Navigator of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Loved the cruise, good ports of call.  Pity about the weather but can't do much about that.

The ship was very comfortable, staff extremely good and attentive.  My main problem was the smoking in the casino and the smoke coming upstairs onto the promenade deck, which is the main social deck on the ship. 

Drink package was great. Service was poor. Very limited 24 hr dining. Windjammer should be open 24 hrs. The drinking venues were too small for the number of passengers. Sea days very busy. I should imagine it would be far better when the weather is good. They should not have the parades in the evening down the middle promenade, just not enough space for all passengers, it should be in the theatre. 

Ship well equipped for children, and therefore i think catered more for families. Overall good value for money. 

We had an amazing family holiday to celebrate our parents 50th Wedding anniversary. Everything to do with Royal Caribbean was perfect, nothing was too much trouble and we were treated with respect and helped with any issues or problems we had. It was a shame that cruise 118 weren't the same as we are still awaiting some of the offer's that we had been promised when we booked with them last year.

Grandkids enjoyed the cruise as did we.   The food in dining room was good but the Windjammer cafeteria struggles to match Celebrity food in this area.   Entertainment was very good not only for the adults but RCI catered  for the kids with their shows.    Still think the gratuities are rather high, especially as they expected and wanted full payment for the kids, but I suppose that's American cruise lines for you.

Room1804 excellent.

Santiago de Compostela, Oviedo, Gijón, Bilbao, Rouen , Honfleur and Londo, all beautiful.  Northern Spain people welcoming, friendly, and honest. Recommend taking a taxi once on port to different places. In all the ports visited, taxis charged a fixed reasonable fee to take us to the nearest most interesting towns, allowed 2-3 hours on our own and returned us back to port on time. 

I strongly recomend the route.

We don't  normally write reviews as I always think it is a matter of personal preference and some people will find fault with anything and everything. However, we decided that we would this to one. 

I guess the thing that struck us was that many people thought the ship look a little tired. However, we were impressed. 

The check in in process in Southampton was the quickest and most efficient we have encountered on any of the cruise lines we have travelled with. Arrived at 11.00am and were on board at 11.35am. We were lucky to have a beer and cider beverage package as part of the cruise price, and when we got on board we went to see how much it would cost to upgrade to the "cocktail" package. Usually we have to upgrade as a couple, but RCI allow you to upgrade one cabin member! Bonus points to Royal Caribbean. (It was £61.00 extra for the week of cocktails, beer, cider and wine. Well worth it in my book!). 

We had a balcony cabin on deck 9. It is the largest we have had on any cruise line. Plenty of wardrobe space, drawers and lots of room to walk around. 

Bar Facilities: the staff at the Sky bar outside on top deck were so friendly. It quickly became our "go to" bar. Luckily we had lovely weather!

Meals: we ate in Sapphire dining room every night. Again the waiters we had were superb! My goodness, they work hard. We also called in here on the 2 sea days for lunch. WOW. Worth a visit.

On particularly hungry days, we also had a bite to eat at lunch time in the buffet restaurant. The choice and quality of food is again second to none.

We didn't try the speciality restaurants on this cruise, as there was so much choice everywhere else, we really didn't feel there was any need to.

This may not be the most helpful review, but all I can say is that if there is a problem, we will bring it to someone's attention to get it rectified. We do it nicely, and give people the chance to put it right. However, we had no issues at all.The crew, were all happy, attentive and more importantly to us, seemed to enjoy being on board!  

We we didn't do organised excursions, and just wandered on our own. Taxis in all the ports were cheaper than the  ship excursions. However on another cruise we did use cruisingexcursions.com. So much cheaper, and really, really good!  I believe they cover all the cruise lines, and we will certainly use them again in the future. 

We we will definitely travel RCI again, and this ship will happily be on our list.

Enjoy all!!

Phenomenal experience. Ship has been upgraded and modernized. Staff was incredible- always at the ready to serve and assist. Ports of call allowed us to visit sights that one would not normally consider. Yet, each place visited had spectacular offerings- especially Bilboa's Guggenheim Museum and The American Cemetary in Normandy- poignant and inspirational.

Royal Caribbean should be congratuled for providing easy access to those who have physical handicaps. They moved about as freely and regularly as all of the ship's guests.

Would absolutely recommend this cruise to all.

Have had far better cruises. Bar service was poor. Frequently had to fetch drinks from the bar and yet still pay 18% service charge. Not enough spaces around the ship to relax and have a drink. Afternoon quizzes were standing room only, as were other locations at times. Food was OK, but buffet was very similar each day. Not much to recommend overall.

Outstanding staff in all areas. Great excursions at each port.

food was acceptable. Specialty restaurants not that much better than main dining room but better ambiance.wifi very weak. Forget any streaming. 

Hard liquor cocktails meager for price.

overall very good value in most  respects 

If there is a favorite part of a cruise I would then say visiting lanzarote would be it. We rented a car and drove all around the island. It was very nice. The Volcano moved me. 

