We are a party of six travelling together, 4 of which have cruised a couple of times previously and one couple on their first cruise.

The overall experience on the Mariner of the Seas was great. This ship itself is large with lots of things to do and see. There are lots of bars and restaurants etc. The embarkation went smoothly and hassle free and was over quickly. We found our cabins easily, 7574,7576 and 7578 and they were well appointed and we were all happy with the accomodation. The pool area was larger that we had expected and was well maintained and a joy to be around, although there was no atmosphere, except on the cruising day when there was volley ball against the crew but even then the man with the microphone enthused no-one......he was not the right person for that role. The Ellington Bar was lovely but like all the other places to order drinks there was no Moscata which is all that one of the ladies drinks and at times other drinks were unavailable. The cruise director Dan was excellent and he really had to carry the load as not many others had much personality. Most of the staff in the Windjammer cafe were rude and we all felt if we asked something that we were putting them out.

Now for the gripe - the food on this ship was of a extremely low standard - as for fine dining it was so far off the mark that I could have served up better presented meals. We have travelled on the Voyager of the Seas and Celebrity Silhouette and the Voyager was great but the Celebrity Cruise was outstanding. Read more