Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas West Coast Debut
Feb. 20-22, 2009 saw the re-inaugural sailing of the Mariner of the Seas, the largest and most beautiful ship to sail from a west coast port. Mariner will be sailing from Los Angeles (San Pedro) on a 7 night Mexican Riviera itinerary, including ports of call at Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.
Mariner, one of the Voyager class ships from RCI, features an ice skating rink, a miniature golf course, an in-line skate track, basketball court, and the signature rock climbing wall. This showpiece of technology is 1,020 feet long, weighs 138,000 toms, and has a guest capacity of 3,114. Yet it doesn’t seem crowded, due to having one of the highest space-per-guest ratios on the cruise market. The 3 story dining room is absolutely elegant, complete with chandelier.
Kelly and Carol Watts of Cruise Port Travel had the privilege of sailing on the Mariner’s west coast debut, and were completely awed by the ship’s Royal Promenade, a 5 story open area complete with specialty and gift shops, a wine bar and pub, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream parlor, and Seattle’s Best Coffee shop. The promenade is also used for parades and special gatherings. The buffet area, Windjammer Café, is huge, and does not have the congested traffic of other buffets at sea. Royal Caribbean really does deliver the WOW with this new to the west coast ship.
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