My wife and I are avid cruisers; this being our 24th cruise since 1996, and while the Navigator did present some moments of pleasure-like the service staff, this was a very disappointing experience and we will never cruise on RCCL again.

Embarkation-the Navigator was stuck on Pier 29 in Port Everglades, which is off to the side of the main port area. There is a ONE LANE road leading to the ship, so it took us half an hour from the time we entered the port to the time we reached the ship. Then I dropped off my party and drove to the parking garage; taking the shuttle back to the ship. The shuttle did not have air conditioning, so I choose instead to walk back to the ship; I got there 15 mins before the shuttle did that I was on. Not a good start. The lines getting on the ship were very long and chaotic; at last 15 deep getting past the security.

Once on the ship, I was impressed by the ship itself-although ten years old, it was in pretty good condition;some of the carpet was worn, but it did not look its age. Once we found our cabin, (no assistance like on Celebrity), we went up to the Windjammer Cafe, and that is when we felt like we were dipped in cold water and realized what the next seven days lie ahead for us. Read more