My wife and I had never been on a cruise before and we looked into several different cruise lines. Everyone we talked to all told us the same thing. Go on Royal Caribbean! We decided that we would take their advice since we were "rookies." Are we ever glad we did!

We booked our 7 night Western Caribbean cruise through Rod's Custom Travel aboard the Navigator of the Seas. Rod was a great help and had our travel documents to us in no time.

Check-in and security went fast and smooth. We boarded shortly thereafter and headed straight to our room. Though it was not a big room, the extra space and view from the balcony more than made up for it. After lunch we decided to take a tour of the ship to familiarize ourselves with the layout. What a beautiful ship this is. The Royal Promenade makes you forget where you are. Read more