I found all of these posts on Cruise Critic to be so helpful so I wanted to pay it forward and hope this helps all of you reading out there... Here is a recap of our recent cruise on Mariner of the Seas to the Mexican Riviera.
We Had Aft Balcony 1690, and Main Seating deck 3
Onboard: We live in the So Cal area so departure day consisted of a final pack of clothing (kept everything pretty wrinkle free) and an hour drive to San Pedro. Got dropped off by family at the front door of the terminal around 10am and was in the doors waiting for the RCL folks to check every one in. A quick and easy check in process and on board by 10:45-11:00. Quick trip up to the Windjammer for lunch and sat in the very back section with Mildan (from Croatia) as the waiter. He was very nice, friendly and personable to the point that we would look for him whenever we went to the Windjammer throughout the week. I tried the honey stung chicken everyone raves about, not much to talk about in my opinion, not bad just nothing spectacular.
1690 Aft cabin...
Great oversized balcony with 2 pool chairs, a lounge chair, and 3 patio chairs with table big enough to use for a meal on the balcony. Interior of cabin was typical with flat screen tv and comfy bed and pull out sofa bed. The sofa bed was not your typical fold out mattress but more like a futon with the back of the sofa becoming part of the bedding. 14 year old slept here comfortably for the week.