Navigator of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Navigator of the Seas is a beautiful ship, clean and well maintained. The crew, from cabin attendant to dining room staff to bartenders were friendly and eager to please. Food excellent in the main dining room and certainly adequate and plentiful in Windjammer Café. I couldn't believe the variety and quality of evening entertainment in the theatre and ice rink (included in the cruise package, so no surcharge). I didn't do any of the adventure stuff like FlowRyder or Rock Wall, but the folks who were doing it seemed to be having a blast. Excursions at San Juan, St. Kitts and St. Maarten gave a taste of those destinations and went like clockwork. I found Royal Caribbean to be very professional, well organized and supportive, and just the right balance between dignified and casual. It is certainly family-friendly. For a first-timer, I found the website www.royalcaribbeanblog.com to be very helpful in providing independent information and answering questions. 

It was a great ship with lots to do! Loved the ports we went to. Food was good.

Only negative we could've used a new mattress. My husbands side was so dented down in the middle. Don't know how he did it , my back would've ached.

This was our very first cruise. We were on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas. We were immediately impressed with the ship upon entry. The decor was beautiful, the entertainment shows were awesome and the food in the dining room and the service there was excellent! The food in the Windjammer cafe was good, there were a ton of choices. Our stateroom with balcony was perfect, decent size and was nice to order breakfast room service and eat out on our balcony watching the sunrise! The destinations were great (Grand Cayman, Jamaica and Haiti), had an excellent time seeing different places and such amazing blue water! Overall the ship was pretty neat and tidy, the crew obviously works hard to keep it ship-shape!

Three ports I'd never been to - and two sea days. Practically the perfect cruise!

We did a local 2 hr tour instead of a ship excursion. Saw enough of George Town to be able to get around on our own next time. Falmouth, Jamaica, was interesting in that the cruise lines seem to have reconstructed or revived  what had been a port, adding a very picturesque craft market. I think I also saw free wifi spots. too. The best by far was the private area of Haiti (Labadee). It was like something out of a tropical movie: gorgeous beaches, snorkeling, jet skis, lots of shade as well as lots of clean sand beach. It was nice to be able to eat lunch at the beach (free), without having to return to the ship. As for the food, I was happy to see lobster tails on the menu again. 

I don't usually go to the evening entertainment, but the illusionist was superb!

Everything about our first cruise experience was amazing. We had a wonderful time: the ship, staff, service, food, cabin, balcony, entertainment, ports and even the weather - all perfect! The only issue on the ship was the lack of soda machines for the unlimited soda package - there were 2 in the Windjammer Cafe that were regular soda dispensers, no ice and unavailable when the Cafe was closed. I don't drink much soda myself but I can imagine it was quite disappointing for those who do. If you are going to eat at RCI's lunch buffet on Labadee, get in line early as there were many who went without.

I read reviews before I went. Overall the reason I would not go again is the food. It was that bad. We did three specialty restraunts. Giovanis was awesome, best meal of the trip. Chops was ok but the service was terrible, the reviews were great so I we were disappointed. Izumis again was ok but they charge regular prices, seventeen dollars a roll is a lot to pay on a ship. We went on our last day for lunch and the service was great and they even made me a cucumber roll which wasn't on the menu. Went again for dinner that night and it was not good. we tried the hot rocks and it was really bad. small portions and you cook it. What! The service was not good at all, slow with a side of attitude. The Windjammer was just bad all around. The food was the same every single day which wouldnt have been all that bad if it was any good but it was not. Tons of carbs and very little protein. All the protein dishes made were made stew style or as with the fish lathered in some type of sauce. I stuck with salad but even they lacked. Three types of lettuce, tomotes, cucumbers, raisins, sun flower seeds. No proteinat all like hard bolied eggs, mini shrimp, or even some type of shrimp or crab salad. The dressing were thin and tasteless. if you go to the corner you might find thevinegar and oil. Really really bad. By day three we just stopped going. We did My Time dining and had Elvis. He was awesome, polite, friendly, and great service. Food was good. We had an issue as we were there the first night had a great window table then had specialty then back. I had tried to reserve a window when we first got on the ship and was told at my time its first come first serve. When we went back we wanted Elvis and asked for our table (502) and we were told they were reserved. What? After being seated and watched the table sit empty for the next 20 minutes I was not happy. The manager finally came over and said we should have gotten the table, they don't reserve my time, and if you ask and its empty then its yours. We sat there the next time no problem. Again, Elvis is awesome.

Our favorite place was schooners. The service is great, Eugena was funny as heck as was the other bartenders. They definitly got an extra tip and deserved it. Loved playing thetrivia games there and staff that put them on. Really fun.

Not much other entertainment and they would have something at 1 then not again until 4. So it would have been nice to have more inside activities. Also I would have like some consistency like the piano man play every night from 8 to 9. Instead you never knew what was going on until the compass came out. They need a weekly version so you can plan for the week what you plan on doing. The ice show was good, comedy was good.

Pools were crowded except for port days but we always found a chair. Maybe it was a distance from the pools but we found them. Go to the flowrider Jonney rocket area for nice quiet chair space.

Our room was great as was our state attendant. He worked really really hard. We had a junior suite and if you can pay the extra and enjoy. It was worth it for us. We are older and the walk in closet and tub in the large bathroom, large balcony was a dream. We had 9280 but I would stronly suggest getting on the port side. They had land views the whole trip, lesson learned.

