Live from the Mariner May 9

Well not quite on the Mariner yet. We are at the Radisson at the Port. We found it to be jsut fine. Not at all noisey as some people have reported, and certainly not at all run down. Ther were four of us and we booked a two room suite and split the cost. It was quite the set up. Two King size beds, tow person jacuzzi tub, microwave, fridge, and internet access. 155.00 on expedia. As we went out for breakfast, we could see the ship from here. She looks beautiful. I can't wait. We are hoping to get the cyber room package and if we do I will try to give a daily update and try to answer any questions.

Kim

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Have a great time!

Well we are now on board. It is breathtakeing. It makes all other ships in port look miniature. embarkation was quick and painless. Although we were quite early, our rooms were ready although many were not. Lunch was at the Windjammer and it was quite good. There was a great varity of offerings and all were tasty. After a walkaround of the ship we are all done it. We certainly walked off lunch. If this is any indication, we are in for a great week.
Kim

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I hope you have a wonderful trip. I look forward to reading your reports!

Lisa

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Kim,
Keep those post coming. I am on next week!
Have a great time. What time did you actually get to the port and how was boarding? My dad sometimes needs a little help and can't stand for a long period of time. Thanks and again, have fun
Karen

Kim:
Here's to you having a great week on the Mariner. We sail her June 13th, so will be interested in your comments. Like Karen above, interested in what time you were able to board. We'll be driving down and had heard that the parking doesn't open until specific times.
Have a good one-

Cruisin' since the 80's

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Oh boy - another week of posts. This is making it seem like a I have a three week cruise. Thanks for posting for us!

Cruise addict in the making

Doug here... My first post to the group.

We had an Avis van. We dropped off the luggage and four of us at the pier at around 11am.

We dropped the van at Avis and took their shuttle back to the pier. That was quick and painless. Back at around 1130. Did the security and check in bit.

People were actually still disembarking.

We were in line waiting for them to open the door to allow us to board at about 1145. We checked out the purser's desk (Deck 5) to get the internet link....

For the techno dweebs...It's a dial in link to the ship's systems. We're in at about 48K. Sufficieent for what we need.

We checked out some of the ship and did the first lunch buffet at the Windjammer. Wow! Lots of food. Some of everything this first day. I'll let Kim descrine that later. Need less to say...I won't be able to pull myself up the rock climbing wall in a day or two.

Baggage showed up about 3:30 pm. No issues there. Ice in the bucket in the rrom when we got here. And Antonio, our room steward, just came by to introduce himself.

For the alcoholics...we had some booze and soft drinks in our checked baggage that survived and arrived.

Off to the muster stations....

More to come.

We'll try and give a little blurb everytime we get back to the room.

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Wow..this is great. I've only been on Navigator, but in the past 3 weeks, I feel like I've been cruisin' the Mariner!!

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HHey, there, have a great time....keep posting us. Let's us enjoy cruising even if we are dry-docked!!! HA HA.

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Hey Kim - Just watched you leave on the Two Palms cam. Keep us posted on your cruise.

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Hi,
I'm on the Mariner next Sunday. Can't wait. I'd be anxious to know what night you think is the best night to book Chops. If you can find out I'd love to know which nights are formal night, Caribbean night etc.

Thanks for the updates. We are scheduled to leave on the Mariner May 23rd.

Paula

Thanks for the posts...I love reading the updates. Thanks for the notes about arrival procedures, ice bucket filled, friendly cabin steward, ability to sneak booze on board, etc.,....I can tell you've been reading the c.c. boards prior to your sailing! It is nice to know that good things are still happening out there.

Enjoy your week....I'm jealous! I still have 6 months to go before I board the Mariner of the Seas!

Kimberly
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Kim,
have a great week. We sail the Mariner 5-30. What room are you in? We also were wondering what the best night for Chops is. Did you bring wine onboard?

Thanks,
joanne

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If you could do me and my gf and favor... can you take a few pics of some food? I have only seen a few good pictures of the food onboard.

Thanks,
Chris

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Kim and Doug....Have a great trip. We will be on her in November. We have some friends onboard this week. They are with the GM group. If you meet a voluptuous (sp?) blonde named Stephanie and her husband Larry from Utah tell them their buddies from TN who love to cruise say "Hello". If you go to Portofino have an extra Tiramisu for me! Have a great week. Wish I were there!

Can you tell me if there still are "horse races and auctions". We owned a horsa another time and hope to do so again.



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Hope you're having a great time. We're on the mariner next week.

Marilyn

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WE SAIL ON THE 23RD TOO CAN YOU TELL US WHICH DECK YOU BOARD ON AND WHICH DINING ROOM ARE YOU IN ? ARE THEY ALL 3 ALIKE?

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it just feels like we haven't been back to the room since Sunday!!!!
There are not enough hours in the day. Everything is lovely.We were in Coco Cay on Monday. It was very cool and breezy on the ship before we went to the beach, but don't let that deter you. On the island it was very hot, hot, hot. We got a little burnt. The only downside to the island was the bbq. It was not very good. Cold and bland. Not at all indicitive of the food on the ship. Let me tell you that is excellent. We will try to get more pics of the food for you, but we will have to wait to [post them when we get home.
Yes tere is still horse races and auctions.
There is just about everything you can imagine. My mother in law won 372.00 at bingo.
We are just about to go to Jamica. We promise we will get back and tell you more when we get back on board.

Kim

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Would love to know what the dress code was for dinner all week, which days were what.

Thanks a bunch!

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