Navigator of the Seas Review
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Galveston wouldn't be my first choice of ports, but it was uneventful (that's a good thing).
I was hesitant to believe how good the food was before I took my first cruise. After my first cruise (Carnival Conquest), I was hooked. The food was off the chart good. skip to this cruise... My first Royal Caribbean Cruise (thinking it was a slightly higher end) and my fears were realized. While service was good all over the ship, the food was barely edible. It was beyond bad. Poor quality food with uninspired preparation. Canned clam chowder, steaks taste like they came from a box of frozen steaks bought at Walmart or Sams. Even the crew said they go off the boat to find good food. There was literally nothing on the boat that was exceptional that was intended to be consumed. To be fair, the lobster and escargot were pretty good. Literally nothing else was any better than high school cafeteria fare. Even the cocktails weren't very good.
The boat was fun. The service was good and even great in places with the exception of cocktail service to the casino tables (a drink every 90 minutes was the norm unless you got up to get one for yourself). They had one waiter there and he could most often be found talking to pretty girls instead of his job.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony
The cabin was nice. Mini Fridge didn't work and they couldn't manage to find the time to come replace or fix it in the 7 days we were there despite daily reminders. Some cold water would have been nice as there wasn't a place on the boat to be found that was truly cool enough to be completely comfortable. It felt like the entire boat was stuck at 78 degrees. That is just a tad too warm for me.
Evidently, maintenance chose our cruise to grind away a portion of the decking on the balconies on my side of the ship for the entire day for the first 3 days.