Nice, if a little small. Good amenities. Good general condition. Uncomfortable couch (a foldaway bed, I believe). Good bathroom with tub. No issues with heating cooling, the thermostat worked as advertised (contrary to some reviews).

Standard rain forest, not much wildlife, similar to all the others, e.g. Philippines, S. E. Asia, Rio etc.

Interesting tour of Manaus that includes all the highlights, Zoo (owned by military), famous opera house and indian museum

interesting artifacts and history of the indigenous people of the Amazon.

Good to see once and fill the square. Actually there are 2 'meetings of the waters' on the Amazon, the more famous one between the 'Negro/black water' and the 'Solimoes/white' water (actually muddy brown), and the other 'meeting' further downstream (by Santarem), where the 'clear' water of the Tapajos river joins the Amazon. 

Informative, featuring S. American wildlife (the military use the zoo to train for action in the S. A. environment. 


Impressive construction, especially considering the difficulties of getting all the materials into the Amazon jungle. Beautiful theater and plaza.

First port in the Amazon. We opted for the Ship's half day excursion to visit the rain forest. A 1 hour bus ride through the town and countryside brought us to the Tapajos River park, where we walked for 45 minutes through the rain forest. Some interesting trees and insect life, not a lot of wildlife. An hour ride back brought us to the ship.

Santarem

We have visited this pretty island before, so we opted for the zip line. A pleasant drive to the attraction, followed by an aerial tram up to the top for the zip line. Interestingly, the zip line does not start at the top/tram platform. You have to walk a considerable way down a rough path to get to the first zip line platform. The first leg is short and more of a 'training' run. 7 more runs, increasing in length follow. None are particularly steep or very high off the ground. This would be good for people who have no or little experience with zip lines. Oddly enough, after the last stop, you have to walk up the same path to the top for the tram ride down. Not for mobility challenged peeps.

Our excursion was to the island of Nevis. It began with a 40 minute boat ride. At Nevis, we were met by a tour van and guide and given a tour (maybe an hour) of the island. The tour ended at a restaurant on the beach where a nice lunch was provided (tje jerked chicken was an excellent choice). The rest of the time was on the beach, where the boat conveniently picked us up for the ride back to the ship.

The Veranda buffet offered very good selections every day, with fresh fruit, pastries, a breakfast special every morning and eggs cooked to order.Reading the small percentage of 1 and 2 star reviews of the Mariner highlights an issue of the passenger demographic that book the 6 star lines; specifically, a good percentage of high-worth individuals, many of whom are getting on in years and have mobility issues; some have airs of entitlement to go with very high expectations.

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