Embarkation was easy not too much wait time. Waited almost an hour to exit the ship standing in line to get off. They never say why or give you any information which I find fustrating and unprofessional.

So to sum this up let me say it was OK. I dont think I would do Royal again because the food was that bad and my understanding from reading other reviews its pretty much the same on all the ships. They may be trying to save money by serving what they do but I think in the end they will actualy lose money because people will just stop cruising on the ships.

Good luck and read the reviews before you book!

The ports were the best. The dining room service - Oliver in particular was awesome. But after the first night's sleep, I had trouble breathing and developed a cough. Over the course of the cruise I noticed a lot of people with the same cough and, at my table of 10, 4 of us were sick by the end of the cruise. I believe there is mold in the cabins or something in the ventilation system that needs to be addressed. I am not allergic or asthmatic but that first morning I had to go to the infirmary to get benadryl to help with breathing. I have been on many cruises with Carnival and Princess but this was my first experience with Royal Caribbean. I would not sail on this ship or another Royal Caribbean ship again. The doctor and the infirmary were not helpful - actually - very unhelpful. They turned me away because it was not "office hours" even though I was having trouble breathing and when I returned later in distress, would not even speak with me unless I would sit in a specific chair and sign an agreement to pay them $300! All I wanted was some Benadryl and I needed quarters to go in their machine. They were simply awful. Finally, a passing staff member helped me get what I needed and after the Benadryl took effect I could breathe again. With a ship of this size, you need to have a medical person on duty at all times - willing to speak to a passenger to find out what they need. Their behavior was simply unacceptable. Thank you for asking for my feedback. All the best! Nancy Zimmerman. By the way, my boyfriend and I are still sick with a respiratory illness. We will both see a doctor this week. Nancy Zimmerman

The shows were professional. The food was delicious. The staff was very helpful and attentive. We had a very relaxing couples' deep tissue massage in the spa on the day we docked in Falmouth. Didn't want it to stop.

The ship was great. The promenade deck was awesome and there was plenty to do. There needed to be an adults only area. They said the solarium was for adults but it was not enforced. Now for the bad: The food was the worst I have ever experienced on a cruise. Most of us did not finish our meals in the dining room. They introduced the other restaurants that you have to pay a minimum of 25 per person a meal and let all other food go way down hill. The Captains Diner was terrible. The worst thing on the ship was bar service. The servers were great but there just was not enough of them. We waited 15min per drink (non-alcoholic or alcoholic) and sometimes up to 45min at a bar. We would not get our drinks at diner sometimes until our main course had arrived. Again, this is not on the servers themselves it was just a lack of them or the management of them. They worked hard and were very gracious.

Plenty to do, plenty to eat, plenty to drink!  The staff were all friendly and helpful!  Was happy that the BBQ on Labadee was included - and the beverage package was also honored on the island!    

We enjoyed the ship- it is quite large and maintained well. All of the staff is very friendly and helpful. The food in the MDR was always consistently good. We tried both the Sushi and Italian restaurants and the food was excellent!

The overall cruise was amazing. the reason it didn't  get an excellent because once home I had over $150 in additional charges on my card. I also felt there was an not enough mix of different genres of music. it seems there was a lot of catering to the latin population on the cruise. The group a traveled with were vegetarians and there fool selection was very poor.

Food in the buffet line and entertainment could have been better but overall it was really fun.  Our cabin attendant Mr. Modelo was awesome.  We never see him cleaning up but everytime we came back to our room, the room is cleaned and tidy.  Our server Jerica was great too. On the two days that we didn't get her to be our server, dining took 1 1/2 hours. With Jerica, it was under 1 hour.  By the end of the cruise we specifically asked for her.  We enjoyed Grand Cayman and Labadee but Jamaica was only so so.  Unlike Grand Cayman, we didn't feel comfortable going too far from the ship.  

Really had a nice time.  It was my husband's first cruise and he was pleasantly surprised. Crew very helpful and friendly. The embarkation and disembarkation were smooth.  I really appreciated that. The cruise director went out of his way to make sure everyone had a nice time.

This ship did not look update. Pluming issue on my floor two days in a row also a water leak on my floor.. I was lied to about my onboard credit for my balcony room. Food was ok . The gratuity was outrageous and stupid.. Luggage took all day to arrive.. 

The wait staff in the main dining room was amazing!!! I love Mark and Ayesha and wish I could have stayed with them another week . I loved all the activities on the ship. Belly flop contest rocked. Pool parties every night, I had a blast 

This cruise ship all over is fine:  only some of food are not good such as Lamb Shank was salty, cast iron fish was dried.

The waiter and assistant (for serving table 352) and cleaning lady, they are very nice and helpful.

Loved all of the staff from the stateroom attendants to headwaiters. assistant waiters, servers, bussers... We were treated like royalty!!!!! The entertainment was awesome and preformed by many of the above mentioned employees. They were all so kind and talented... Awesome singing skills and boy could they dance!!!!! Just wish it wasn't so expensive to do excursions!

I'm still waiting, after all this time, to receive my reimbursement check to cover the cost of changing my return flights.  Royal cancelled my sailing of the Empress and I reschedule on the Navigator, with extreme personal effort, I might add.

Again, I'm still waiting here people!!!!

It was a wonderful 1st time cruising experience, the staff, shows, parties, the food, and the excursions where absolutely fun, there was something for everyone to do and my wife and I are making plans for our next one.