Navigator of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

I love cruising and this was not my first cruise, I have done Norwegian, Carnivore and RC  now. The likes the ship was clean the staff very friendly, the shows and activities got better towards the end of the cruise. Dislike the first day on the ship the buffet was closed until evening which is not common with most cruise ships, the shows were kinda lame in the beginning. A lot of things were expensive in the ship compared to the other two. I might do RC again if they have the same deal ..food wise Carnivore and Norwegian are the best, guys burger is free in carnivore in RC is $$

Overall experience is awesome. People are super nice and you'll make so many friends. The staff is always making sure your taken care of. It'll be nice to spend more time on land though. If they had an overnight stay at one of the lands, that would be awesome. 

Over all a good time away from the everyday life. Enjoyed the pool and relating on sea days. Almost everyone sailing was from Texas...... guess it because school has started and it is the off season. This time of year it was an older crowd. Service personnel were very friendly but we have had better service on previous cruises.

Could not ask for a first cruise to be on. Had a great time and the staff took care of us like family. The ports were amazing. The excursions were very pretty and fun. Jamaica was interesting wasent to sure about going outside the gates, the people kinda swarmed you, but a great place overall. Nice water in cayman and Mexico. Great people on the islands.

We loved our cruise! We celebrated our 5 year anniversary and we had a blast. We couldn't have asked for a better cruise! Service was top notch as well. The ship was newly renovated so it was GORGEOUS!! I also love that they had an "Adults Only" pool area, so no kids taking over the pools and hot tubs....and of course everyone loves a poolside bar! :) 

Four adults and one toddler. Had superior service from the dining room staff, any attendant yo could run into, and especially great folks in the casino. So many choices for excursions, though we found ourselves the most relaxing beach at each port. Belize and Honduras were incredible. We had all done different parts of Mexico before, and Cozumel seems like just another Cancun-like location, but it was still nice.

Amazing that a 13 year old ship could feel a bit tired in spots, but it did. It's a grand ship, though the pools felt small, and knowing what is on current vessels made us feel like we were on "the older one." Still very comfortable, smooth, and clean.

Food was delicious, both in main dining and in the specialty restaurants. I would highly recommend this cruise, particularly for those getting their feet wet with cruising, because it was very affordable, great experience, and unique enough to wet the palette for more. 

We were in the casino by 10, so we didn't spend much time with the evening entertainment. The lounges were always festive and busy.

Thank you Royal Caribbean for a wonderful break from the grind.

The service on board was very attentive, friendly, and genuine. Food  and shows were phenomenal  :) everything  was beautiful and clean. I especially enjoyed  the solarium a few hours each  day.

This was the first cruise I had been on and it exceeded my expectations! It definitely won't be the last, especially with royal caribbean. The ship was amazing and the level of service was awesome. Every staff member was super nice and very helpful

Great experience!  Met a lot of fun folks.  Enjoyed the bands, hot tub, buffet in the

Windjammer, my room, and evening dinning.  Headliner entertainment was for

the most part, enjoyable.  Stateroom was quite and comfortable:>).

Wine was a little pricy, haha. 

Everything was so easy Terry make  it  right thanks she was so helpful staff was so nice dinning was good Captain was nice we talk with him and staff .

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the places visited during this cruise. The ship itself was great, offering a variety of entertainment venues, activities and meals.

The staff was very friendly, courteous and always ready to assist us with any and all situations.

The only problems that arose had to do with the ship's( or the line's) data processing equipment. During registration prior to embarkation the computer system failed and caused some confusion and delay. The problem was resolved in 30-45 minutes. Another data processing problem had to do with the interactive TV system. We were never able to get our account information using this system and ,in fact, just before disembarkation the staff experienced problems and delays in providing us with a paper copy of our account. After a delay of about 20 minutes this problem was resolved.

All in all an enjoyable experience!

