Navigator of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The Navigator of the Sea is awesome and the places we visited were great!  Just remember the shore excursion are cheaper if you book them yourself.  I would love to go on this ship again but probably won't because of the Port of Galveston it took us with U.S. passports 3 hrs to go through the line.  Made my whole outlook on the trip bad!

We enjoyed the cruise. The ship was beautiful and compared to a previous cruise we spent less time waiting on elevators. The overall service was excellent and employees very accommodating. There were more teenagers on this cruise which made the pool experience more limited and there were fewer English speaking customers. We considered going to the Casino several times but even walking through it was unpleasant because of the heavy smoke which I believe discourages non-smokers from using the Casino. I would recommend choosing excursions with the cruise line you are on. I scheduled an excursion on-line and we were unable to use it because the ship was in port from 7 to 3:15 and the excursion was at 1:00 which would have made it impossible to make it back to the ship on time. The second excursion that I arranged was cancelled when we got to the departure point because not enough people has signed up for it. Out of the three ports (Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel) we enjoyed the people and island of Jamaica the most. Overall this is our second cruise with Royal Caribbean and I would highly recommend it.

Enjoyed the staff, crew, service, weather!  Like Relax by the pool while traveling to different destinations/activities. Polite staff constantly offering drinks. Food always available. Great evening shows and activities. A dream vacation.

The ship was nice and clean. The ports we visited were amazing. The staff on the ship was rude especially in the bars. It would take forever to get waited on and even when waited on they were rude about it. The service in the dining room was the only good service we received. I did like the excursion we took in Jamaica, it was organized and easy to find. Overall I had a good time but I was expecting a lot friendlier service.

The food was great in the dining room and our balcony room was a nice size.  Grand Cayman has a beautiful beach but we could skip Jamaica.  Cozumel is good for shopping.  Overall a relaxing cruise and nice spring getaway.

Due to our unavoidable late arrival for departure, there were some last minute changes made of which we were not informed when we checked in.  Essentially, we did not get the cabin we were expecting but were upgraded for some unkown reason.  This created a lot of confusion upon boarding as to actual cabin # and then location of luggage.  The good news is that the cabin attendant was outstanding in resolving several issues for us.

Have cruised on this ship (different itemeary) and the dining experience has improved dramatically from just a year ago.  The main dinning room food quality and service was the best of any of our 8 cruises.  We have also done even more group land tours, and still think the food was exceptionally well prepared and presented.

We were disappointed that there was a big scale back in onboard activities that we were interested in.  This is a great cruise for kids and young adults, but as a Senior, I found very little of interest compared to other cruises.  The choices for shore excursions were also of no interest to us.  We like museums, history, cultural events etc and nothing was suitable for our tastes.  Dolphins and Diamonds and Watches are not our interest anymore.  The Night shows were of much lower caliber than our typical experience.  Also, this ship has discontinued the end of cruise singing by the cabin attendants and wait staff.  We always look forward to that.

Over 50% of the passengers were from Mexico with lot's of kids and we did enjoy trying to socialize, even though a language barrier sometimes existed.  It was also Spring Break, so probably I will be more careful in the future to avoid booking during that time.

We drove do the Galveston port and Kudo's for the folks there who efficiently handled our late arrival,  luggage,  and parking logistical issues.  The ship departure was much longer than usual however due to the high % of passengers with visa's.  US passport holders experienced a 2 hour wait to get to CBP once off the ship and in the departure terminal.

All things considered, we got our moneys worth, for what we rate as just an OK experience.

This was our first cruise and it was AMAZING!  My husband and I both suffer from motion sickness and neither one of us had a problem at all...so thankful!  The ship was beautiful, packed with activities, entertainment and wonderful food.  We were most impressed by the amazing staff!  They graciously waited on us hand and foot...the most relaxing vacation we have ever had.  We are already searching for our next cruise and we will be including the rest of our family.  Royal Caribbean runs a fantastic line of ships!  Highly recommend this to everyone!

We loved the boat and the service was amazing.  Our only complaints were the poor food and the terrible desserts.  Also, the entertainment was only so so.  I think it would have been 4 stars except for the fact the ship was so overcrowded when we went in March that it made for terribly long lines everywhere.  Maybe next time we will remember not to travel during the spring break madness.

Excellence for 3 staterooms with 8 passengers, including team ager, pre-team ager, your adult couple (21 years), son and wife, myself and spouse in balcony 1 statements.  Thank you 

Extra applause for main dining waiting staff and manager waiter, customer service and excursion staff, staterooms staff, Johnny Rocket staff.  Also, for Joan with USAirways Cruise travel agency.  Amazing support and care.  Thank you.

