Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas Cruise Reviews for Senior to the Western Caribbean from Miami

As a Canadian, I was excited to escape from the ice globe and sail off to sun and sand. I must say for my first cruise it was awesome! Great food, excellent service from anyone who passed by, spoke to or dealt with on the ship. The nightly shows were great, packed with comedy, ice shows, feats of skilled acrobats, and more. The cruise director Asana was friendly, seriously funny, ...

Ship has a great layout. Very nice promanade area with shops, bars, eateries. Enjoyable entertainment of all varieties, including stage performances and ice skating show. Tremendous water slides, surf rider, rock climbing, laser tag, trampoline, etc. for kids and adults. Large TV screen by the pool for late night movies and nonstop viewing during the day. Pool side steel drum band. Excursion ...

INTRO: My cruise party consisted of my brother, 34, my mom, and myself, 37. This was our third cruise, the others being Sovereign (Royal Caribbean) and Glory (Carnival). Due to the hurricanes, our embarkation took place in Miami, instead of Port Canaveral. That was fine with us, as we just wanted OUT of Florida for a week. So, we got on the tour bus and in 3.5 hours we were in Miami. Embarkation ...

We sailed on the unknown cruise itinerary..and really didn't know where we would be sailing from until days before the cruise. All due to those pesky Hurricanes! Our biggest problem was being shuttle from Orlando airport to the dock in Miami because of the dock closing of Port Canaveral..we did end our cruise at Port Canaveral to the dismay of many passengers who had drove to Miami and had to be ...