Mariner of the Seas Refurbishment

[BillOh]

Have any of you sailed Mariner in her current Asian itineraries? Since this thread started I was watching her on marinetraffic.com and that area between Sinagpore and Kuala Lumpoor has an incredible amount of ship traffic. It must make for interesting ship watching.

[John&LaLa]

We are on the semi Global Oddysey next month

 

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[WaveSplasher]

Have any of you sailed Mariner in her current Asian itineraries? Since this thread started I was watching her on marinetraffic.com and that area between Sinagpore and Kuala Lumpoor has an incredible amount of ship traffic. It must make for interesting ship watching.

 

It's mostly Cargo Ships, VLCC, Fishing Boats, some Oil rigs on calm seas .. Unless you are into that, then its boring. If you are lucky, you might get a couple of cruise ships sailing with you or the other direction depending on the season.

[BillOh]

It looks like Mariner is about to enter the Bay of Bengal on its way to India.

Technically that is a few days away, I've never heard of the Andaman Sea before. But perhaps its considered Bay of Bengal if they stay south and pass Banda Aceh?

[BillOh]

It looks like Mariner is about to enter the Bay of Bengal on its way to India.

Technically that is a few days away, I've never heard of the Andaman Sea before. But perhaps its considered Bay of Bengal if they stay south and pass Banda Aceh?

 

 

I stole this photo from Bill and Marie's Ovation/Asia cruise review. One of the last photos of Mariner in the far East.

 

[John&LaLa]

It looks like Mariner is about to enter the Bay of Bengal on its way to India.

Technically that is a few days away, I've never heard of the Andaman Sea before. But perhaps its considered Bay of Bengal if they stay south and pass Banda Aceh?

Uh, actually we're on the way to Thailand. [emoji12]

 

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[John&LaLa]

I stole this photo from Bill and Marie's Ovation/Asia cruise review. One of the last photos of Mariner in the far East.

 

We're still in the far east. Many pics to follow. Lousy internet, though

 

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[Biker19]

Uh, actually we're on the way to Thailand. [emoji12]

So, did Delta treat you well?

[John&LaLa]

So, did Delta treat you well?

Negotiations are in process. Gotta love Facebook.

 

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[John&LaLa]

BTW, it seems entire ship is an overflow lounge. And 4 drinks on card plus free coffees. 1400+ passengers are eligible

 

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[Biker19]

Negotiations are in process. Gotta love Facebook.

I assume you made embarkation with just a few hours to spare and didn't see any of Singapore?

[BillOh]

Uh, actually we're on the way to Thailand. [emoji12]

 

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Thanks, Marinetraffic.com has the next port listed as India (forgot the port name)

[BillOh]

Thanks, Marinetraffic.com has the next port listed as India (forgot the port name)

Marine Traffic has updated to show Phuket now. Earlier today it was an Indian port I didn't recognize on the coast near Bangledesh.

[John&LaLa]

I assume you made embarkation with just a few hours to spare and didn't see any of Singapore?

Just a very short taxi ride. Very inexpensive

 

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[BillOh]

The latest update on Marinetraffic shows M has left Phuket and headed for the Arabian Sea side of India. 3 -4 days?

[icsys]

Left Patong 8pm local time, will be three days to reach Goa

[monctonguy]

Cant wait to actually see these changes once she is done. Hoping there will be lots of reviews and pictures posted then...countdown is on till I am on her in Oct!

[fleihr]

I wIll be on her in December, cant wait

[Biker19]

[Biker19]

Quite a bit of detail on RCI's web site including this one which I had not read about:

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/mariner-of-the-seas/things-to-do/the-bamboo-room

[Biker19]

The DL also looks quite different in the pics here (seems to be from another ship):

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/mariner-of-the-seas/things-to-do/diamond-club

[John&LaLa]

The DL also looks quite different in the pics here (seems to be from another ship):

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/mariner-of-the-seas/things-to-do/diamond-club

Not a fan of current layout. Don't like the wall separating food and drink from rest of venue

 

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[Biker19]

Not a fan of current layout. Don't like the wall separating food and drink from rest of venue

I assume it will end up like Adventure - nothing like the depiction on RCI's web site.

[John&LaLa]

I assume it will end up like Adventure - nothing like the depiction on RCI's web site.

Picture 1 might be doable. You see the outdoor section. Picture two looks like the old Oasis layout above the Promenade

 

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[Biker19]

Picture two looks like the old Oasis layout above the Promenade

New depictions cost money - simply recycle old ones and hope no one notices.