

We Were celebrating my Aunts 80th birthday. It was a great cruise

We won't be back on the Mariner, our next RCL cruise will be on the Serenade of the seas. The theme nights in the Windjammer were quite pitiful. In the MDR we had escargot and they were incredibly salty.

We have been on the oasis of the sea and now Mariner of the sea I wasn’t sure if we would love the smaller ship as much as we did the big ship Mariner did not disappoint

Purpose of trip was to provide my adult son with autism a cruise experience. Goal Achieved! However, experienced a few RCL hiccups with luggage delivery delay, cabin prep deficiencies, and inattention to Crown & Anchor status regarding spending account charges. Ship seemed overcrowded, particularly the main pool deck, and Windjammer Cafe. Looks like part of originally dedicated Windjammer space has been repurposed to specialty restaurants. Bottom line, great itinerary/ship for families & first time passengers. As an older, more experienced cruiser, future cruises for me will be back in my comfort zone of smaller (3K) ships, longer itineraries, and alternate lines that pay just a little more attention to the details that matter.

This cruise set the bar high for any future cruises we may take. The port of calls may be better but I don’t think the staff could be any better. Unlike my local area wait staff the staff on the boat were always smiling, friendly, courteous and appeared to enjoying their jobs.

Great cruise. I was disappointed in shore excursion staff in Cozumel. They didn’t walk us out to meeting place on pier. It was an excursion booked thru RC. Other than that it was a wonderful trip!

This cruise was a wonderful Christmas family reunion. Excellent dining, entertainment and activities enjoyed by all ages teens to seniors provided by the friendliest, attentive staff.