Ships and Dip Posted October 14, 2022 #1476 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Found a nice tour of the area on Liberty of the Seas as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcan Posted October 14, 2022 #1477 Share Posted October 14, 2022 4 hours ago, bejwee said: I'll be on the explorer around the 29th of this month. I like to sit nude on a towel, unless the whole room is dominated by clothed, loud, unshowered people in gym clothes..in which case i loosely cover w towel. 🤞 It seems the days of people having spa etiquette are evaporating.. Thinking of booking this as well. Love to chat with you or others that make be on the ship. Feel free to chat by email. Littlebro@live.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejwee Posted October 14, 2022 #1478 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, willcan said: Thinking of booking this as well. Love to chat with you or others that make be on the ship. Feel free to chat by email. Littlebro@live.ca Do it! I just booked the mariner for the 16th in 3 days..you only live once! 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare natefish95 Posted October 16, 2022 #1479 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Back from the Carnival Spirit this morning and had a great time! There is a free sauna and steam room in the men's locker room and 4 individual shower cubicles, each with its own full door. The sauna is pretty small and can hold about 4 comfortably. The steam room is bigger with two benches and can seat about 8 comfortably. The steam room was ungodly hot it was hard to be in there for longer than 5 minutes. There are lockers (with mirrors on them). You can get a key from the spa desk or just put your stuff in an open locker. The combination locks didn't seem to work. The biggest downside is that there is no water fountain in the locker room, so bring a bottle of water beforehand. It was a VERY active locker room all week 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcan Posted October 16, 2022 #1480 Share Posted October 16, 2022 2 hours ago, natefish95 said: Back from the Carnival Spirit this morning and had a great time! There is a free sauna and steam room in the men's locker room and 4 individual shower cubicles, each with its own full door. The sauna is pretty small and can hold about 4 comfortably. The steam room is bigger with two benches and can seat about 8 comfortably. The steam room was ungodly hot it was hard to be in there for longer than 5 minutes. There are lockers (with mirrors on them). You can get a key from the spa desk or just put your stuff in an open locker. The combination locks didn't seem to work. The biggest downside is that there is no water fountain in the locker room, so bring a bottle of water beforehand. It was a VERY active locker room all week Thanks for the detailed update. Good information. Do they have a good gym as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare natefish95 Posted October 16, 2022 #1481 Share Posted October 16, 2022 59 minutes ago, willcan said: Thanks for the detailed update. Good information. Do they have a good gym as well? I thought it was pretty good. Plenty of strength equipment, free weights, and treadmills, which are what I use. Everything was in good condition and clean. They also had sweat towels and a water fountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knagl Posted October 16, 2022 #1482 Share Posted October 16, 2022 @natefish95 Thank you for the detailed information. Looking forward to checking it out in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejwee Posted October 19, 2022 #1483 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Ahoy from the Mariner of the Seas! Single sex steam n sauna in full effect. Been a bit quiet thus far, but it's clean and feels great sitting naked on a towel! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcan Posted October 19, 2022 #1484 Share Posted October 19, 2022 14 minutes ago, bejwee said: Ahoy from the Mariner of the Seas! Single sex steam n sauna in full effect. Been a bit quiet thus far, but it's clean and feels great sitting naked on a towel! Thanks for the great pics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polimb Posted October 24, 2022 #1485 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I’ll be on the Mariner in December go to know thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybeachboy Posted October 24, 2022 #1486 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I'm just back from a short cruise on P&O Ventura, I'm pleased to report that the single sex facility is still in place with a fully fired up sauna, sadly the steam room was out of action (& had been for some months apparently). Towels were plentiful, however the soap dispensers were near on empty on day 1 & were not refilled at during the sailing. (This reflected the generally tired appearance of the ship overall in my opinion). M & F attendants now float in & out to tidy up & call out "Housekeeping" to announce their arrival. The facility wasn't as busy as it had been on previous sailings however I did meet some nice guys & enjoy time with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaBme Posted October 24, 2022 #1487 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Gents, Called NCL about free saunas, steam, etc. The NCL guy said none are free! Is that correct now?? Looking at Sky and Encore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare natefish95 Posted October 24, 2022 #1488 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, spaBme said: Gents, Called NCL about free saunas, steam, etc. The NCL guy said none are free! Is that correct now?? Looking at Sky and Encore. No, don't believe everything the customer service reps say. Look at deck plans of the ships. There's a tiny free one on Sky, but everything is co-ed and costs on Encore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaBme Posted October 25, 2022 #1489 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Cruiser Dude Posted October 27, 2022 #1490 