Mariner of the Seas Review

4.5 / 5.0
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The Worst Cruise Ever, But the Most Expensive

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adkin44@btinternet.com
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Oct 2015
Cabin: Large Oceanview Stateroom

We have taken 10 cruises in total and from a dining and entertainment viewpoint this was the worst. Our previous Royal Caribbean cruise was excellent. This was worse even than the cheaper cruises like Costa and Carnival. The dining room food was at times inedible and the service was second rate . We have never seen so many people abandon the dining room after a few days in favour of the Buffet. One of the delights of previous cruises was that in the evening you felt you had been out for a great meal . Not on this ship!

The entertainment ranged from 2 excellent shows to others where 60 people walked out of the theatre in the first 10 minutes and there was no shortage of seats in the theatre . It was obvious that the acts had not been vetted at all. Finally the excursions were a fiasco. On one occasion they oversold the coach by at least 10 seats and on another we were delayed by 2 hours getting off the ship.. Appologies.....not likely. The good parts were a nice stateroom but as the cruise cost us £3000 each for a junior suite it was expected to be good. This was our last cruise ever with Royal Carribbean.

Cabin Review

Large Oceanview Stateroom

Cabin F

Good size and fair decoration. The curtains had been renewed but sadly didn't match the carpet.

Port Reviews

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

2 hour delay organising the overselling of seats on the coach. The excursion was 2 hours shorter than advertise and as everyone had paid the staff did not feel that apologies were necessary. Profit is KING with R. C

Nagasaki

private excursion to memorial for atomic bomb museum

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