This TA on Navigator was pretty much what we had expected. The passengers were mostly retirees, and you can't blame them....the fare for an inside room for 14 days was less than $600! While the overwhelming majority of passengers were nice, there are always 3 or 4 couples who do nothing but complain. One couple who were diamond plus thought that the world owed them a living! UGGGH. From the time ...
Remember the end of the 1985 movie Cocoon when all the rejuvenated elderly folks went with the aliens to their world where people never get ill, age or die? Well, they're back with a vengeance and I think I know where -â€" Royal Caribbean's cruise ship, The Navigator of the Seas.
It all started with an innocuous email in my inbox way back in April -â€" an announcement that Royal Caribbean had ...
Summary
Our second cruise on RCI was even better than our first and the aggressive pricing works for us as well. Compared to Holland America, Princess and Celebrity, RCI has a much higher energy vibe and more activity. While not for everyone, we did enjoy the transat and time in Rome.
Itinerary
Back in April 2011, the Navigator of the Seas (NOTS) was shifted from year round service in ...
I'm just back last week from the Navigator TA. It was my first experience with RCL, and I got to say it made me eager for more even though there were several glitches - we booked another November TA for 2012.
This was my second TA - previous with Celebrity. Prior to that I was worried about the long string of sea days and worried about boredom - believe me... boredom is not likely! I am so ...
We flew down from Dulles to Ft. Lauderdale on the morning of the cruise.Embarkation was efficient and friendly.The buffet spread for the boarding passengers was very good.Our room steward, Soma, was great. He did everything we asked of him, and we probably were more demanding, at least at first, than average in terms of robes, amenities, ice. His towel animals were nice to come home to.Our ...
This was our first transatlatic. The whole experience was very positive and we had a great time.
Embarkation at Fort Lauderdale was fine and we were in about thirty minutes already inside the ship. We had lunch and started our tour at this lovely ship.
Our room was nice and spacious and being a promenade room, we had the opportunity to watch the activities which were always going on at the ...
We are two sixty-somethings who have been cruising since 2005. We have cruised on Carnival, Princess and are C&A Diamond Members on RCCL. This was our 4th transatlantic but first on RCCL (three on Princess) and our 24th cruise overall. We typically do 2 transatlantics a year to take advantage of R/T airfare. I will briefly mention prices throughout the review as many folks are interested in that ...
Embarkation was very smooth. We had no trouble getting on a shuttle at Civitavecchia to take us to the ship and no line up to receive our sea pass and board. (We arrived around noon.) We had sunny days in every port. Any rain happened at night up to our last day before Fort Lauderdale when we hit the edge of Hurricane Tomas. I loved the fact that Captain Patrik was very visible. He did regular ...
Food: for one thing, didn't expect that the Indian and Japanese food in the Windjammer/Jade would be so excellent, nor that the food there would be better than in the dining room.
Entertainment: esp. the ballroom dancing lessons, the NASA lecturer, the shows, would be so awesome.
The Promenade area: I don't think we'll ever like a ship that doesn't have that central meeting area with the ...
Background There was 5 of us on this cruise, myself, my wife and 18 year old daughter, plus my in-laws. This was our 5 cruise and third Transatlantic cruise. We had a outside stateroom on deck 2 mid ship and my in-laws had a balcony stateroom on deck 6.
Travelling & Embarkation We travelled from Edinburgh to Barcelona via London City airport. It was a very early start with a 6:30 flight out of ...