Mariner of the Seas Review

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A terrific jaunt to the Bahamas

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Mariner of the Seas
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kevinkingmd
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Jul 2019
Cabin: Grand Suite
Spacious cabin
The activity deck climbing thingy
Sky Pad
Coco Cay cabana

We chose to try a cruise with our 11 and 14 year old daughters. My wife and I last cruised about 15 years ago on the Radiance of the Seas and wanted to see how we liked the experience as a family.

TL;DR version: we loved it and are making plans to sail again in about 8 months!

We elected to book a Grand Suite as it was nearly the same cost as two balcony staterooms and we liked the perks. Fair warning: once you "suite" you never go back. Not sure I can ever not book a suite again.

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Grand Suite

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Our cabin: we stayed in 1582 -- roughly midship on the port side. Deck 10. The room was perfect. The "double" pullout was, according to my picky 11-year-old, quite comfortable. Rather than a pullout with a wire support, the entire sofa folded flat and created something more along a queen-size bed. Our cabin attendant, Sumei, was spectacular. She met us in the cabin about 30 minutes after we arrived (still not sure how she knew we were in there) and spend about 10-15 minutes orienting us to the cabin, the ship and things to do ashore. Our room was always tidy, but the best part of Sumei is every time she saw us, she recalled all our names, our plans and was seemingly engaged in ensuring we had a great vacation. The bathroom was big with a tub. The tub may be problematic for people with mobility problems as the step over and into the tub (no stand-alone shower -- you've got to get in the tub to shower) is about 50% higher than in a typical US home. The cabin had TONS of storage -- no problems putting everything away and stowing our luggage -- with room to spare. The balcony was large and comfortable. The door is heavy -- my kids had a hard time getting it open and closed. In my mind, this isn't a bad thing if you have smaller children.

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