Navigator of the Seas Review

Decent but not worth price increase!

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Navigator of the Seas
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CruisinConfusion16
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Nov 2016
Cabin: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

This cruise was a christmas present from my son. I was excited to try a new cruise line. We had only cruised with Carnival in the past. We spent the night prior in Miami and went to South Beach where a fight broke out between two groups of stupid kids. Other than that it was ok.

The morning we went to the port was a complete and total mess with 5 ships in port that day. Navigator had Terminal A which is nothing more than a make shift terminal made of 2 tents. They had been late getting into port so was delayed on boarding. They had people just standing in line wrapped around the parking lot with no type of shade for hours but did give out bottles of water (not cold). Embarkation for some passengers was over 3 hours long. Luggage took forever to be delivered b/c it was left in piles in the parking lot until right before departing.

The food in the main dining room was decent, a bit better in flavor than Carnival but not a large selection. We ate at Chops Grille which was amazing and worth the extra price. We also ate at Izumi twice which I think was the best food on the ship. You can even get it to go which is good. We ate on the Lido for dinner once which had a good selection. Lunch on Lido was pretty boring with everything being pretty much the same thing everyday. We ate lunch at Johnny Rockets once which has a fee of $6.95/pp for all you can eat if you dine in or one meal if you get it to go. It does not include milkshakes which you have to pay over $5 extra for which is ridiculous. We ordered breakfast room service most days and it was typical eggs, bacon, sausage, breads, pastries, coffee, and juice. Time slots for delivery are every 30 minutes (FYI they deliver at the very end of your 30minute slot most times).

Cabin Review

Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin E1

Overall the ship is in decent condition. There are some crappy areas of the ship that need some work, our cabin was a deluxe balcony on deck 8 which is a good location. Lots of room with king size bed and sitting couch, vanity. Bathroom is decent size and looks like your typical bathroom. We did have a few days where our flush button didn't work but was fixed quickly. Our room steward did a great job on getting whatever we needed and keeping our room in good shape.

Port Reviews

Miami

Make shift terminal that was unorganized and had people standing in the sun without shade for hours.

Labadee

Very beautiful beach

San Juan

Just walked around town.

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