Actually, I just wanted to let you all know that I did do things on our Mariner cruise besides measure bathrooms. It was Nice to Rome, including Monte Carlo and all those beautiful little Italian villiages by the sea --- and they looked just the way I'd always imagined. We had a few "hitches" like delayed luggage, broken down shuttle bus, and broken down tender, and an excursion bus driver who cancelled with no notice. But Radisson handled the problems so smoothly it was like no problem at all. And we really loved the Mariner as well. The food, service, itinerary, crew staff, entertainment, and fellow guests were excellent. No matter what is done with the bathrooms, we look forward to cruising on her again. The only reason I measured the headroom in the tub/shower was that this board was yet to be born, and I (and many of us) was posting primarily on CC. On that board at that time, there were many "rants" about the Mariner and its "showers for midgets (which insulted the Mariner and little people as well), so I just thought that as I was booked then in the near future, I'd take a tape and find out.

Like Kathy, we did a bathroom remodel -- actually part of an add-on, in 2000. The resulting master bath has 235 sq. ft., an enclosed "potty room", two separate vanities with sinks, a walk in shower with bench designed so no shower door or curtain was required, and a large jetted tub in one corner inset into a marble platform.

What this has to do with cruising and the Mariner's tubs is this. Our builder was very clear that the bottom of the tub be no higher than the floor of the bathroom. He said that stepping into a tub where the tub bottom is higher than the floor was difficult to impossible for anyone with leg or foot problems. (I think he also said something about this violating local building codes.) As an arthritic condition in my feet and one ankle has progressed, I see what he meant!

Chip knows that I'm a technically-oriented guy from the Mercedes Benz Club boards. I had just heard so much about this situation on the CC board then that I wanted to quantify it. Sorry if I offended anyone.

Thanks,
Richard