Navigator of the Seas Review

Great Crew, Terrible On Board Activity Schedule

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6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Nov 2018
Cabin: Ocean View Balcony

This was our 6th cruise with Royal Caribbean in the past three years. For the most part, I believe that travelers make their own luck and their own fun. If you're looking for a good time, you'll find it and if you're looking for stuff to criticize, the same also applies. This cruise was no exception. We found plenty of great fellow travelers to get to know, great food, great crew, and a great bar to hang out in most evenings.

What fell short for us was the lack of possible activities on board and the poor timing of many of them. For example, if the two headliner shows are at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm, how exactly is that supposed to work for those of us with the second seating in dining room at 8:00 pm? It doesn't, and we missed out on several shows because of that. There were also inexplicable lulls in activities. For example, there was a show that got out at 9:30, just as the pub entertainer was taking an extended break until 10:30...and no other activities possible either. Nothing at the pool, nor in any clubs or other bars. Just...nothing. That sort of thing happened a few times this sailing, and--to me--felt like the entertainment director just dialing it in for the last few weeks before Navigator goes to dry dock.

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Ocean View Balcony

Cabin 4D

We stayed in Balcony Room 8298, on the 8th level. I love the 8th level because it's only three flights of stairs up to the pool deck/Windjammer and only three flights down to the Royal Promenade. This makes choosing the stairs over the elevator a much more viable option much of the time. Our cabin was a fine size for the two of us. Though not as large as the ones on the Oasis class ships, it was blessedly larger than the ocean view balcony room on the Radiance class ships. The cabin was showing its age, though the only thing in disrepair was a bedside lamp that wouldn't stop flickering even after a bulb change.

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Labadee

We took the tram to Adrenaline Beach, which is really misnamed because it is totally relaxing. No kids around and a floating bar, as well as another bar on land. It was the perfect place to soak in the water with a drink in hand and chat with like-minded travelers.

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