Hits and Misses on Navigator. A PHOTO HEAVY review.

Hey "loyal to Royal" folks.

Dropping by to do a little review of my cruise on Navigator of the Seas. I usually cruise Carnival, but chose Royal for nicer suites and better perks as this cruise was a present to my mom (for her retirement). There were definitely some ups and downs, but overall, we had a great time. I noticed several improvements since my last RCI cruise on Independence in 2013. There will obviously be some comparisons to Carnival, but from a more neutral perspective :).

This was the 6 day cruise with Grand Cayman, Falmouth, and Labadee on the itinerary.

Here are some highlights:

-The anxiety of just getting there

-The BIG upgrade

-Why I won't cruise in January again

-Sea critters

-Yum!

-Laba-don't

-Now that's service!

-Ship tour

-"Thanks, Jonas... THANKS JONAS!"

It will take me a couple days to really get the ball rolling on this one as I've got a lot to catch up on here.

In the meantime, here are 3 photos to tide you over :cool:

-Sean

Subscribing.... Looking forward to hearing more

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Looking forward to viewing this as we are leaving on the Navigator this Sunday. Same itinerary. Hopefully we will have better luck at Labadee.

Where did you get to hold the turtle at?

Like the photos so far.:)

Looking forward to it! Sounds interesting!

Where did you get to hold the turtle at?

Pretty sure that is at the turtle farm in Grand Cayman

Looking forward to more!

I'll be following. I love that picture of the pool deck! :)

Looking forward to the pics and perspective.

Dan.

We are on the same ship in 6 weeks - same itinerary.

I'm following this thread.

...don't leave us hanging....BTW I'll be on her next Saturday the 6th for the 8-day ride...how was the ship's internet speed/wifi connection?

Thanks!!

Will be on Nav in April. Anxious to hear what you think. And your pics are unreal!! What suite did you stay in. We will be in a GS. Our first time, usually we're in a JS. If you have pics of suite, would love to see them also. Thanks!,

I'm here! Looking by forward to more!!

Cathy

...one more question Sean, we too will be in a GS and were wondering if there is a 'Suite Guest' entrance/line to look for at Terminal 29...since It looks smaller than the other terminals, it would be a bummer to get in the wrong line to miss the 'perk'...kinda lame question I know...but your answer is appreciated thanks!:)

More!!! :)

Great photos so far. I look forward to your review.

We will be boarding in 65 days (8 night itinerary). We've done the 6 night (and 8 night) before on the Independence, which used to do the same 8 night / 6 night itineraries as what the Navigator does now. If you can remember, I'll be interested in your comparison of the Navigator vs Indy as well.

Dan

Looking forward to more!

You've got me hooked. 7 weeks until our 8-day Navigator cruise... Looking forward to your review. :)

Count me among those interested in this review.

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Thanks so much for doing your review. Can you please tell me the name and order of the menus in mdr? Also were there one or two formal nights?

Thanks!

Great pics so far! I'm looking forward to following this thread so I can see a lot more! :D

From the first three pictures alone I can tell this is going to be awesome!!

Yes very nice pics! What camera are you using?

Can't wait to read more! This will be my family in a few months!

Thank you all for subscribing!

I will start covering the trip in more detail tonight. I can answer questions until then :).