LIVE - B2B Mariner 5/7/22-5/23/22 - ABC! 🎶 Easy as …um, Bermuda?

[aring75]

 

Heading out tomorrow for back-to-back Mariner cruises. First leg goes to Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (with four glorious sea days bookending those great stops!). Then we turn around and head out to Bermuda with stops in Nassau and Coco Cay. 
 

Cruise #1

 

 

Cruise #2

 

 

 

[aring75]

COVID tests were relatively simple. Did the eMed proctored tests. 
 

 

 

Mark says he wasn’t worried about his test results at all. 
 

 

 

But he sure looked relieved when the negative test results came through. 
 

[aring75]

Have plans for Jaime’s lunch on boarding day. Also, will make a couple of specialty dinner reservations after we board so we can use the D+ bogo. 
 

Booked the Taste of Royal lunch (first leg) and the Sushi & Sake lunch (second leg) since we’ve never done either of these before. We’ll see. 
 

We have a snorkeling tour in Aruba, but I just received word last night that our tour in Bonaire was cancelled. Might book something else after we get on the ship. But we love to just walk around Curaçao and have lunch overlooking the water. 

We’ve never been to Bermuda, but booked one tour. Then we will visit Pearl Island in Nassau and play it by ear on Coco Cay. 
 

 

It’s been around 10-12 years since we were on Mariner, so I’m looking forward to seeing how she’s held up. Hmmm…I’m guessing probably better than I have in 12 years. 😩

[grapau27]

8 minutes ago, aring75 said:

Have plans for Jaime’s lunch on boarding day. Also, will make a couple of specialty dinner reservations after we board so we can use the D+ bogo. 
 

Booked the Taste of Royal lunch (first leg) and the Sushi & Sake lunch (second leg) since we’ve never done either of these before. We’ll see. 
 

We have a snorkeling tour in Aruba, but I just received word last night that our tour in Bonaire was cancelled. Might book something else after we get on the ship. But we love to just walk around Curaçao and have lunch overlooking the water. 

We’ve never been to Bermuda, but booked one tour. Then we will visit Pearl Island in Nassau and play it by ear on Coco Cay. 
 

 

It’s been around 10-12 years since we were on Mariner, so I’m looking forward to seeing how she’s held up. Hmmm…I’m guessing probably better than I have in 12 years. 😩

Looking forward to your live from review.

[Cruisin_FL_Girl]

Hello Aring75!

 

I don't know if you remember me but we met on the Celebrity Equinox cruise last year (I'm Kathy and I was sailing with my sister Marguerite). We're on the 2nd cruise, the Bermuda cruise with you guys! Small world right? We haven't been to any of these ports so we are looking forward to this trip too. Also, this will be our first Royal Caribbean cruise after two with Celebrity, so we can't wait to compare the two lines. I'm sure we'll love it!!

 

Maybe we'll see you on board! 

Have a great cruise!

[aring75]

38 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Looking forward to your live from review.

Thank you, Graham. Glad to have you along!

[aring75]

20 minutes ago, Cruisin_FL_Girl said:

Hello Aring75!

 

I don't know if you remember me but we met on the Celebrity Equinox cruise last year (I'm Kathy and I was sailing with my sister Marguerite). We're on the 2nd cruise, the Bermuda cruise with you guys! Small world right? We haven't been to any of these ports so we are looking forward to this trip too. Also, this will be our first Royal Caribbean cruise after two with Celebrity, so we can't wait to compare the two lines. I'm sure we'll love it!!

 

Maybe we'll see you on board! 

Have a great cruise!

Hi Kathy!

I do remember you guys. But for some reason I thought your sisters’ name was Anna. Hopefully I’m remembering the right sisters! Do you still like those espresso martinis? 😁

 

Glad to hear you’ll be joining us for Bermuda. Should be great!

[clochette]

looking forward to your review, happy travel.

[John&LaLa]

We were scheduled on the ABC leg. Had to cancel😪

 

Have fun

[aring75]

11 minutes ago, clochette said:

looking forward to your review, happy travel.

Thank you!

 

 

Just now, John&LaLa said:

We were scheduled on the ABC leg. Had to cancel😪

 

Have fun

Awww John! I’m never going to be able to meet you and Lala. But thanks for the well-wishes. 

[Cruisin_FL_Girl]

Good memory. Yes, my sister goes by Anna our grandmother name was Marguerite. She says is makes her feel old! Plus she thinks it’s crazy that mom named her Marguerite A.  You know, Marguerit-a. Like she’s an alcoholic beverage. Ha ha!

I can’t wait to see if Royal Caribbean’s espresso martinis are as good as the Martini Bar!

[aring75]

It’s Cruise Day!

 

 

Drove from the Tampa area to Port Canaveral stopping for breakfast along the way. Nice, easy two-ish hour drive. 
 

[aring75]

Our boarding time was 11:30 am. Arrived at Port Canaveral at 11. PC is a little different from some other terminals. Here (at Terminal 1), you drive into the parking garage first floor to drop your luggage. Then, they will direct you to parking. For us, it was the open lot next door to the garage. You pay for parking at the time of arrival. 

[Mary&Jim]

I'm looking forward to your review also. My dh and I are on the Bermuda trip leaving 5/15. Can't wait!

[aring75]

1 hour ago, Mary&Jim said:

I'm looking forward to your review also. My dh and I are on the Bermuda trip leaving 5/15. Can't wait!

Hi Mary & Jim! Glad to have you along. See you in eight days! 😁

[aring75]

We have a spacious ocean view balcony on deck 9. Luckily, we have the same cabin for both cruises (yay!).

 

 

 

 

 

Not sure about storage space yet. Lots of drawers and hidden cubbies. But closet seems a little small. It has shelves though. That’s nice. 
 

 

[aring75]

Bathroom is pretty standard. 
 

 

 

 

 

There’s shampoo/body wash (2 in 1) in the shower. 
 

 

 

And these are on the counter. 
 

 

[aring75]

Two 120V outlets and one 230V at the desk. 
 

 

 

 

Plus, the dedicated “shaver” outlet in the bathroom ceiling. 
 

 

 

Aaand it’s upside-down. Sorry. You have to shave standing on your head. 
 

Best of luck. 

[aring75]

There’s four hooks on the back of the bathroom door. And another two hooks of to the side. 
 

 

 

 

There’s also a clothes line in the bathroom shower. 

[aring75]

Crown & Anchor cookies. 
 

 

 

Diamond Plus notifications. 
 

 

[aring75]

Boarding day lunch in Jaime’s. 
 

 

 

Lunch menu

 

 

 

Drink menus

 

 

 

[aring75]

I ordered the crispy calamari. It was terrible. I had it on Anthem and Symphony. Both good. This was chewy and rubbery.

 

 

 

Mark got the garlicky prawns. These were delicious. 
 

 

 

He also tried the arugula and Parmesan salad. 
 

[aring75]

Salmon was very good. 
 

 

 

Mark said the lasagna was good, but nothing special. 
 

 

[aring75]

Dessert!!

 

 

 

We split an order of the limoncello cheesecake. So good!

 

[bup1224]

5 hours ago, aring75 said:

Our boarding time was 11:30 am. Arrived at Port Canaveral at 11. PC is a little different from some other terminals. Here (at Terminal 1), you drive into the parking garage first floor to drop your luggage. Then, they will direct you to parking. For us, it was the open lot next door to the garage. You pay for parking at the time of arrival. 

Loving your live report! Do you know how many passengers onboard?