The ship is great, Getting on & of the ship was easy. Dining & entertainment was 5 star ,We had a great time . Favourite destination was Madeira. All the staff on the ship were brilliant. would recommend the navigator                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

calling at ports that we have not been to .It seems that booking a cruise is a gamble.It seems that a lot of my fellow passengers had a drinks package because they booked at certain time and I seem to have just missed it !!! 

we had chosen this cruise most of all for the itinerary.    we did enjoy all the ports we stopped at.    it was an added plus that the cruise itself exceeded expectations.    we have taken many cruises.     this one the food in the main dining room was very good.   the sushi in the izomi restaurant was also very good.  we avoided the windjammer as it is too noisy,   too busy and too hectic.      most days we had room service of something quick at the snack bar on deck 5.    several people in the dining room  just went beyond expectations and made the cruise special

Dining service and selection was the best part of the cruise.  We chose MyTime dining and enjoyed the flexibility it provided. Our waiter, Ivo, and his assistant, Jakob, were pleasant and efficient. 

Our cabin steward, Miguel, was helpful.

The internet connection, sold by day rather than minutes as with other cruise lines, worked well.

In Bergan we chose the RC Bergan On Your Own tour.  Materials were passed out last minute.  The map had no street names.  I was under the impression, obviously wrong, that there would be some way to ask questions about Bergan (like where are the shops?) before we left the ship.  We went to the tour director's presentation the day before, but he didn't say anything about the specifics of the city.  He just repeated the online shore excursion info.

Departure of shore excursions in the theater was confusing at the beginning of the week and improved over time.  However, having only one person checking out (clicking the bar code on our Sea Passes) at the stop in Flam was ridiculous. 

Also, in Skjolden there was only one door open for returns.  People stood in line in the rain for anywhere from half an hour to a full hour.  Pitiful. When the buses dropped off those of us who booked shore excursions at the front of the line, those standing there got nasty and made ugly comments as we merged into the lines. I blame RC for not providing more entries into the ship and for having no personnel there to direct the returning bus traffic.  This failure in returning to the ship is the prime reason I only rated the cruise as good.

We enjoyed the "16 feet, 4 fiddles" show immensely. 

The last day's production number was a disappointment.  You could see that the cast was prepared and talented, but the choice of music was deficient...loud...no subtlety, no sweet melodies, just loud. "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries" distorted the original version in a weird way. Even with the Momma Mia selection it was hard to hear familiar refrains; loud and flashy.  No class.  Costuming was strange and tacky.  It was a loud and gross show.  Yuk. 

The whole cruise was the worst I had ever been on and I have been on many. The food was terrible, there was never anywhere to sit in the buffet restaurant, it closed at 9.00pm, on most cruise ships they are open until 11.00pm. The main restaurant was well below average. The drinks were ridiculously expensive -£14 for a small wine!. There was not enough loungers in the adult only pool - the only place to get away from the feral children - who were not policed by the crew or parents and were left to run riot around the ship- causing misery to everyone, especially at 2am in the morning when they were running around the corridors. The ridiculous amount of sea days - (was this to save on mooring fees)?. This was after all the Med and not Atlantic or the Pacific. This cruises was advertised as a beaches cruise but you had to get back on the ship at 2.30 in the afternoon on many stops - ridiculous. The shows were terrible with the exception of the ice shows. There was no afternoon tea service no midnight buffet - no where to eat if you missed the 9.00 deadline for the buffet. On the whole very poor value for money and a huge disappointment.  Can somebody please explain to me why there is an 18% service charge tax on all purchases, this is an American tax and this ship was sailing out of England, which we do not have in England -outrageous charge.I have been on RCI twice before and this was by far the worst cruise I have ever been on. I will certainly make sure that I inform everyone I know not to go with RCI. We felt that we had been mugged in every way possible.     

 The right mix of sea days and excursion days that met our demand.  We did not make the stop in 

Nice France because of incident on the beach the night before our arrival.  This cruise was the second leg of a back to back with different cabins.  The crew very efficiently moved our luggage for us by 8:30 am which allowed us to tour South Hamption.  Excursions were great and the reason for our cruise.  Be aware that restrooms are limited and not available on the tour buses.  Bus drivers keep the restrooms locked and won't open them, so NEVER miss an oppournity to go.  I would gladly pay a little more for the excursion ticket knowing the restroom would be available for an emergency.  The RCL transfers to/from the airport were excellent way to go.

we thought the cruise was catered to the British mostly. The second week on the cruise they ran out of American bacon. The food was kind of bland and overcooked. The entertainment was only British headlines and extremely hard to understand as a Canadian. The ports were nice but paying for a bus transport to the end of the pier for 5 or 9 euros was a little nickel and diming. A taxi was cheaper. Also , you sold us Hop on hop off bus tours that were cheaper on site. We bought one for $21US and $25US and both were 12 euros there. Didn't appreciate being ripped off by you. Also, rust was dripping off to our balcony and ruined two pairs of shorts I had out on our balcony. The last days out was falling on our balcony chairs and all.i have pictures of this. The railings are all chipped up and need repair badly. Poor ship maintenance in my opinion.

This cruise was a very different type of holiday to us and we thoroughly enjoyed it. 

We enjoyed all of our ports of call but the highlight was St Petersberg, the buildings, palaces etc were fabulous

The shore excursions to St Petersburg, Russia is a must. 

Most of the staff very average, breakfast, lunch and dinner the Windjammer was unimaginative. Really disappointing in quality, taste etc. The better food was in the specialty restaurants. The entertainment also fell short. There was maybe one headliner worth attending his performance. 

I was expecting more from Royal Caribbean, I like the cruise line. 

Hard to pick a favorite thing about the cruise. Everyone was great and there was always something fun to do! We enjoyed the piano bar sing alongs and the wonderful staff all over the ship.