Yes, it's cruise time again!  We're once again on the Mariner for a week long western Caribbean itinerary but really it's all about the ship!  Mariner will be leaving at the end of the year for the west coast and we'll miss her as she's our favorite ship with the best crew.

We are once again in the wheelchair accessible junior suite.  There are only 2 onboard and we always select the same one for that home away from home feeling.

Cabin Attendant - Tony
Waiter - Jose from the Yucatan
Assistant Waiter - Robert
Head Waiter -

Day 1 - Oct 5 - Port Canaveral, Florida

Activities: Boarding, Unpacking, Muster Drill, Golf after dinner, Parade
 

Day 1 - Port Canaveral Muster Drill	Day 1 - Port Canaveral Sail away	Day 1 - Port Canaveral Singers on the Promenade bridge	Day 1 - Port Canaveral Stilt walker
Day 1 - Port Canaveral A birdman	Day 1 - Port Canaveral A pirate from the photography staff

 

Day 2 - Oct 6 - At Sea

Activities: Scrapbooking session, Meet & Mingle, Bingo, More Golf!
 

Day 2 - At Sea CJ going to Adventure Ocean... unfortunately we got paged about 2 hours later because CJ was touching other kids.. not maliciously, he wasn't allowed to hug.	Day 2 - At Sea Francesca chatting at the Meet & Mingle

 

Day 3 - Oct 7 - Labadee, Haiti

Activities: Splash Park, Painting, More Golf, Bingo, Dinner for adults at Chops, Disco Dance Party
 

Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti The Labadee coast.	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti CJ on the tender	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti Francesca (look for the head) working on a watercolor while the guys went ashore	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti A boat on the shore of Labadee
Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti CJ loves the water	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti CJ at Luke's Splash on Labadee	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti The view of the Mariner from the Labadee shore.	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti CJ hitting off
Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti David and CJ between holes of golf	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti CJ and Francesca on the mini golf course	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti CJ and our towel animal	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti Francesca and David at Chops. The desserts were as yummy as they look!
Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti Whenever Simeon played piano we tried to be there for at least part of it.	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti One of CJ's favorite features on the promenade... during a show it opens and extends down than back up and shrinks again and again.	Day 3 - Labadee, Haiti After getting to the cabin at 10:30, Francesca gave CJ a choice of bed or dancing since he was still awake. So here are Francesca and CJ dancing on the Promenade till near midnight.

 

Day 4 - Oct 8 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Activities: Trivia, Jogging Track, Swimming, Yet More Golf
 

Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica CJ resting in a window	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica CJ watching a movie on David's iphone	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica Francesca and David in the Schooner Bar	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica David and CJ on deck 12 with a life preserver
Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica CJ running on the jogging track	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica Our family	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica A reflection of the pool deck and the area around it	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica CJ's first time in a ship pool
Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica The pool deck	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica CJ cuddling at sail away	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica Our little rascal looks like he was plotting how to take over the ship.. or at least the mini golf course	Day 4 - Ocho Rios, Jamaica CJ and our sting ray towel animal

 

Day 5 - Oct 9 - George Town, Grand Cayman

Activities: Scrapbooking, track, bingo, formal night photos, Platinum and Diamond party, Battle of the Sexes, and of course more golf
 

Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman CJ and one of his many ice cream cones	Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman Francesca and CJ with cruise staff Joann at a scrapbooking session	Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman CJ in his sprinter's position	Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman CJ running track... there were showers in the distance but it never rained hard on the ship
Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman Francesca won a round of bingo... just a few balls after the chance of the jackpot payout	Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman David on the balcony photographing Francesca in the cabin	Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman Yet another time the iphone came in handy to keep CJ settled.. this time at the Crown & Anchor Platinum and Diamond party	Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman CJ and our towel elephant
Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman Our babysitter Dunia from Costa Rica (same one we had in 2007) with CJ	Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman Francesca with cruise staff Simeon and Erick at the Battle of the Sexes... the women won!

 

Day 6 - Oct 10 - Cozumel, Mexico

Activities: Lots of golf, spa treatment for Francesca, the Quest
 

Day 6 - Cozumel, Mexico CJ playing an early morning golf round with David while Francesca had a spa treatment	Day 6 - Cozumel, Mexico A view from the peek-a-boo bridge... note the fuzzy dice over the navigator's section!	Day 6 - Cozumel, Mexico The photo doesn't do the view justice... the water color with the sun shining was gorgeous	Day 6 - Cozumel, Mexico A night session of mini golf
Day 6 - Cozumel, Mexico CJ standing under our towel monkey	Day 6 - Cozumel, Mexico The start of the Quest while it was still very tame	Day 6 - Cozumel, Mexico Our male team captain decked out in pink and red lipstick all over his face

 

Day 7 - Oct 11 - At Sea

Activities: Captain's Corner, trivia, bingo, scrapbooking, more golf, farewell show
 

Day 7 - At Sea Captain's Corner	Day 7 - At Sea CJ playing golf.. have you noticed a theme? ;D	Day 7 - At Sea CJ resting in the window.. this time with no prompting	Day 7 - At Sea Francesca at the morning trivia
Day 7 - At Sea David and CJ before dinner in the dining room	Day 7 - At Sea Our waiter Jose from the Yucatan with Francesca	Day 7 - At Sea David and CJ with our headwaiter from India	Day 7 - At Sea CJ watching the magician do his slight of hand act
Day 7 - At Sea The entertainment staff of the Mariner	Day 7 - At Sea Our cabin attendant Tony	Day 7 - At Sea CJ's last round of mini golf

 

Day 8 - Port Canaveral, Florida

Day 8 - Port Canaveral, Florida Our last view of the Mariner. A bit of a sad moment as she will be replaced in Port Canaveral by the Freedom of the Seas in a few months

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