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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Adult theme park by Dorothy M from New York/Florida Sailing date: Feb 2007 Pros: Ship-eye candy Cons: the food- worst ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ship is lovely. Its like and adult theme park. Plenty of room at the pools. But it seems that this cruise was the Wal Mart of cruising. Plenty of everything but nothing in particular to make you feel a little pampered. It was clean, and pretty easy to navigate the different areas. Ive been on a number of cruises, and this was the most bare bones when it came to food. The big midnight buffet was quiet a show, but the beautiful cakes were never seen the entire cruise, even at dinner. As a matter of fact, I can hardly recall any of the prepared items from this buffert EVER BEING SERVED during the cruise. Quite dissapointed. Probably would not sail this line again. Ship Details: Ship Quality Even though this is a very large ship, it was quite easy to navigate. Boarding and leaving the ship was first rate. With so many passengers, there was no delay time. Dining/Food My husband and myself found the food to be awful. Even the other table mates from dinner agreed. I am a vegaterian, and never have had a problem finding alternative meals on any other ship. Most meals were on the level of diner food. When the head waiter offerd to prepare something for me other than the regular menu, I was served tasteless, unseasoned vegtables and bland fish(Salmon, to be precise) How can Salmon have NO flavor. On one evening, my husband chose the lamb. I could tell by the look on his face it was a wrong choice. Neither of us are big eaters, so quality ranks first. I happen to be an excellent cook (once owned my own restaurant), and really enjoy fine prepared foods. This definetly was not so on this line. Stateroom Quality Beds are OK. Have had better Ship Staff Quality When you did find a staff member, they were quite helpful. But most of the time they were out of sight. I did not like haveing to provide our own towels at the pools. No tote was offered to carry the towels from the rooms to the pool AND THEN BACK to the room, or be charger $20.00 for a missing towel! And not ONCE was water or and iced tea offerd at pool side. The restaurant that served any refresments was quite a hike from the pool itself. Entertainment & Activities 41 out of 62 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Balcony Extraordinary First Time Cruise Experien by Elissa h. from Northern Va Sailing date: Nov 2006 Pros: Staff was super friendly and helpful, the activities, the children's program Cons: The snack selection at the 24 hour promenade cafe, too much shopping hype This was my family's first cruise and it was incredible. There were 5 of us--two adults and three children (12, 9 and 5) and we had 2 balcony rooms. The Mariner's balconies are spacious and well worth the money. Our room attendant was extremely capable and the service in the dining room was outstanding. The food was pretty good considering how many people they were preparing for. The activities aboard the ship were quite dynamic--from the family disco night to the very adult game shows--we were thoroughly entertained. The ship's gym was stocked with excellent cardio and weight room equipment. It was fun to take aerobics class aboard the moving ship. The putt putt golf, rock climbing wall, adult dodgeball, and ice skating were a few ways we excercised aboard the ship. We cruised to the Eastern Caribbean and loved Coco Cay and all of the ports of call--especially worth it is the scuba excursion to St. John. Becky the cruise director and her staff were so much fun--try to go to all of their activities that you can--you will definitely leave laughing. I would definitely book 2 rooms if you are traveling with a family. One cabin would have been tight with more than 2 or 3 people. I did see some of the suites as I walked down the hall--this is a good alternative if you have 4 or more. The bars were phenomenal, their bartenders make nice strong drinks. We had children in three different sections of the Adventure Ocean kids program. The staff exceeded our expectations. The activities, crafts and overall atmosphere of the program were phenomenal. They also offer late night programs at a very reasonable price ($5 per hour per kid) so adults can hang out without worrying about the kids until 1am. Lastly, there were a lot of older people with wheel chairs and scooters. I thought there would have been more families, but this was probably because of the time of the year we went (week after Thanksgiving). Ship Details: Ship Quality The Mariner is a beautiful ship and from what I have read, the only voyager class ship to have balconies that extend beyond the ships structure. It made our small stateroom feel so much bigger and brighter. The public areas were beautifully appointed. The restrooms were always clean--no matter what time of the day. The ship never seemed crowded even though we were at full capacity. Dining/Food The casual dining room, the Windjammer, always had an amazing variety of foods. On the 1st day they will promote the soda special--buy a pass for the week. If you or your kids drink juice, tea or lemonade, don't bother as they serve these items for free. We didn't use one of the passes we bought. Stateroom Quality The only problem with our stateroom was that other balcony guests smoked. There is nothing like going to bed in the darkness of the Caribbean ocean and waking up with a beautiful island right outside your window--I would definitely recommend you pay for a balcony room. Ship Staff Quality They were a fun and friendly bunch. I would liked to have seen the captain. Entertainment & Activities The lounge bands, nightly lounge performer (Matt Yee on our ship) were excellent. The circus show on ice was great. The special star performers were D-list entertainers and the staff singers/dancers were okay, but if you miss their shows--you wouldn't miss much. Children's Programs Perfect schedule allowed for family time and kid time. Activities that we brought home and will keep for a lifetime. Kids parades, kids only special dinner, kids activities at Coco Cay--we can't say enough about the features of this program. 98 out of 106 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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