We are from Topeka, Kansas, USA. Overall, this was our 13th cruise, the 10th on Royal Caribbean, with the last 8 on Royal. Even so, this cruise had many “firsts” for us. The first “first”: the first time we booked very late...10 days before sailing...one can get a very good deal.
The Ship itself.
The Navigator is clean and bright.
The virtual balcony was actually pretty nice. I had low expectations, but was pleasantly surprised. We left the sound provided by the virtual balcony on all the time. [see my full review for more on the virtual balcony] Since the camera looks out the stern, we always saw the wake (or whatever was behind us in port) and heard the sound of the wake. That is soothing at night. Unfortunately, the camera did not do well in lower light situations, but that's OK. We left it on anyway. Because of the position of the virtual balcony itself, we had only a chair and ottoman, no couch and table. We purposely chose this cabin (all the Ocean View were sold by the time we booked) because it is next to a non-cabin - an open area on the deck plan- thinking it would be quieter. It was. I suspected that area was a steward's prep and storage area and it was. When he was using that area, he was very quiet. For an interior cabin (not my preferred choice) this was a good cabin.