Our first cruise on a big ship. Previously did a short cruise with the small ships Captain Cook Cruise in Fiji.

This cruise on the Mariner of the Seas was a try and see cruise for us. We flew business class with Garuda from Brisbane to Singapore with an annoying few hour stop over in the Bali (seats don't go flat and the wc is ridiculously small, you can't stand up straight, I'm 6ft 1 and a 1/2., roof curve too close, very low, bloody ridiculous.

We enjoyed a 2 night pre cruise in Singapore, staying at the Holiday Inn Express (very good but room was very small), loved the roof top pool. Read more