My wife and I sailed on the October 7 sailing of the Navigator of the Seas. This was our 8th cruise, and second on RCCL. We flew into Rome 3 days early and spent some time seeing the sights and highlights of Rome. So much to see and talk about there, however this is Cruise Critic not Trip Advisor. If you stay in Rome before sailing you should know that catching the train at Termini is somewhat a challenge. There is very little signage to direct passengers and the gypsy's are very clever at acting like train personnel providing directions for a cost! The tickets do not list the stand to catch the train to Civitavecchia. My advise is to seek out a person wearing a shirt or jacket with the railroad emblem on the left chest.

We arrived by train in Civitavecchia with plenty of time to make the walk from the train to the port with luggage in tow. Be prepared its a bit of a trek. Just follow the crowd.At some point, we were directed by RCCL personnel to a bus for the short ride to the check-in area. The check-in process took less then 30 minutes and we were onboard the ship. We were required to turn our passports over to RCCL for immigration purposes...not a big deal, they were returned to us early on Thursday.

The ship is beautiful! Yes, I'll agree with other critics that she is worn in some areas, but she is still a beautiful ship. We had a balcony cabin, forward, starboard, deck 7. Our cabin was very nice with adequate space and storage. Natalie did a fantastic job of keeping our room clean with fresh towels and soap. As requested, she supplied us with fresh ice daily. There wasn't the usual towel animals and mints...we had towel animals 3 out of the 7 nights...not really a big deal. Read more