Navigator of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

great trip - best service- dining staff was fabulous and made us feel like family- excursions were well organized and staff always polite and helpful  very relaxing and fun -on board entertainment was very good also -very pleased overall

Not what expected. The money that goes into it is definitely not worth it. Almost all activities on board have to paid for and they aren't affordable. What few shops they do have are highly overpriced and have no variety. The food is disgusting. I didn't have a single decent cup of coffee while on that boat. Also be aware that an outrageous gratuity percentage is slapped onto everything! 18% is outrageous not to mention that is in addition to the mandatory 12.50 per person per day!

My family and I had a blast!

The housekeeping staff was a delight. The main waiter and assistant were outstanding. Now I know how BATMAN feels with his own personal butler. My wife and 2 sons were super happy. We enjoyed ice skating, climbing, golf, surfing, and relaxed in the pools and jacuzzi. 

1.  Dining room staff was fabulous - Eglin and Carl were kind courteous and efficient.  Made dining comfortable and enjoyable. 

2.  Edwardo was an excellent cabin steward.  He made sure he took care of issues (toilet issues on our floor) quickly as well as arranged for the pressing of several of our garments.

3.  Excursions were run efficiently and safely and were beautiful.  Snorkling was fabulous.

4.  Shows were entertaining and appropriate. 

5.  Bar tenders were knowledgeable and prepared.

6.  Please make sure that there is enough Starbucks Chi Tea onboard.  They ran out and several guests including me were disappointed as we had purchased the drink card that allowed us to have specialty drinks.

7.  Sometimes the food was a bit cold and I would bet did not temp correctly.

8.  The specialty restaurants were great with the Sabor and the Italian Restaurant rating the highest with our foursome.  Service was always fantastic.

9.  Information desk staff were courteous and knowledgeable.

We booked our next cruise on the Navigator next year!  Thank you for a great trip.

Our family had a terrific time on this cruise. There are many things to explore, shows were mostly good, ice rink and flowrider were entertaining.  The weather was terrific! This is the smoothest sailing experience yet, no sea-sickness, at all!  We would certainly do this cruise again and recommend these ports to others! The people encountered were friendly and helpful, at all the ports. We felt safe both on and off the boat! This is an experience everyone should enjoy!

It was absolutely fabulous.  My only problem was trying to watch TV in bed.  I got a crick in my neck turning sideways to watch it and also trying to look over my husband's head to see it.  Did not have that problem last year.  The crew and staff were absolutely fabulous.   Already booked for Eastern Caribbean Cruise May 2016  Lori Girard was great in getting this booking for us.

My husband and I took this cruise in May. We've been on 3 cruises before, Carnival and Norwegian. We prefer RCCL to both other companies. Carnival caters to a very young party-scene crowd (when we went we were 20 and still didn't like the clientele) and sometimes skimps on their cruise. Norwegian went over the top with hand washing on their ship making it obnoxious. On royal our ship was beautiful and clean, the crew was polite and helpful. The other people on the ship were kind and we only ever once came across someone who was obviously drunk (while on Carnival it was a daily experience). On Norwegian there were 8 kids under 18 and on this ship there were over 100 (we kept an eye on their kids programs because someday we want to take our children on a cruise with us). Our main complaints with RCCL were the food and activities. We always ate in the restaurant (only once at the buffet) and the food was just lackluster. Great variety and selection but the food itself was just alright. Also the activities on the ship were disappointing compared to Carnival and Norwegian. Most of the ship activities were either an additional fee or promotional (come watch this guy talk about health, come watch this guy talk about shopping). We're going to still book with the remaining companies to compare them all but at this point RCCL is superior.

Due to tornado warnings our plane was not able to leave for Houston. We finally arrived to LONG lines to board the ship.  We didn't get on the ship in Galveston until 4:00 pm and the ship left at 4:30.  The boarding process was not smooth at all, but again I know it was all due to the weather.  It made for a very long travel day. 

No one greeted us upon stepping onto the ship and we had to wander around to figure out where to go to find our rooms. Even with that bad start to our trip, we had a GREAT time.

The food was good...not great all the time.  Sometimes it was stellar!  In a nutshell, it was inconsistent.  We still had fun! We did the ultimate drink package.  If you are a drinker, I would highly recommend purchasing a drink package.  You will save SOOOO much money. 

Back to the dining, I did not like the 'Dine anytime' way of eating dinner.  I would have preferred the same table group every night.  We made our own dining group by the 3rd day by being invited by another group of people we met.  They had a set time, set table, and the same wait staff every evening and we were fortunate enough to sit with them.  We prefer the wait staff getting to know us and taking such great care of us.  We also enjoyed getting to know them and the camaraderie. 

The excursions were amazing...

Beach Break in Cozumel

Dark Night Tubing in Belize

and our FAV...the Tabyana Beach break in Roatan!

We didn't want to leave to come home!  The number of days at sea were great...so much to do on the ship or simply relaxing by the pool. 