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 7:06 PM, WaitingInTheSteam said: I just returned on 9/1/22 from a trip on Celebrity Summit and can confirm that the pictures that twodjs posted on 9/15/22 are exactly what what exists on the ship down to the fixtures and color of the tile. I don't remember the top bench being back-lit which was nice for privacy. The sauna is small, maybe 5-6 max, but it wasn't very busy so that worked out OK. I didn't discover this free, men-only sauna in the fitness center locker room until the third day of my trip. I visited everyday after that. You can enter the locker room from the pool deck or from the hallway to the spa/fitness center. Even though the front wall is glass, the small room was always hot. Some times hotter than others. Thanks for the update. Heading out on the summit in a week and look forward in checking it out daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Cruiser Dude Posted October 27, 2022 #1491 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/7/2022 at 9:53 PM, kanadakid said: Thanks for the feedback LTC - Just booked so it's...Full Steam ahead! Just was on the ship. The sauna and steam room were very popular at times. Lockers, drinking fountain and showers were all great. The steam room was insanely hot. Most people only lasted a few minutes at most. Sauna is moderate size and had 8 guys in it. It was a very nice setup. Front room has large changing area with combo lockers, wrap around bench, towels and door that leads to restrooms to the immediate right. Straight head was a second room with 2 showers to the left, one to the right. There is a middle wall that blocks views to the sauna and steam room. Steam room has a frosted door and the sauna has a tinted door that is transparent. Attendants clean the area and check the sauna temps throughout the day. I will def cruise on that ship again. Bring water! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ships and Dip Posted October 29, 2022 #1492 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Does anyone know if the steam/sauna are open on embarkation day usually? Specifically Royal Caribbean ships that have them still. I’m hoping to use them before/after dinner on embarkation day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcan Posted October 29, 2022 #1493 Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Ships and Dip said: Does anyone know if the steam/sauna are open on embarkation day usually? Specifically Royal Caribbean ships that have them still. I’m hoping to use them before/after dinner on embarkation day. Yes, they are usually available for use early in the afternoon. However, almost no one uses them before to the ship's departure. I'm my experience very few guests use it on day 1 at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iramack Posted October 29, 2022 #1494 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Probably due to spa staff giving tours to pax so that they can decide if they want to purchase any services or spa passes etc...if applicable. SM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejwee Posted October 31, 2022 #1495 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Hey all, just a report on the Mariner from 2 weeks ago..the steam gets hot but really doesnt produce any steam. The sauna is large and very nice. The showers all have one way glass facing outward, so you cant see out from the showers, but everyone outside can see in for the most part. It was quiet on the first days but picked up, traffic was steady but not busy. Fast forward 2 weeks, now on the explorer. Steam gets hot but also doesnt steam much. Sauna same as mariner, very nice. The explorer steam has been very busy..yesterday 6 guys were immersed in noisy conversations.. Cruise on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty_Boy Posted October 31, 2022 #1496 Share Posted October 31, 2022 54 minutes ago, bejwee said: Hey all, just a report on the Mariner from 2 weeks ago..the steam gets hot but really doesnt produce any steam. The sauna is large and very nice. The showers all have one way glass facing outward, so you cant see out from the showers, but everyone outside can see in for the most part. It was quiet on the first days but picked up, traffic was steady but not busy. Fast forward 2 weeks, now on the explorer. Steam gets hot but also doesnt steam much. Sauna same as mariner, very nice. The explorer steam has been very busy..yesterday 6 guys were immersed in noisy conversations.. Cruise on! I’m on Explorer in two weeks!! This is great thank you! Are you able to take some sneaky pictures of the layout / facilities haha. Thanks for the update 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ships and Dip Posted November 1, 2022 #1497 Share Posted November 1, 2022 13 hours ago, Matty_Boy said: I’m on Explorer in two weeks!! This is great thank you! Are you able to take some sneaky pictures of the layout / facilities haha. Thanks for the update Explorer is the exact same layout as Mariner, see photos in post #1483 above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty_Boy Posted November 2, 2022 #1498 Share Posted November 2, 2022 13 hours ago, Ships and Dip said: Explorer is the exact same layout as Mariner, see photos in post #1483 above. Amazing!! Thanks so much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaLifter Posted November 7, 2022 #1499 Share Posted November 7, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 2:52 PM, bejwee said: Ahoy from the Mariner of the Seas! Single sex steam n sauna in full effect. Been a bit quiet thus far, but it's clean and feels great sitting naked on a towel! Really enjoy sauna/steam after a work out, thanks so much for the info! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaLifter Posted November 7, 2022 #1500 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Has anyone checked out MSC? I cannot tell anything from the deck plans of their ships if they have men's only sauna/steam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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