Our 40th anniversary called for something new and exciting  but even after much research, we were unprepared for the magnificence of Navigator of the Seas and the entire 7-night cruise experience! Cruising is a passion of our youngest son and his wife. They convinced us to book our first cruise. My concern was motion sickness that I experience in small boats or if I try to read in a moving car. Not to worry! Motion sickness was NEVER a problem and medication wasnt needed!!

Our airline arrangements were made through RCI and went smoothly. The nice man with a Navigator of the Seas sign directed us at the baggage claim in Miami to the waiting buses. We boarded the bus, went through embarkation procedures quickly and smoothly and dropped our carry-ons in Cabin 7270 by 2 PM. The Windjammer was serving lunch so that was our first stop. A plateful of food later and we decided to do a fast tour of the ship.

Ill reiterate that we were first time cruisers before saying: instead of acting like a couple whos been married 40 years, we conducted ourselves like 10 year olds on Christmas morning! With eyes wide and mouths dropping, we briefly explored each deck and couldnt believe the size of this vessel, the diversity of the artwork and the splendor of the overall dEcor. Read more