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Seeing a sharp increase in the readership for my posts on Mariner of the Seas, I reckon many are planning their cruise trip now. So to help those foodies going on-board, I will do a quick overview of dining on Mariner of the Seas. Just be …
What to do on Mariner of the Seas? There’s a variety of sports, recreational, and chillax activities for you to choose from and do. Otherwise, enjoy the entertainment on Mariner of the Seas that I have listed down in this post.
If you or your children love Dreamworks characters, be thrilled to get on Mariner of the Seas. You will get to see the characters frequently–from photo shoot sessions to dance along performances by the characters. They performed both indoor and outdoors. Check the cruise compass for their schedules!
On Mariner of the Seas, every guest is assigned to a session for the ice skating performance at Studio B. This is so that everyone gets a chance to see! It was like Disney on Ice, except there wasn’t any Disney. Nevertheless it was still enjoyable! Oh, do remember to bring a jacket if you are afraid of the cold. It’s after all an ice skating rink.
Some performers slipped and fell. But can’t blame them, when I was skating on the ice, it was super slippery. I could see melting water even!
There were many ice skating segments–from the romantic skating couple to the fun filled skating group of clowns. There will be a few segments when the skaters would engage with the first row audiences.
See the train in the picture below?
It was carrying the guests’ children. They were probably asked if they wanted to when entering the venue. Because the children were readied before the segment and hopped on the train on cue.
The Savoy Theatre was where we went for the nightly performances–music concerts and shows by magicians and dancers.
This man you see below was the cruise director, Fang (he pronounced it the ang moh way). You will see him (almost) everywhere. You could think of him as the host of Mariner of the Seas.
He was also the emcee of the nightly performances in Savoy, and also late night parties after the show.
Superb performance
A few guests were picked by him to go on the stage.
He was really funny and multi-talented. Love this segment! :)
There was a guest singer who sang Chinese and dialect songs for the older Asian crowd on-board. This crowd is likely to get board with so many other English singing performances. Hence this performance was a nice addition.
The singer interacted much with the crowd and shared that she was the body double for Jackie Chan for a few years running.
Most of the performances were rotated among these singers / dancers.
I love the music played by this trio, and hence checked my cruise compass and caught them playing at the Ellington’s bar. It’s weird to see them up close after seeing them high and mighty on the big stage. Hur hur. But most of the resident performers playing or singing at Savoy could be found in a smaller setting around the cruise.
The band, according to Mr S, was very skillful and good. They had a segment to show off their skills in foreground and not hidden behind singers in the background.
So at the end of the last performance, the grand finale, the management staff all went on stage as a celebration to mark the end of a wonderful trip!
Travelled in December 2015 | Trip is fully paid by us and in no way sponsored.
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There are many recreational activities on Mariner of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) for you to choose from. But if you are the sporty and active kind, read my previous post about the various sports activities. Otherwise, read on! But first….
It was the school holidays, and our cruise seemed to be operating at its full guest capacity. I am not a crowd person, so we tried to use certain facilities during the off peak hours.
More about the peak period in my previous post about sports.
At Deck 14, you can chill in the cards and games room. There is a collection of board games for you to choose from and play at one of their tables.
In another room, there was a lone table of 4 aunties. Zoomed in, and I found them playing mahjong! If you have 3 other mahjong khakis with you, you may consider dropping by. But it’s better not to get hooked on mahjong and enjoy the many other fun activities on-board!
A standard feature of cruises in Asia – casino. Again, there are many other things for you to do on-board. It doesn’t make sense to pay so much to get on the Royal Caribbean just to gamble, might as well pay S$100 for the local casinos. Then again, not encouraging anyone to gamble. Once you start, you might get addicted and not stop. Don’t trust in your flesh to resist.
Even the decor at the casino’s entrance said it all (see photos below). You step over the decorations as they are encased on the floor by glass.
On closer look, you’ll see the greed, gluttony and debauchery. It reminded me of the show “Spirited Away”, where people devour fresh food in a piggish manner, and a ‘Stink Spirit’ produces gold to tempt the naive.
Ironically this art installation reminded us of us, the guests on cruise. We were being fed non-stop. Or rather one can choose to keep eating 24/7. A huge amount of food was available on-board–either to be consumed or thrown away.
For the fun of it, you can play a simple game of luck with bingo.
The golf clubs are in a metal rack near to the basketball and soccer court. As for the golf balls, they are lying around the green pasture of golf course. You technically only need one ball per player.
There were a few courses, and we just went to the empty one. But many people kept invading our space.
Soon, Mr S figured it out. There’s actually a golf course route. Start from the beginning, which is near the basketball court and move on to the next section after your ball entered the first hole, so on and forth. Complete the course first and be the winner! :)
p.s. See the map of the sports arena above. There’s a start and finish indicated at the ends of the big green patch.
Image: 2bearbear.com
We were walking along the deck in the sea breeze when we spotted the shuffleboard. This is my first time seeing this game. But not Mr S. He said this game is similar to the Olympics game of Curling – shuffleboard on ice.
There were 2 shuffleboards available for play on the Mariner of the Seas. The cues and push weighted discs are in a box at the side, and instructions nearby. I love this game because that area has very low foot traffic and guests don’t usually play this unfamiliar game. So it’s almost always available!
But my arms ached the next day, and I couldn’t try the rock climbing! :(
Don’t miss this! It’s really cool. Peep into the main control room where the big cruise is being navigated.
Get to Deck 11, walk outside along the border to the front of the ship. The Marine Fitness Center and its row of treadmill should be behind you. There you will see a short flight of stairs. Walk down. Through a panel of window, you will see this:
Look further ahead and you will see a helipad for the helicopter to land during emergencies. This view to the control room is only available in the day. They will block it off at night.
There’s an information board right in front of the window. With a parallel diagram, it points out and explains the different people and controls you see at The Bridge (control room).
Now I know what’s the two thing sticking out at the side of the ship. They act like the side mirrors of a car. It’s for the staff to walk out and see the sides, especially during docking/parking.
You can sign up for photo packages on the first day to get special deals and promotions. There will be official photographers planted in many places – when you first come on-board, when you alight at each port of call, various parts of the ship, events, etc.
At certain times, there would be a long queue waiting to be photographed by the official photographer at this particular spot (see below). So in one of the rare occasions when there wasn’t a queue, I jumped in front of the photographer and asked Mr S to take a photo of me.
It’s a nice background.
There are also many other spots you can go around taking photos! We looked like Photoshopped into the Christmas tree photo, but nope. We were simply illuminated by the bright Christmas lighting. :)
Travelled in December 2015 | Trip is fully paid by us and in no way sponsored.
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