In early 2018, after a month long refit costing US$120 million which included adding additional cabins, the ship's
gross tonnage was increased to 139,863 from 138,279. In 2018,
Mariner of the Seas operated cruises from
Port Canaveral, Florida to the Bahamas visiting
Nassau and
Coco Cay. To facilitate re-positioning to
Miami, Florida the ship performed three cruises. Firstly from
Singapore to
Dubai, then Dubai to
Barcelona via the
Suez Canal and the final leg sailed from Barcelona to Miami.
COVID-19 pandemic During the
coronavirus pandemic, the
Miami Herald reported that, after cruises were cancelled worldwide and they had disembarked all passengers, Royal Caribbean Cruises had refused the CDC rules to repatriate many of their crew members due to the associated costs, with many crew members turning to desperate measures, such as
hunger strikes, as a result. On 10 May 2020, a male Chinese crew member of
Mariner of the Seas was found dead aboard the ship.
Passenger rescue In June 2023, a 42-year old passenger fell from the 10th deck of the boat while moving out of port in the Dominican Republic. Crew members were able to rescue the passenger from the water with minor injuries. == Notes ==