Regent Seven Seas Mariner Cruise Reviews for Luxury to the Panama Canal & Central America from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)

My 2nd voyage on the Mariner left me with some mixed impressions. In some ways, things were even better than they were the first time (and that's saying a lot since I was immensely pleased by my first experience); in other ways there was a very noticeable decline. Embarkation was speedy but we were not escorted to the pool deck, told about lunch options, etc.; perhaps they only do that for ...

PRE-CRUISE FLIGHTS: Flying anywhere in the middle of winter has its challenges. We decided to do an overnight flight from Seattle to Miami that was scheduled to arrive 7:00 a.m. on the day of departure. The snow in Seattle had just melted, however we did not count on fog in Miami. After spending 4 hours on the ground in Orlando, we were finally able to fly to Miami. In retrospect, it would have ...