A Quick Trip Cruise

Item: Navigator of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: paulnutz17

Navigator of the Seas Cruise Review to Mexico

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Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 92

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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4 Night Catalina & Ensenada (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 09, 2023

Ship: Navigator of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6439

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Ship is geared towards families and kids. Surprised that Royal Caribbean allows smoking in the casino as it is not allowed on other RCCL cruise lines.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

I'd give it a 5-star but we had to wait/queue up outside in the colder weather.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main Dining room was nice with friendly staff. Hooked Seafood restaurant was quite enjoyable but we had trouble understanding the waiter. Most staff at the bars were nice and willing to please.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Used Fitness and the morning stretch. The fitness director for the morning stretch class gave off the impression that she was bored. It was too cold for me to use the pools, as a result the hot tubs were extremely busy.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

shows were not a good as Celebrity's shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cabin was to cramped and furniture a bit dinged up. No facial tissue in room upon arrival. Bathroom shower had a sour smell from the drain. The 6th floor hallway near the entrance to the elevator areas had a musty/sewer smell every day.

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5

Had a great bike tour.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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joshovermyer 1 year ago

Unfortunately smoking is back in the casino on all Royal Caribbean ships. I was pleasantly surprised to see no smoking on Celebrity. I wish they'd at least enforce the rules about only being allowed to smoke while playing - I'm in Explorer casino right now and people are just sitting and smoking, not playing.

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TwisterSister86 1 year ago

Appreciate your review! Happy that you mostly enjoyed your quick getaway!

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tavo6 1 year ago

Thanks for your review glad you enjoyed most of your cruise 🚢

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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missnotanlines 1 year ago

We were just on the serenade of the sea in November and smoking was allowed in the casino

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Other reviews of this sailing

Fun cruise, no hot water during peak shower times

Suddenly we were freed up for a few days so we booked an instant Vacation.

Excellent