Linda Simmons

Excellent cruise! Great customer service and excursions. Food was delicious, wait staff attentive. Our evening dinner staff, Andy and Jose, anticipated our every need. Highly recommend.

everything about the cruise was lovely!!!!!!! the dine-room waiters were wonderful overall the whole crew was great the people were very friendly had a blast me and my girlfriend

loved the cruise, loved the food, great service at dining areas & room service, clean  great balcony, good shows. do not like standing in line 1 hour plus to board even tho we had all preboarding papers in hand (one  member of our party of 8 ended in ship hospital & wheelchair rest of cruise we feel as result of standing in heat so long, could not find any place for her to sit or anyone to help us. Did not like standing in line to get thru customs 1 1/2 hrs to disembark. Our party of 8 was separated (took wheelchair 2 persons out first leaving them outside & rest  of us (6) in line 1 1/2 hrs before we could join them. Also no restrooms or chairs  found in that area.

All the services on the cruise was excellent . I really enjoyed the balcony room at the back of the ship . The room was a little shaky when the ship was moving, but other than that it was wonderful.

Everything on the cruise was great. The cruise staff was friendly and helpful. Really enjoyed the Cosmopolitan bar and Willy the bartender. The excursions were excellent. The only thing we will do different is not go during spring break.

I went with my 18 yr old daughter and her 17 yr old friend for their senior spring break trip. This was our 3rd time to cruise but 1st time for 7 days.  Days at sea were a little long and boring.  Would have been nice to have some movie channels in the room to occupy some down time. Especially on rainy days.

At night, they girls like to sit in the deli playing cards and people-watching.  they were quite embarrassed to be 'carded' and send to the room because of one 17 yr old. I think the age break should be reevaluated.

On Carnival they had free sushi and we were looking forward to something similar but was disappointed that it was only available through the specialty restaurant at an additional cost.

The ice skating show was amazing but thought the song and dance productions were weak. Coming from the dance world we were disappointed in the choreography for the stage shows. Singing may have been a result of bad monitors on stage.

It's been a while, so my memory may be faulty, but seems like Carnival had better late night food variety.  And wish there were chips to go with those deli sandwiches!  :)

We are a family of 4 with 2 boys ages 10 and 13. We had a blast during spring break on the Navigator of the seas. The activities on the ship were great for our boys since they like competitions, tournaments and games. The ports (Roatan, Belize and Cozumel) were beautiful. The service and staff was great too. Even though the buffet for breakfast and lunch was ok, the food at dinner was delicious, especially the desserts. They had plenty of activities on the ship for families, adults and kids. We highly recommend this cruise.

Susana

I enjoyed this cruise! the ports where amazing and so beautiful. Royal Caribbean was fantastic! The service was exceptional and the food was delicious! What a great experience!

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SHIP. I WAS SURPRIZED THAT THE FOOD WASN'T BETTER.  TO GET A NICE STEAK AT THE MAIN DINING, YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE-AT THE MAIN DINING, YOU COULD ONLY GET A BREAKFAST STEAK. WE HAD ALWAYS SAILED ON CARNIVAL OR NCL AND THE FOOD WAS MUCH BETTER.  WE STARTED CRUISING IN THE 80'S AND THE SERVICE, THE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT WAS MUCH BETTER.  IT SEEMS NOW THAT THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIVING PEOPLE A GREAT VALUE FOR THE MONEY.  MY HUSBAND BOUGHT A PICTURE AND A CD OF PICTURES TAKEN AND WHEN HE GOT HOME COULD NOT SEE THE PICTURES WITHOUT PAYING MORE MONEY.  OUR ROOM STEWARD, ANTHONY DE GUZMAN WAS WONDERFUL AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE OUT A SHOUT OUT OF PRAISE FOR LEA PING IN THE CASINO.  SHE WAS FABULOUS AND VERY ATTENTIVE TO MY NEEDS. OUR WAITERS IN THE DINING ROOM WERE VERY GOOD BUT SEEMED HARRIED AT TIMES WTH TOO MANY TABLES TO TAKE CARE OF.  REALLY ENJOYED THE ICE SHOW-WORTH SEEING.  DID ENJOY THE COMEDIANS AND MOTOWN GIRLS. NOT PLEASED WITH THE OPENING LAS VEGAS SHOW.  LOVE AND MARRIAGE GAME SHOW WAS FUN..  WE HAVE BEEN ON 17 CRUISES AND MY HUSBAND SAID IT WILL BE THE LAST- HOWEVER,I PROBABLY WOULD GO ON ANOTHER BUT, ON A SMALLER SHIP..BIGGER ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER!!!

We had a wonderful time and some very special memories. Royal Carribean is the best. I have been on Carnival...more than once... and it does not compare...

This was a great cruise, our second on the Navigator 6 months. Entertainment was excellent and completely different than the cruise a few months before. Dining, well, at least consider you are on a ship, in five miles deep water!  A few more varieties in the buffet would be nice.  Over all , the ship and its crew were levery friendly and would do or get what you need in first order, always with a smile.

I would highly rec. this cruise to anyone.  It would be an excellent "first cruise" too!