We all had a really good time, there were activities for my 17 year old, so she did meet some of her peers on the ship. This enhanced her experience on the cruise. The staff could not do enough for us, we really were surprised on the level of service we got. The soda package was not worth it, as getting refills were not as easy as you would think. The internet was fine the last couple of days at sea, it worked fine, but was overpriced in my opinion. The on-board activities were OK and the shows were mostly comedians. The ice show was the exception and was really good.

Was a little surprised at the amount of items that costs money on this ship compared to Carnival for example on Carnival Guy Fieris Hamburgers are free Johnny Rockets on the Nav. was $6.95. Carnival had twenty four hour Ice Cream and Pizza Nav Did not. The Big Shows on Nav. were not as good as Carnival.. Dining Room was great and the Windjammer was a little better than Carnival.The crew was very friendly. Debarkation was a nightmare.

We had a good,  not great, time. Food was okay; desserts were fair. Entertainment was okay, except for Ice Show, which was great. Carl Banks, comedian, was very funny. Things to watch out for:1) transfer cost from Houston Airport to Galveston Port was $47, for an hour and a half ride. I travel to Boston (5 hours) for a lot less than that. Real rip off. Shame on Royal Caribbean for starting the cruise that way; 2) RC tours promise, but don't always deliver. Case in point: tour of historical Galveston and Houston Space Center: no tour of historic Galveston, a tour guide who shared personal stories, rather than information about Galveston, Houston, etc.; and a tour that ended much earlier than we expected.

This cruise was just fine, not outstanding. The food was not as good as expected and the public areas were not kept as clean as expected. They seemed under they seemed understaffed. The expeditions were tremendous. The one of the plantation home owned by the family of E lizabeth Barrett Browning was amazing. The staff at the plantation and our guise Tnora and Olive were tremendous.

It was a truly wonderful trip, and the service was excellent. I would definitely recommend this ship to all who desire a vacation worth remembering. "Hats off" to the crew and it's members....

My husband and I had a great time for the entire 7 days of our trip on the Navigator of the Seas!  There was plenty to do on board, wonderful food to eat, show to see, friends to make! All of our Shore excursions were great but we loved the Isla Passion Jet boat ride to a private isle! Thrills for sure as the jet boat turn circles! Highly recommended!

The cruise was great and we had a wonderful time. The only thing I didn't like was the price of drink packages but overall everything was great. We enjoyed dining in the evening. We had hoped for more entertainment from the dining staff as we have had on other cruises. The staff was very courteous and tended to our needs in a timely manner. Thank you for a wonderful cruise!

The Navigator of the Seas was an absolutely gorgeous ship....the service was outstanding, as was the food.   The staterooms were beautiful   All in all, making for a wonderful week!

My husband and I enjoyed celebrating our 37th Anniversary on the Navigator.  It was our 3rd time on this ship.  It has great charm and the staff is excellent!  There are a couple of reasons why we did not give it all 5s across the board.  The pillows are terrible!  I do recommend if you have back or neck issues or you just want comfort bring your own pillows.  The shows were good but the same we saw about 3 years ago.  For the more frequent cruisers it might be nice to have new shows.  The menu was the same as well.  Not much variety unless you want to spend quite a bit extra and go to the specialty restaurants.

We are divers and had an extreme AWEFUL experience with one of the excursions.  We dove with the ship and the company they used was Sand Dollar.  The boat was terrible, not functioning properly.  Instead of taking 30 min. to get to the dive site it took 3 times that.  They left with no water for the divers and had to get another boat to go back for it.  The dive master was not observant and didn't notice I had a BC and regulator that was NOT working properly which could have gotten me into some serious trouble 70 feet under the water.  It was my second malfunctioning regulator.  Their equipment was dated and not in good working order.  If they use the same dive shop it will force us want to dive with other dive operations.

The Spa was amazing!  The people that work there were very attentive and experienced.

Disembarkation was not well organized.  We walked off with our luggage and it took 1 1/2 hours to get out.  We heard that there was a computer glitch and some people did not even get off until after 1 PM.  

Overall, a good ship.  Even though it came out of dry dock last year it needs to work on improving a few things.