3 days was not enough time to enjoy this ship and what it has to offer. We loved navigator, and we loved Coco cay, and the trip flew by in the blink of an eye, unfortunately. Already thinking about booking again. I would definitely recommend it as a short weekend getaway but it seriously made me miss my 7 night cruises.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
We were on the ship around 10:45, so easy
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
I'm vegan and normally I have a ton of options, almost all of which are delicious, but in this cruise it felt kind of lacking compared to other ships I've been on. vegan options in the MDR were bland and a little disappointing. Fiance (not vegan) felt the quality was about the same for him. Still nothing to complain much about, as it's much better than having no options!
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Loved the new extra hot tubs on deck 12, movies by the pool, the waterslides, etc.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
We only went to one show but it was amazing. ISkate is a must see.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
We chose interior guarantee and got a promenade view room which was nice. It was a connecting room but we never heard any noise from next door. Room and storage was fine for a short cruise. Wouldn't pay extra for a promenade view again personally because you have to close the curtains constantly and it kind of defeats the point, but the free upgrade was nice.
We did RCCLs excursion Seahorse sailnand snorkel which was decent. Nothing wrong with the actual excursion, we've just snorkeled some of the best in the Caribbean and Nassau's reefs aren't anything too impressive. Worth it for the price though. Never like stopping in Nassau because the people can be really aggressive with sales and, aside from the excursion, we used this as an opportunity to enjoy the less crowded ship.
We loved Coco cay. We didn't get any passes or do any excursions because we wanted to explore the chill side of the island but it's worth knowing that when we went, almost half of the beach areas were closed off. Most of South Beach and further down were fenced off for construction, which really limits the amount of beach space and chairs. Luckily we got off the ship right away and were able to get nice loungers right in the waterfront.
If I had known they were closing off almost half the beaches for construction, I would've bought water park passes, but oh well. Snorkeling in front of the three main beach areas (there's 3 bays on chill island, all separated by rock structures) was better than expected. When we swam out in front of the rock walls we found half a dozen sting rays just chilling in the sand at the bottom, and so many of them were huge, like at least 6 feet across. Very cool.
Oasis lagoon was nice but freezing. It seriously needs to be heated, we swam in it a couple times to cool off our sunburns but after that we couldn't handle the cold.
Didn't go to the water park at all but looked fun. I was worried it would feel like a theme park now but the thrill water park is completely separate and never affected the chill side.
Overall great but will be way better once they finish construction.
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