REVIEW - Navigator of the Seas, March 31 - April 8 (plenty of pictures)

[will773]

Great pics! Keep it coming!

[LBumb]

excellent job

[NeuroQueen]

Really, really enjoying your review. Can't wait for the rest. Don't you LOVE Maho?

[Angel59920]

Hello there, Just wanted to let you know that the cookies came from Maryland not Maine. I'm glad that you liked them and that you are using the old bay.....it is really good on popcorn.....I can't wait to read the rest of your review.

[kycruiser72]

Hello there, Just wanted to let you know that the cookies came from Maryland not Maine. I'm glad that you liked them and that you are using the old bay.....it is really good on popcorn.....I can't wait to read the rest of your review.

 

I thought it was from Maryland. I asked Terri and she said "No, it was from Maine." This is the same person who gets lost with a GPS.

[kycruiser72]

Really, really enjoying your review. Can't wait for the rest. Don't you LOVE Maho?

 

We LOVE Maho. It's the perfect mix of sand, surf, and plane. :)

[kycruiser72]

Back from visiting with my parents today. We hadn't seen them since before we left for the trip. I'm starting to upload more pictures and will have more on the review soon. Hang in there.

[kycruiser72]

This was our first time at St. Kitts. Were were very excited to check it out. We decided to try the bus/train excursion via the ship. It was pretty darn pricey but we were willing to try it. The excursion was at 10am. We were the 2nd one for the day. We first boarded a bus that took us through several small towns and finally to meet with the train. I thought the bus driver did a very good job telling us about the area and island history. Then again, I knew next to nothing about the island so I would have believed whatever he said.

 

Terri and I thought the island was very beautiful. I felt it reminded me of photos I had seen of Hawaii. Since the island has a volcano I guess they are pretty similar.

 

The train took us all over the place. The whole trip lasted three hours and I felt like it was worth the money at the end. Plus, they served rum and Coke. My personal favorite.

 

When we returned back to the port we decided to check out the shops. Who should we run into but the nice couple we shared a van with back at the hotel. We talked for a few moments then went on our way to shop. I never thought I'd hear the phrase "Would you like to pet my monkey?" in real life. But I did. There was a guy walking around with a monkey and he would allow you to pet the monkey. Well there ya go. Or, as we have started saying, Bob's your uncle. We picked up a few touristy things and then headed back to the ship.

 

I was pretty wiped out after the trip. Not sure why. I felt old, fat, and tired. I just wanted to be home in my comfy chair. I was pretty down. After dinner and dropping the kids off at camp, Terri and I found two seats in the Solarium and watched our videos for a while. It was quiet and there was a nice little breeze. It was really nice. After that little session I felt much better. I guess I just needed to recharge my batteries.

 

Overall we really liked St. Kitts. We would go back again and explore a little more.

 

A few pictures and then I'm off to bed for the night. More tomorrow.

[kycruiser72]

The fam

 

 

 

Egrets

 

[kycruiser72]

I believe this is Nevis if I remember correctly.

 

Our guide (not the best picture)

 

Looking up toward the top of the volcano

 

Liam taking pictures. We usually get one like this, then his leg, the floor....

 

Swimming after we returned. Notice my hat I picked up in Panama last year. I call it my Panama hat that was made in China because it says inside MADE IN CHINA. I love that hat.

 

Chillaxin'

[kycruiser72]

Just an FYI, if anyone checks out the photos on Smugmug be warned that for some reason some of them are out of order. I plan to fix that at some point. Also, for now, I don't have the descriptions entered. Again, I'll fix that too. :D

[Angel59920]

Did you guys see the picture from the meet and mingle that the ship took? If not and you want a copy go back to the roll call and let me know you email address and I will send it over to you.

[kycruiser72]

Did you guys see the picture from the meet and mingle that the ship took? If not and you want a copy go back to the roll call and let me know you email address and I will send it over to you.

 

We sure didn't. I wondered about that photo a few times on the ship. I wanted to see it. I'll get that info to you today. Thank you!

[kycruiser72]

Great photos. Really enjoying your review. Thanks for doing this.

 

Thank you for checking out the review.

[kycruiser72]

excellent job

 

Thank you!

[kycruiser72]

Great pics! Keep it coming!

 

Thank you very much! :)

[kycruiser72]

You're cracking me up!

 

Good review so far; keep it coming - love the photos and the sense of humor. Your son sounds like a pistol - the girlfriend in AO and he can't remember her name. Like father, like son?! :D

 

Yeah, that's my boy. However, he didn't learn it from me...not all of it anyway. He is picking up on my humor which, I think, is a good thing. It seems that lots of girls like him.

[kycruiser72]

One quick photo that I accidentally left out from St. Marteen.

 

Sailing off into the sunset

[kycruiser72]

I'm at work today so the next part of the review will have to wait until tonight. However, there are a few items that I left out that I feel must be included.

 

On the first night of our cruise I was able to see the UK Wildcats beat the University of Louisville Cardinals JUST LIKE THEY HAD MANY TIMES BEFORE. That lead to the next game on the evening of day 2. If you missed it I'll give you the brief rundown.

 

[karen s]

Celebrity Constellation in port at St. Marteen

 

NCL Epic

 

"The valley"

 

They had to take someone away in an ambulance. I never heard any more about it.

 

Family photo

 

Was on the same cruise! The person being taken away in the ambulance had appendicitus. There was also another girl evacuated with a broken leg (from playing basketball), but she came back on that day.

[mintypixie]

Loving your review, we will be on the NOS in 4 weeks :)

[kycruiser72]

Was on the same cruise! The person being taken away in the ambulance had appendicitus. There was also another girl evacuated with a broken leg (from playing basketball), but she came back on that day.

 

Wow. Thanks for letting us know.

[kmr422]

We were on the same cruise too! I love reading the various reviews of the same trip we were on. My two kids (Mason 5, turned 6 on the ship and Lauren 3 ) were both in the aquanauts... I'll have to ask them if they remember your son. :-)

 

I heard about the girl with the appendicitus while we had our own medical issue on board... my hubby broke his finger on the rock climbing wall. (Medical did xrays and gave him a splint - all at no charge.) We also saw the baskeball injury girl, but we didn't know she broke her leg! All that with the helicopter evac in Labadee, this wasn't a great week for medical emergencies!

 

We had a fantastic time on Navigator! Thanks for your review!

[gayla59]

Thanks for the great review of NOS! We will be on her next year for Spring Break, so it is nice to see all these pics to hold us over:)

[kycruiser72]

We were on the same cruise too! I love reading the various reviews of the same trip we were on. My two kids (Mason 5, turned 6 on the ship and Lauren 3 ) were both in the aquanauts... I'll have to ask them if they remember your son. :-)

 

I heard about the girl with the appendicitus while we had our own medical issue on board... my hubby broke his finger on the rock climbing wall. (Medical did xrays and gave him a splint - all at no charge.) We also saw the baskeball injury girl, but we didn't know she broke her leg! All that with the helicopter evac in Labadee, this wasn't a great week for medical emergencies!

 

We had a fantastic time on Navigator! Thanks for your review!

 

I wondered about the helicopter in Labadee. Things must have been REALLY bad to call in a helicopter. I also wondered where they would take the person in that case.