Rome (Civitavecchia) to Europe Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas Cruise Reviews

We love cruising and we love Royal Caribbean but we did not love our experience on Navigator of the Seas! Embarkation at Civitavecchia was straight forward and efficient, as was disembarkation at Barcelona, any problems we encountered were in between. We had the soda package but most of the fountain soda machines were broken and the bars were serving soft drinks from large bottles meaning they ...

We enjoyed the ports, Messina, Athens, Kusadasi and Crete. We did independent tours this time instead of using the ship's and really enjoyed it. This seems to be the way to go, we read Cruise Critic for recommendations for the tours! This was our first cruise on R.C. and we were disappointed. Past cruises have been on Carnival, NCL, and Celebrity. We had a balcony stateroom which was very nice. ...

This was our first cruise and we had mixed emotions about it. We really did not like the dining arrangements, in fact we disliked them so much, had we known what it would have been like, we possibly would not have booked the cruise. We chose the late sitting (9pm) which was fine but we had to share a table of 10 with other people we did not really like/have anything in common with and when I ...

We flew into Rome the day of the cruise, had pre-arranged a private taxi transfer to Civitavecchia (RomeCabs - excellent service btw). Embarkation was quick and easy, less than 20 minutes. Note: if you want to change into bathing suit/evening clothes, etc, keep a carry on with such items with you, as luggage is delivered to the stateroom up to 9pm. We were told it would be delivered within the ...

This was our 9th cruise and our 3rd on RCCL. We sailed on the Adventure of the Seas about 6 years ago, and our very first cruise ever was the Vision of the Seas. However, after that second cruise several years ago, we decided to cruise on some other lines and thus kind of hopped around a little. So, fast forward 6 years and now we are at cruise #9 and the 3rd on RCCL. Our experience this time ...

Ok, so this is our third cruise in a year and a half. The last two cruise lines we took were Carnival and Princess, so we figured, why not try the other of the big three?So here are our pro's and con's of this trip. We're a twenty something engaged couple that sailed on the 8/29 cruise. Embarkation- This was a hectic nightmare and the worst of our experiences getting on any ship. ...

Great ship, great fun, great food, great ports of call. While Barcelona, Athens, and Alexandria were exciting, we found the smaller ports of call more to our liking - Rhodes, Villefrance, and Messina. Number one suggestion is to avoid the ship shore excursions -- too pricey, you can do better on your own. In Turkey and Egypt, be sure to make it clear you do not want to be taken to carpet, ...

BOARDING We have been cruising for over 15 years and recently have noticed the steady deterioration of the shipboard experience. Our guess is that if you've never cruised before you would not know the difference but RCCL is going the way of the airline industry. Don't get us wrong. We still had a pretty good time on our latest cruise but it could have been lots better. Royal Caribbean seems to be ...

My wife and I took an anniversary cruise from Civvetivechia, Italy along with 3700 people for the at capacity RCCL Mediterrainian Cruise. The food was cafeteria grade in both the dining room and the windjammer buffet. The lines and crowd were so large when dining in the buffet for breakfast and lunch that tables were not available, many people had to stand and eat or wait 15-20 min to find an ...

This was our 4th cruise with RCL, so we knew what the standards should have been and we were definitely disappointed when they were way below the norm. -         The Standard and quality of food served was very poor in the dining room. The windjammer was like going to a feeding trough. The fact that lunches are now buffet style is sad. -         The entertainment was very poor and poorly ...