Cmaccullen Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 So June 1, 2020 we are going on our first ever Royal Caribbean cruise. We are still trying to decide if we want to purchase the Unlimited dining or just stick with the regular dining. Opinions? What are some must eats on the ship and coco cay? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayleigh Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 My husband and I went on Mariner this past January for our honeymoon. We did not try any specialty restaurants (and kind of regret not trying at least one). We heard Chops Grill was really good!! I really wanted to try Izumi but my husbands hates Chinese food/hibachi and sushi. We really enjoyed the Dog House and I ordered some fries at Playmakers which were actually pretty damn good (Playmakers you do have to pay for the food. Fries were about $3). Also, by the pool is a self-serve soft serve ice cream!! At Coco Cay, they have a make your own taco bar which was AMAZING!! They had fresh ingredients and all the toppings you could think of. Matt always talks about how good the chicken sandwich is (check out his YouTube channel)!! Honestly though, the food in the main dinning room was really good! If you make a reservation (my time dinning), you have a pretty good chance at sitting at a table with just the two of you. We are fortunate enough to go on another cruise at the end of September on Oasis and will be doing a specialty restaurant for our 1 yr wedding anniversary!! Cmaccullen and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmaccullen Posted March 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, Kayleigh said: My husband and I went on Mariner this past January for our honeymoon. We did not try any specialty restaurants (and kind of regret not trying at least one). We heard Chops Grill was really good!! I really wanted to try Izumi but my husbands hates Chinese food/hibachi and sushi. We really enjoyed the Dog House and I ordered some fries at Playmakers which were actually pretty damn good (Playmakers you do have to pay for the food. Fries were about $3). Also, by the pool is a self-serve soft serve ice cream!! At Coco Cay, they have a make your own taco bar which was AMAZING!! They had fresh ingredients and all the toppings you could think of. Matt always talks about how good the chicken sandwich is (check out his YouTube channel)!! Honestly though, the food in the main dinning room was really good! If you make a reservation (my time dinning), you have a pretty good chance at sitting at a table with just the two of you. We are fortunate enough to go on another cruise at the end of September on Oasis and will be doing a specialty restaurant for our 1 yr wedding anniversary!! Thank you so much for the reply. We really want to try the wings at playmakers. Nothing sounds better right now than some beer, wings and fries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayleigh Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 I am a sucker for wings but since we were first time cruisers, we honestly did not want to spend extra money when most things were included!! I heard the wings are really good!! Happy cruising!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRebecca Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 For shorter cruises I seem to be happy with included options but for longer sailings (5+ nights) I plan to try specialty dining. Happy cruising, I loved Mariner and Cococay! Cmaccullen and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki007 Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 The MDR can be a lot of fun if you have a larger party ( 2 families). When by ourselves (family of 4) we like to hit the specialty restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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