This was our 4th cruise, but the first on Royal Caribbean. We went with some family who wanted to go on a spring break cruise with the kids. This was their first cruise. The itinerary was Falmouth, Grand Cayman, Cozumel. I won't go much into the ports because I really think that is individual by choice, and we had been to everyone but Falmouth before (we had been to Montego Bay), and we stayed on the boat in the Caymans because it was crowded and we just wanted to lay by the pool. Our favorite cruise days are sea days and port days we don't get off, but that is just us.

One other note- We understand that as part of the dry dock, a number of cabins were added increasing the capacity by about 150-200 people. The cruise we were on had 3,825 passengers, a record for Navigator. For the most part it didn't feel crowded walking around, but it was hard to get seats for some shows and the dining room felt crowded (they had to push chairs against walls to make enough tables to feed everyone). Getting a seat at the Windjammer for lunch on a sea day was tough. And the elevators were slow during peak transition hours.

Embarkation - Was a disaster. I blame this more on the Port of Galveston then on Royal Caribbean, but at the end its Royal Caribbean's responsibility to work with the port. I understand the port is spending $10 mil to renovate the terminal that Navigator uses, but it was just a mess. The ship was 2 hours late getting in due to fog, and Royal Caribbean called and texted everyone to show up at 1-3 p.m. instead of 11-1. When we arrived at 1:30 p.m. the traffic was a nightmare. It took us 40 minutes to get into the port complex itself to be dropped off. Then when we got our bags to a porter, their was single set of glass doors entering the terminal with about 1,000 people trying to cram through. The port officials limited the number of people going in to avoid a fire hazard, but there was NO organization in creating a line to get in. It was simply a horde trying to crash the doors that took almost an hour. Once we got in, it was a breeze and we were on the ship in 20 minutes. Read more