Over Hyped Under Delivered

Navigator of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
Navigator of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 26, 2017

Ship: Navigator of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9638

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was my first cruise and I was not impressed. Food was terrible! They try to pass off buffet quality food as fine dining in main dining room. You need to visit the other upcharge dining venues for decent food. Breakfast and lunch in Windjammer is the exact same every day. Breakfast was good but lunch was awful. Only one food option after 9pm and the food choices are very limited and the same 24/7.

Terribly slow bar service by the pool. Small pool area and for some reason they use one of the small pools for scuba diving lessons during prime swimming time.

Mediocre entertainment. Not much of a variety of things happening on the ship.

Internet is awful! Basically can only send and receive text based messages so don't expect much.

One more thing.. don't waist your money for a massage in the spa! I was given a free treatment from our travel agency so I "only" had to pay the $20 gratuity for a 50 minute massage. It was by far the worst massage of my life. Don't waist a penny or an hour of your life getting a massage on that ship. Word of advice, pick a different ship!! 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Pay for upgraded dining if you enjoy good food. Skip the internet. Research shore excursions to do without Royal Caribbean because theirs were disappointing.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

2 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
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12 Comments

Travelgirl27    7 years ago

Some people have different expectations and standards.

Travelgirl27    7 years ago

I am on here now with my husband and we couldn't agree more. I feel like we wasted our vacation time and money.

newtraveler    7 years ago

For sure- stay home and save your money. nothingcould please you. I had the very best time twice on RC cruises.

robbieolsen    7 years ago

Rclinton I couldn't agree more. Made a very similar review.

Lance1952    7 years ago

Room service at night. Main dining for breakfast. There are a number of food options.

pamela27    7 years ago

we loved everything about the Navigator.

tpj2011    7 years ago

You don't have one positive thing to say. Find it difficult to believe every aspect of the cruise was horrible. Stay home next time.

laurawj    7 years ago

Internet worked great for us. I also got an included massage and it was wonderful. Food is subjective so not everyone may like it. Maybe try one of the newer ships

sekardos    7 years ago

I've never had a bad Royal Caribbean cruise. Leaving tomorrow on our 12th.

DanCrissy23    7 years ago

Different strokes for different folks. You could have gone to the MDR for breakfast it's pretty good and some variety. I've never had an issue with the food personally. But I can see where some might not be impressed, but never disappointed. Disney and Princess food was better. But the overall experience for a couple is great on RCCL.. Enjoy your next vacation, Hawaii is quite a good time if you haven't visited yet!

rhondamiller    7 years ago

we had a great experience as well.

ladydiahnn    7 years ago

That's a shame because every cruise/ ship has been a fantastic experience from beginning to end. Breakfast is anything you want for a morning meal and then some. Yes I've been on the Navigator and loved it❤

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