Navigator of the Seas Review

Eastern Caribbean cruise with kids - December 2011

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Navigator of the Seas
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hurlz
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Nov 2011
Cabin: Grand Suite
Traveled with children

We took a great cruise to the western caribbean on Navigator. This was during the week before Christmas so there were a good number of kids on the ship - including our own (age 6 and 9). Embarkation was a little chaotic but moved relatively quickly. We reserved a suite but there was no real priority boarding for us (as opposed to our experience with NCL which was much nicer). The ship is beautiful and in very good shape for being nearly 20 years old. Our room was in a great location (deck 10, midship) and was very nice. The food on the ship was only ok though. Dinners were occasionally good but, for instance, my salmon filet was dry and the selection was mediocre. We ate in Portofino once which was excellent. My 6 year old eats small meals all the time and we constantly had problems with her being hungry around 5PM and had no where to eat. It is tough to get to shows with first seating for dinner and kids (shows are often at 9P or later) but the ones we saw were forgettable. I was not impressed overall with the entertainment. The service overall was excellent!

The kids suprised us and really enjoyed the Adventure Ocean camps. I am not sure why because it seemed a little lacking to me but it turns out the staff do a great job and the actificites are fun. We were under the impression they had their own pool area, but they do not (the newer RCL ships do though).

In terms of ports, we first went to Grand Cayman. We like it here and arranged a horseback riding excursion on own own. The ship's excursion had a min age of 12 but the one we did (same place, I think, as the ship) had a min age of 5 so our 6 year old had her own horse! We loved it! We had them drop us off afterwards at 7 mile beach and hung out there until it was time to go back to the ship. The kids snorkled off the beach but there was nothing to really see. We had a tip though to go to the Paradise restaurant, which is near the dock, and to snorkle off thier beach. We did that and though there is no coral, the fish there were great and the kids loved it!

Cabin Review

Grand Suite

Decent size suite. Double sized balcony was nice. Wish there had been 2 actual rooms - instead there was a curtain and a sofa bed for the kids. Bathroom was a good size but had only a high step-in showertub (not a separate shower).

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