Pat & I boarded the Mariner yesterday in FLL for the crossing to Barcelona. Stan is Captain, Franck is the GM, Ray is the CD and there are quite a few familiar staff. We had a category D gty with no suite assignment until we checked in. We were surprised to be put in 781, a Seven Seas suite at the rear of the ship. We're on the starboard corner so we have both side and rear views from our balcony. Now we just have to get used to having a butler, but I'm sure we'll manage... Two days at sea and then Bermuda.
Jim