The cruise was very good and our party of four had a great time.  Had been to all the ports before, so chose to stay onboard and enjoy more of the ship's offerings. The crew onboard were very efficient and helpful.  Enjoyed the Windjammer Buffet and the Sapphire Main Dining Room.  Also thoroughly enjoyed the specialty restaurants onboard with Chops Grille and Giovanni's.  Always too much food for one person to partake in, so you have to portion/time manage.  The Prommenade Cafe was a really total surprise.  Open 24 hours with coffee/tea/water/iced tea, then wonderful pastries/rolls/cookies and also the best variety of mini croissant /roll sandwiches ever (for those in-between times).  The music variety onboard was very enjoyable and a mix to please everyone.  It was evident the ship had undergone a retrofitting recently (beautiful upgrading).  The Port of Galveston is a little understaffed and needs more/better directional signage to process a large group of passengers at one time.  

What a wonderful vacation this was.  Anything and everything you needed was provided by the amazing crew on the Navigator of the Seas. Delicious food, drinks, entertainment and of course the excursions, on all the beautiful Islands we docked at.  I definitely will go again next year with the neighbors, only thing i would have done different is take walkie talkies to find people, but at times it was nice just enjoying the trip on your own too :)

I very much enjoyed this cruise.  The food was good, and our cabin steward and his staff were awesome.  They kept our room so clean and i loved the towel animals.  I have only been on one other cruise, which  was with Carnival.  Comparing the two: Carnival seemed more customer entertaining and the shower was larger.  Royal Caribbean seemed more for the customer who just wants to relax. The shower is so small that you have to hold your arms straight up to wash them. Both were awesome.

all in all a good cruise but RCL is starting to slip...the ship was not well air conditioned as in previous cruises and the dining room, theater even individual rooms were un reasonably warm---dining and theater were  un comfortable especially when we were dressed up for formal nights. There were too many specialty restaurants which took away from the quality of the food and the ambiance of the main dining room. performances by the dancers and singers which were done several nights a week are only done 2 nights on a 7 day cruise. quality on everything has been slipping. The experience was good...but not as enjoyable and special as it has been in the past.  

Relax and happy atmosphere on the ship. Food is good too. The crew on the ship are friendly. We met good people from different places. We had great time joining excursions.

So many reviews tell about the nightmare at the Galveston Port, but this is our second cruise from there and both times it's been smooth sailing (pun intended). We haven't had to wait but maybe a few minutes each time.

Our Stateroom was ready at 1:00 just as we were told.  Elishah was our Attendant and was right on top of any request we had of him and he kept our room clean and ready for us all the time.

Food on the Navigator was great also,  We didn't do any of the specialty restaurants as we didn't see the need to.  We really enjoyed the Windjammer for breakfast and lunch and the Main Dining Room for dinner.  Hepburne and Nur were our Waiter and Assistant Waiter and they kept our glasses full and were always accommodating with any request we had of them.  We had 2 other couples at our table that we really enjoyed dining with.

Our excursion to Red Stripe Beach in Jamaica was just what we wanted.  A nice little beach to relax and put our feet in the sand.  The attendants at the beach were also very nice and came by to see if we needed anything to drink or eat. 

We signed up for the Self Assist Disembarkation and it went very smoothly.  It was raining when we got to port in Galveston, but we went through Customs very quickly and were in our car on the way home 30 minutes after the disembarkation began!

We enjoyed this cruise so much that we have already scheduled another for next year on the Liberty!  We'll continue to cruise with RCI as they have not disappointed us yet.

This was an excellent choice for our honeymoon. The food and service in the Main Dining room and Windjammer were great. Since we were satisfied with the food, we didn't purchase any specialty dining nor any beverage package. Note that we don't drink alcohol or soda. The water, sweet tea, fruit punch, lemonade and orange juice provided were sufficient for our beverage needs. I got a Swedish massage in the spa and it was amazing! I highly recommend it. The gratuity is worth it! The restaurant wait staff and the room attendants made this vacation extra special. I actually teared up on the last night after realizing that I may never see them again. The only negative about the whole trip were the lines to get on the ship at the port in Galveston. I recommend checking your luggage, booking your parking online, and eating breakfast so that you have energy to stand in line for 2-3 hours. Also, if you can afford a suute, book it. Guests in suites had shorter lines. Once we went through this process, it was smooth sailing from there (pun intended).

I was overwhelmed by how nice and enjoyable this cruise was.  Royal Caribbean far exceeded my expectations.  Dining staff especially Veysel was the best I have ever seen.  I loved this so much, I booked another cruise while still on my last one.

This is my second time on the Navigator, and I highly recommend this ship. The crew is exceptional. I love the Windjammer! The ship is clean and big. There are so many activities for everyone!

I did not enjoy the constant up sell of product and dining rooms.  I also tried to go to the fitness class several days in a row and it was always canceled.

Our room was very nice and food on the ship was excellent.   

I think Royal Caribbean Cruise line should warn people of the chance of sea sickness.   The second day of the cruise in the middle of the Gulf, I became very sea sick and laid in bed for 24 hours unable to function.    I thought seriously about flying home from the first land stop (Cozumel) but was afraid to push the issue with my husband because of the difficulties involved.