jhp and all:

Common, guys! I took the tape measurer on my Mariner cruise only because there were then MANY posts on CC complaining about lack of headroom in the shower. I was curious about just how much of a problem this was. So I took a very small tape and found out. Then I reported "6'2" of headroom" to help prospective cruisers on this ship know in advance whether this would be a problem for them.

jhp:

Although the bathroom floors on the Mariner have those two 5" rises above suite floor level to tub floor level, the ceilings in the baths are the same height as the rest of the suite, and do not rise. Thus, the total 10" rise to tub floor level subtracts from the suite ceiling height of 7', giving 6'2".

Robert:

I'm not a ship designer either, but have done some residential design. In residential standards, as long as there is an open gap of at least 4" between upper floor and lower ceiling, the 5" rises should not have been needed for plumbing purposes. And, I've been on ships of other lines with similar layout with no rises in the bathroom floor. Jan Novak, a Hotel Director on other RSSC ships told me that the Mariner baths were mot designed that way, and the builder fouled up! Beyond this, anybody's guess is as good as mine!

Thanks,
Richard :) ;) :)