Royal Caribbean International is raising the bar on short cruises from South Florida, starting this summer with the Mariner of the Seas, fresh off of a $120 million Royal Amplified refurbishment.

In the cruise arena, ship upgrades are commonplace. However, extreme makeovers are another story. That's the reason for all the buzz about the 3,114-passenger Mariner of the Seas. She's undergoing the ...

Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas is one of Royal Caribbean’s older ships, a Voyager-class cruise ship that was originally launched in 2003, built in Finland for approximately $650 million.

Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas is one of Royal Caribbean’s older ships, a Voyager-class cruise ship that was originally launched in 2003, built in Finland for approximately $650 million.

When Royal Caribbean International first launched the Mariner of the Seas in 2003, it marked the fifth and last sizable Voyager-class vessel before developing even bigger ones. Never forgotten, though ...

Royal Caribbean's 3,114-passenger Mariner of the Seas on Monday will begin three- and four-night voyages to the Bahamas out of Miami, becoming the newest and biggest vessel in the market for such ...