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On 5/16/2022 at 7:42 PM, ema773 said:

I don’t post too often, but I have obtained lots of useful information from Cruise Critic since the restart so I thought I would post a short synopsis and answer any questions about the Navigator.

 

We were a group of 5 who travelled from Phoenix to sail the 3 day Navigator cruise,  My husband and I sailed her in December 2021 but it was the others first time on board. 
 

We flew over the afternoon before and stayed at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.  We find this to be a great pre-cruise for sailing from along Beach or San Pedro.  We left the hotel about 10:15 and arrived at the port around 10:30.  We were asked by an attendant our check-in time which was 11:00-11:30.  We were directed to the appropriate line and once we entered the line we did not stop moving until we were on the ship which was about 10:45.  
 

We ate in the MDR, Playmakers and the Windjammer.  We generally thought the food was great throughout the ship.  This was our first time being Diamond on Royal we found that we did not miss the drink package.

 

We did not see any shows, but they did not seem to be full shows but rather showcase of the casts.  In December there was Showgirls and ISkate, but this time they were advertised as see showcases by our casts.  
 

We did the La Bufadora tour in Ensenada.  It was a good time seeing the blowhole and doing a little shopping.  
 

Debarkation was very smooth.  We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in the MDR and by the time we were finished at 8:30 our tag number has been called even though it was not estimated until 9:30.
 

One final note - The pool heater still appears to be broken.  There were few people in the pool and the hot tubs were packed with children.  We had beautiful weather, but not enough to make the pools swimmable.
 

I am happy to answer any questions you may have about the Navigator.  

Hoping you can help. I always get a “birthday hat” for my grandchildren. Do they sell anything like a “I survived the ___” hat for a teenager?

18 hours ago, geoherb said:

 

At the winemaker's dinner last month, they served a cocktail made with vanilla vodka, watermelon syrup, and champagne. I bought a bottle of the vodka and enjoyed more of them at the beach last week with friends. (I subbed cherry juice for the watermelon, and they were just as delicious.)

I agree, lovely cocktail to clear your palette and start the evening. 

On 9/6/2021 at 10:44 AM, gmcwalker said:

I was curious if anyone on board noticed if there were the Princess Covid testing sites at the pier yet, per their 9/2/21 notice and if so how much did it cost?

FYI…Carbon Health has at least one pop-up site in Seattle with rapid tests available for travel. Price range $135-165. 

Thanks for your posts, especially Geoherb…loved following along. 
We are looking forward to boarding on 9/5. 

Thanks to all that have contributed to this board. I have looked forward to reading your comments daily and it’s been quite informative! Looking forward to the September 5 sailing. 

Zenetta here...we were on some tours with you on the Crown SA trip, wonderful. I am hoping to get some tips for our 9/20/17 Med cruise. Our roll call is only 7 pages and even thought your cruise is later you already have 35 pages...wow!