I hope this video is helpful for anyone who is planning on cruising on Mariner in the summer of 2024 or after, and wondering, how is the food in the main dining room these days?? This was a very fun video to make and quite a break from what I usually do, which is recipes using freeze dried foods. Enjoy!
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Thank you for making a current video. Much appreciated!
Thank you for sharing ๐ my family and I cruising next month ๐คฉ
Very enjoyable and informative video. I've always enjoyed the food on Royal Caribbean cruises, and your review reinforces my opinion. Looking forward to sailing on MOS in December.
Jamie's Italian had our favorite meals on Harmony. So, so, good. We're going twice on our upcoming Mariner. I recommend lunch. It's mostly the same menu with only a few items missing, but it's half the price. We even snagged a $12.50 deal on national Italian food day (or something like that). Their lasagna is to die for!
Thanks for your MDR review. We have my time dining reservations every night. I can't wait for the French onion soup. That was very memorable from Harmony. Also, the French toast was really, really good. I missed having it again on disembarkation day. The MDR closed before we could get there due to the nightmare of lines at the elevators.
Great video. We are booked in August, can't wait to try all the food.
Thank you for your video, will be on the Mariner in a few weeks
We have a 5 day Mariner cruise Oct โ25. Never cruised out of Galveston, but weโve cruised out of Tampa, Miami, Ft Lauderdale, and Port Canaveral. Tx for great video of dining room nights. I too love their breads. Top notch.
We have taken the kitchen tour twice. It runs about $50 and purchased at a discount of $43. Great for adults as you are treated to mimosas and brunch at the end. The kitchen is impressive. The bakery that produces that wonderful basket of rolls, is a 24 hour operation! It's the one tour I always recommend if you are a foodie! We sail on Mariner in a few weeks, so we appreciate seeing your video. I think the menu is the same as on other RC ships! Lunch is even better than dinner in my opinion!
This video was super helpful! We sail in two weeks and I cannot wait! ๐
Thanks for doing this, great video. I am cruising on the Mariner with family in February.
How was the dress code?
We are leaving Monday Sept 2. My birthday ๐
Great video!!! I have watched close to fifty Royal Caribbean food videos, and this is the best one. You described each dish very well, pictures are so much nicer than others for some reason. Thank you very much. We are going on a seven day Mexican Riviera cruise next year March. ๐
I agree with you about the burritoโฆ.I am from California, but I also lived in the Houston and Kemah areaโฆ. Enchiladas need to be made with corn tortillasโฆ. lol. I now live in MIssouri and OMGโฆ. A lot of the restaurants here have enchilada sauce that tastes more like tomato soupโฆ..it drives me crazyโฆ
Is food included in the cruise contract or do we pay separately for food? I loved the video and your commentary.
Iโm having a hard time taking this review seriously! I just got off this ship and this was the worst food Iโve ever tasted on a cruise. Maybe it was on this specific cruise because your food does look better than any of mine did but the only good food I had was the food I paid for and the shrimp dishes. Bacon was terrible: I guess to each their own!
Thanks for this review! We will be on board next month. The "enchilada" looks like what we had in AZ, burrito enchilada style. Also in Texas and have spent a lot of time in Mexico. I don't think that would be considered an enchilada anywhere other than the ship ๐. But I could be wrong, I haven't been everywhere yet. But either way, I plan to try it if they have it!
There are 3 of us in the family, are we going to sit in a table with other person/people? I chose the 8pm time during booking for the MDR meal, can I change it to 5:30pm?
Is MDR/Windjammer open for lunch when the ship is docked in costa maya port?
Thanks for the very detailed review! My family is going to be on the Mariner for a Christmas cruise, and admittedly, am seeing very mixed reviews on the food at this point. I was on the Liberty out of Galveston several years ago, and the food was very good for the most part then, also. A few less memorable, but overall, very good. My other experience on the Oasis out of Miami was actually very good also, so I'm hoping those weeks when people had bad experiences were brought to RC's attention and the anomolies addressed. I'll be sharing this link with the rest of the family for planning. Thanks again!
Going on this cruise in February! So happy I found your channel to study up on!
I loved your review. I do have a question. Did you all 4 share a room? Nervous about 4 of us in a room
Amazing โค thank you for sharing
Thank you for the video
Our family of 4 are going this December
I have to agree with your daughter on the mushroom risotto, needed flavor but was cooked well.
Iโm glad overall you had a great experience!
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First Royal cruise coming up and this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Such a great descriptive video!! Thank you so much! Super helpful
We will be on it in the 19th of dec 2024 , do u know how early Royal C let you in on the ship? Living at 4 pm.
Do you have to tip at the main dinning room or the other free foods
Great review. Thanks. I've been on the Mariner 3 times when it did the 7-day cruise from Galveston, in 2011 and 2012. The head chef was the best we've had — I wish I remembered his name. Best honey-stung chicken ever (used to always be served for embarkation buffet lunch). And superb lobster bisque (which it seems is no longer served in the MDR on any RCI cruise now).
Thanks for the video! Very helpful! I'm going on my first cruise in 3 days!
Wow! kids trying escargots! Sophistication, nice parenting! Awesome video, thank you!