Navigator of the Seas March 3-12 9 night

[colesc15]

Just waiting to get off the Navigator of the seas after the 9 night southern caribbean cruise to Labadee, Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire. It was myself and my wife (28 years old) and we are both emerald. The trip was great! We had junky weather on embarkation day and the first sea day which was unfortunate but after that the weather was great!

 

We did just a beach day in Labadee, we rented a jeep for the day and did our own thing in Aruba; which included going to the natural pools. In Curacao we spent the day with Irie tours and it was fantastic and they took us to one of our favorite beaches in the entire caribbean with the blue-est water we've ever seen. In Bonaire we did a snorkel tour with woodwind and it was everything I hoped for and more! The company itself is amazing and the snorkeling was the best. Easily a top 5 event of our lives.

 

 

Now the not so great. I read quite a few bad reviews about Navigator and a lot were true. Any day in the Caribbean is better than a cold day in Wisconsin so we still loved the trip but was never wowed the entire cruise. My time dining was SLOW and took forever to get drinks, food,menus . Many times the food came cold, and our waiter almost every night gave the wrong plate to someone else at our table. Our assistant waiter was pretty funny, and you could tell he was doing his best. We typically look forward to dining however we dreaded it this year because of how boring and slow it was.

 

 

The shows were also the worst we've ever seen. Typically the singers are amazing and on this trip they were far from it. Our party of 6 all thought the same thing. The only two shows we stayed for the entire thing were the first night comedian and the 2nd or 3rd night. The final night comedian wasn't even remotely funny.

Overall , it was a good trip just not "wowed". We did have the ultimate drink package and got our monies worth and we aren't even drinkers. The bar tenders were plentiful in the casino and show room and pool.

 

 

Any questions?? Let me know!

[Lindsay564]

Thanks for the review! I board in 19 days :)

 

2 questions:

 

Did you take the morning or afternoon tour with Woodwind? Any worries about being back to the ship on time? We're scheduled with them for the afternoon tour, which returns a half hour before all-aboard and I'm a little concerned about that.

 

Do you know how much lunch at Sabor was? We're debating lunch vs. dinner at Sabor and are curious if it'll be cheaper to just reserve dinner ahead of time ($15) than pay for lunch once on board.

 

Thanks!

[kwazi07]

Thanks for the review! I'm in the car, boarding today! How's disembarkation going? I've read that it's been pretty difficult lately on Navigator. Any last minute tips?

 

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[cnjdalton03]

Thanks for the review! We also board in 19 days. Do you recall how early the announcement was made for those who want to carry off their own luggage?

 

 

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[colesc15]

Thanks for the review! I'm in the car, boarding today! How's disembarkation going? I've read that it's been pretty difficult lately on Navigator. Any last minute tips?

 

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It's a mess today because the escalators aren't working in the terminal so everything is backed up. We were supposed to be called at 8 and we're still waiting.

[racerxspeedy]

Thanks for the review. Can you provide your Aruba jeep rental details? Location, Company, Cost, Comments, any issues?

[colesc15]

Thanks for the review! I board in 19 days :)

 

2 questions:

 

Did you take the morning or afternoon tour with Woodwind? Any worries about being back to the ship on time? We're scheduled with them for the afternoon tour, which returns a half hour before all-aboard and I'm a little concerned about that.

 

Do you know how much lunch at Sabor was? We're debating lunch vs. dinner at Sabor and are curious if it'll be cheaper to just reserve dinner ahead of time ($15) than pay for lunch once on board.

 

Thanks!

 

We were on the morning snorkel so we got back on plenty of time. Woodwind is extremely profession so I wouldn't worry about missing the ship.

 

We didn't do sabor so I'm not sure on pricing

[colesc15]

Thanks for the review. Can you provide your Aruba jeep rental details? Location, Company, Cost, Comments, any issues?

 

 

We rented from. Jays rental and we've used them twice now and no issues. We rented a jeep soft top and it was $138 total and they're right outside the ship when you get off.

[colesc15]

Thanks for the review! We also board in 19 days. Do you recall how early the announcement was made for those who want to carry off their own luggage?

 

 

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I think it was a little before 7

[Clarea]

Appreciate the feedback. Nice to hear that Woodwind is still delivering a fantastic experience.

[jlas000]

Thanks for the feedback. Did the MDR have different menus every night or did they recycle after day 7? We're also from WI and boarding Navigator Friday. When you get home we will have some fresh snow ready for you!

[colesc15]

Thanks for the feedback. Did the MDR have different menus every night or did they recycle after day 7? We're also from WI and boarding Navigator Friday. When you get home we will have some fresh snow ready for you!

 

They had a different menu each night

[Yorkvillain]

We were supposed to be called at 8 and we're still waiting.

 

 

Wow! We were supposed to be called at 9 AM and were off by 10 AM. We've been at Miami airport for about an hour now.

 

Our tags were #17.

[RCcruisinfamily]

I know this is subjective, but how were the mattresses? We were on a few ships right after they switched out to the ones with no support. We have had the discontinued egg crates before too. Boarding Friday! Thanks for any help.

[colesc15]

I know this is subjective, but how were the mattresses? We were on a few ships right after they switched out to the ones with no support. We have had the discontinued egg crates before too. Boarding Friday! Thanks for any help.

 

They're extremely firm. We asked for a topper which helped a tiny bit but still very hard and uncomfortable