This cruise was David and Francesca's 5th on Royal Caribbean, CJ's 2nd.
The Mariner of the Seas is a gorgeous ship and conveniently only an hour away so
this was our 3rd sailing on her. While onboard we booked an eastern
Caribbean cruise on her for the week after Thanksgiving. We were even
recognized by quite a few on the dining staff from previous sailings!
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Day 1 - December 3
Mean Mommy giving CJ rabbit ears! |
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Day 1 - December 3
The dreaded muster drill.. the 2nd worst part of a cruise |
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Day 1 - December 3
Sunset as we left Port Canaveral |
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Day 1 - December 3
CJ didn't nap so we slept from 8:30 till 10:30 and got up for the parade. CJ wasn't crying but he wasn't thrilled we made him get up to see the parade! |
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Day 1 - December 3
One of our favorites... Phillip, the cruise staff events manager. |
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Day 2 - December 4
CJ's first morning at Aqua Tots. On most days there were only a few kids there, but the ship's captain's wife was often there with her toddler daughter and infant son. |
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Day 2 - December 4
Our Cruise Critic Meet and Mingle party |
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Day 3 - December 5
The gorgeous view from our cabin at Labadee, an RCCI owned property on the north coast of Haiti. |
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Day 3 - December 5
CJ and Daddy at Luke's Splash Bash on Labadee. |
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Day 3 - December 5
CJ and Mommy at Luke's. |
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Day 3 - December 5
CJ playing at Luke's Splash Bash... we didn't stay long as we forgot the sunblock but it was still well worth the 5 bucks for CJ to play there! |
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Day 3 - December 5
CJ and Mommy on the tender heading back to the ship |
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Day 3 - December 5
Our last close up view of Labadee |
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Day 3 - December 5
The view as we approached the ship from the tender |
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Day 3 - December 5
CJ pulling apart our towel bunny after coming back from dinner |
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Day 4 - December 6
The port of Ocho Rios, Jamaica |
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Day 4 - December 6
CJ and Daddy on the balcony |
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Day 4 - December 6
CJ and Mommy on the balcony |
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Day 4 - December 6
CJ's first adventure playing mini golf. He preferred to carry the ball to the green and ten try to hit it into the hole. |
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Day 4 - December 6
CJ and Daddy in the gap between the sports deck and the pool a few decks below |
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Day 4 - December 6
CJ and Daddy on Royal Promenade steps |
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Day 4 - December 6
Mariner's Royal Promenade Christmas tree |
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Day 5 - December 7
The port of Georgetown, Grand Cayman |
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Day 5 - December 7
Accessible Junior Suite 1308 taken with balcony to the rear. |
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Day 5 - December 7
Accessible Junior Suite 1308 taken with hall door to the rear. |
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Day 5 - December 7
CJ dressed adorably in his formal outfit including black velvet blazer and a tie! |
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Day 6 - December 8
The port of Cozumel, Mexico.. Mariner docks at the pier 3 miles from downtown. All of the piers were destroyed and had to be rebuilt after Hurricane Wilma in 2005. |
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Day 6 - December 8
CJ preparing Mommy for the day by brushing her hair |
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Day 6 - December 8
It was a mostly cloudy day in Cozumel creating some interesting effects in the photos. |
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Day 6 - December 8
CJ and Daddy at a Mariner life preserver ring. We took one in 2005 so it's become a tradition. |
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Day 6 - December 8
CJ and his AquaTots buddy, 18 month old Tyler |
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Day 6 - December 8
Each night the steward makes up our roon and CJ always got 2 chocolates of his own. Notice how they stretched out Duck's wings and left chocolates on each animal's nose! |
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Day 6 - December 8
One of our favorites of our towel animals.. a monke with little paper balls for eyes. |
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Day 6 - December 8
CJ sleeping after midnight when we got back from having a night off. CJ was watched at night by Caroline from the Phillipines. |
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Day 7 - December 9
A wee bit of rough weather... 8-15 foot swells and relative wind across the open decks nearing 60mph |
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Day 7 - December 9
Daddy, Mommy and CJ before the afternoon parade |
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Day 7 - December 9
Daddy and CJ before the parade |
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Day 7 - December 9
CJ and Mommy before the parade. CJ wanted to keep moving walking up and down the Promenade. |
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Day 7 - December 9
CJ's favorite part of the parades... the ball stretches out, up and down during the parades. |
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Day 7 - December 9
CJ and Daddy with one of our favorite waitresses in the Windjammer |
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Day 7 - December 9
CJ and Daddy with another favorite waitress |
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Day 7 - December 9
CJ offering up a hug to one waitress |
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Day 7 - December 9
Us with the Windjammer hostess, a real sweetie who remembered us from our 2005 cruise as did a few others. |
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Day 8 - December 10
Mommy with Duck as we waited for our luggage color tags to be called so we could disembark. |
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Day 8 - December 10
CJ did not enjoy the waiting to get off the ship... he and Daddy strolled the Promenade a few times to waste time! |
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