Main dining room as ALWAYS was excellent!

Item: Navigator of the Seas
Rating: 4.1
Author: staceejackson

Navigator of the Seas Cruise Review to Mexico

staceejackson

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 11, 2022

Ship: Navigator of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8298

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was a nice sampler to get back into cruising since it had been over three years because of covid. We had expected more restrictions but were happy to see that mostly not too much had changed. Cruising is our first choice for vacation as the SHIP is where everything’s happening

Embarkation

2 out of 5

The porters in LA ruined my embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We stick to main dining for dinner as we’ve enjoyed our experiences there over the years

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Crowded pools on sea day’s as expected & the line was long on one of the water slides so I only got an opportunity to do rip tide & not the blaster

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Couple nights no main show but when they had a show in Royal Theatre the talent was outstanding

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Wait staff was top notch & very attentive & personable. Room steward was not anything special

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable bedding & we enjoyed the balcony sitting out there sipping cappuccinos

Ship tip

Get to the pier super early & disregard the appointment time on the app. It’s not applicable prior to boarding

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

1 out of 5

Tendering took too long. We couldn’t get off ship till 3:30, absolutely horrible

Thumbs Up 0

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Visited Stone Island, loved being with the locals

Thumbs Up 1

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

ATV excursion took all day so if you plan on visiting in town make sure the excursion stays in the am as ours was switched to later in the morning & all we could do was the excursion; no time to go into town & try tequilas

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Super fast! We handled our own bags which proved to be wise as we saw people waiting on their luggage. Customs used facial recognition software & we didn’t even have to show our passports.

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