Amazed by the Amazon

Seven Seas Navigator Cruise Review to South America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 153

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Seven Seas Navigator

24 Night Rhythm Of The Amazon (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 25, 2018

Ship: Seven Seas Navigator

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Regent is my favorite cruise line and I loved this cruise. It was nice to start and end in Miami but it was a little long at 24 days. I felt some small things about the service were a little”off”. Loved the lectures and learned a lot about a part of the world I knew little of. Love the small ship and our suite that was home for three weeks. Highly recommend this because it is like two Caribbean vacations as well as a cruise up the Amazon for about 1000 miles.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Nice to be able to get on the ship right away even if we had to wait in the public areas. They had a room for hand luggage but we were not told about it so we dragged everything to the restaurant.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was excellent and I appreciated having some popular dishes available any day. Loved the Canyon Ranch selections but wish there were more choices for diabetics.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I participated in needlepoint and enjoyed it.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Production numbers were excellent but the other shows not so great

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Service was good but I’ve sailed on this ship before and felt it wasn’t as good as before. Examples were getting sorbet after the entree or waiting a very long time for wine at dinner. Room stewards were fantastic. Shore excursions were nice but it was hard to know how much actual walking was necessary

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
I love the small ships and feel they make good use of what they have.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great place to live on a long cruise. Great closets, plenty of hangers. Wonderful beds!!! Loved the veranda and bathroom

Ship tip

Select a cabin in front of ship

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Sailed from here only

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
Did the Aerial Sky Explorer 360 degree views and enjoyed the view. Was impressed on how the city has been rebuilt after Hurricane Maria

Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe

4 out of 5
We loved the ocean at Pointe De Chateaux.

St. George's, Grenada

4 out of 5
Spices were very interesting, enjoyed Annandale Falls. People very friendly

Port of Spain

4 out of 5
Saw many birds on the Caroni River

Macapa, Brazil Did not visit port

Only a technical stop

Santarem, Brazil

5 out of 5
Fun fishing for paranha

Boca Da Valeria, Brazil

5 out of 5
Felt guilty giving tips for photos of exotic animals that probably wouldn’t live due to their treatment, but did anyway and have amazing photos.

Manaus, Brazil

5 out of 5
Enjoyed our guide on the Meeting of the Waters cruise but bought an item at the floating restaurant that did not make it to my bag when the clerk gave the other items to me even though I paid for it.

Parintins, Brazil

4 out of 5
Boi Bumba Folk show was fantastic but seats were terrible. Once I stood on the side I was able to see the wonderful show. The cast posed for photos afterwards and great shopping

Alter Do Chao, Brazil

4 out of 5
Not much of a stop but we did swim in the river where it is clean and somewhat safe. So now I can say I swam in the Amazon

Devils Island, French Guiana

4 out of 5
No organized excursions but we were able to walk around and it was helpful to have attended the lecture and use the map provided by the ship At

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
Atlantis Submarine Adventure was very good. Viewing was great and they gave us a diving certificate

St. John's, Antigua

3 out of 5
Catamaran Sunset Cruise was lovely but the extremely loud music on the way back was not.

Gustavia, St. Barthelemy Did not visit port

Waves too high for tenders so we went back to St Maarten. No excursions but good shopping and the ship did arrange a shuttle to go to the French side of the island.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Very long wait to go through customs, no help with luggage. Disappointed and felt abandoned
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