Private Island Tease

Navigator of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Navigator of the Seas

3-Night Bahamas Fort Lauderdale R/T

Sail date: February 25, 2016

Ship: Navigator of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6673

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

In spite of all the wonderful beautiful photos of the exclusive and private island of Cococay, it seems they are only able to stop there about half the time. They don't mention that the number of places they visit will be reduced by 50% without any reduction in the fare, but that's the way it is. We did have a good time on the boat while we passed by the private island destination. I do understand that since the island has no dock that the seas are often too rough to offload on to the "tender boats" that ferry you to the island, but they should be more clear that you chances of getting to the private island are not great. Otherwise it's kind of like a tease. Other than that it was pretty much like we expected. The included food was good but not so good that you didn't want to pay extra for the specialty restaurants (naturally). There were the expected mandatory gratuities, ...which they should just be honest about and add them to the fare since you can't travel without them. There was the begging for a perfect review from everyone from the Captain to the Porters. However, all in all it was a good time and something I would do again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
They couldn't get the TV working until the very last night which made it slightly more difficult to know how much money was on your account and what activities were going on when, but we worked around it.

Ship tip

VERY IMPORTANT for first timers is that even the they list that boat ARRIVES back in port at 5:30 am, you can't leave the boat until about 6:30 at the earliest and THEN you have to go through customs. Why they think we should care when the boat arrives when we can't get off of it is beyond me?

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
I've been to many islands in the Caribbean and this was the dirtiest. You may WANT to stay on the boat.
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6 Comments

debbiebrunelle9    8 years ago

Cruising January through March can be very windy therefore tenders are not able to go out. We didn't get to go to Grand Cayman on a February cruise. The next cruise was March, it was still windy however we were able to tender in to Grand Cayman however all water excursions were canceled. Third time was a charm, November cruise we actually got to do our Grand Cayman excursion.

capttrips    8 years ago

I must have been to Coco Cay 5 times, and this was the first time we could not get there, no biggie. If you travel at all, you realize these things happen, either by car,boat,plane or train!

gaylenesmith969    8 years ago

Sadly when you tender to a port, the weather is always part of the equation. When you sign your cruise contract you are saying that you accept that the company may have to change the itinerary without notice and will not have to reimburse. If you are only going for 3 or 4 days, your options are few to change to another port.

DCruiseQueen    8 years ago

You have the option to include the tip to the fare when you purchase your cruise.

enjoyurdaysmile    8 years ago

People call a ship a boat. There's a very big difference. Never say the ship is a boat to the Captain of the vessel.

deboftheseas    8 years ago

It's been a rough winter for all ports that are tendered, I see a lot of people saying they couldn't get in. from Grand Cayman to the Bahamas, its too bad cuz CocoCay is really cute

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