Sailed on Navigator departing Civitivecchia on October 30, 2011. Lots of travel tips are contained here for Rome and Eastern Med.
The cruise embarkation was easy. Max, our driver (see Rome port review for excellent recommendation and details) dropped us off right at the pier and being Diamond RCL members, we walked right in, to the front of the line, and on the ship. They even let people on early. This is our 4th time on Navigator in 14 months and we know a lot of the staff. We had balcony room deck 6. The rooms are getting old and need refurbishment. Paint peeling in shower. Medicine cabinet shelves broken, etc. Still ok, but time for improvement. The room steward, Robert from Costa Rica, was almost nonexistent. No ice ever. Not around in mornings. Made beds, but that was about it. We always ask for extra towels. Sometimes got them, sometimes not. He left dirty dishes in the room for several days.
We have a favorite waiter, but he was on vacation so we got assigned to a large table on deck 5 in the corner. Switched to a different table on deck 4--a 6 top. We were the only ones there. Then 45 minutes later 2 women show up and said they come when they feel like it. Waiter started all over so we got no food. Then, amazingly, the other 2 members of their family showed up another 30 minutes later and the waiter started all over again. We got up and left and the maitre d' assigned us to another table on deck 3 with a father and son. They were much nicer.
6562, fine size, needs refurbishment, shower paint peeling, medicine chest broken, air conditioning dicey,