**Full Disclosure: I was invited to check out the Navigator of the Seas for one night in exchange for my post. I won dinner at Sabor while I was on-board. All opinions are mine.
Photo Credit: Royal Caribbean
The Navigator of the Seas has 15 passenger decks and is 1,020 feet long and 157.5 feet wide. The ship holds about 5,000 people. Navigator of the Seas is now sailing out of Galveston, Texas!
Until a few days ago, I’d never been on a cruise. Neither had my mom. So she & I drove to Galveston and checked in for our 20-ish hour trip on board the newly renovated Navigator of the Seas. The itinerary was jam-packed but we were determined to fit in as much as possible.
One new feature is the touch screen display near almost every elevator. They are awesome! You can find anything on the ship and it’ll give you a map so you know where to go! (I used it a TON!)
About 3:45, we stopped by our room to figure out where muster would take place. There was a little note on our door inviting us to a 6:30 dinner at Sabor – a Modern Mexican restaurant.
Muster (the safety assembly) was crazy! Our station wasn’t close to our room at all and I couldn’t hear anything that was being said. After about 10 minutes, we were free to go. Mom & I waited around until people had moved on. We didn’t want to try to beat the crowd to any location.
We made our way to a bar, had a Shirley Temple and watched the coast line as the Navigator of the Seas left the port. Then we went back to our room and changed clothes for dinner.
Photo Credit: Royal Caribbean
Dinner at Sabor took almost two hours – but it was worth it! Both mom & I were able to pick one appetizer and one entree. After we placed our appetizer order, the guacamole station was brought to our table. The server made fresh guacamole while we watched – and it was delicious!! There’s always room for dessert, though, right? So when they brought out a plate of desserts we had to try them! There were churros with vanilla and chocolate dipping sauces, coconut flan with pineapple, chocolate crepe filled with cayenne chocolate & marscapone sauce, chocolate & banana empanadas, cafe con leche and a creme brulee with coffee puree. They were all incredible – but the churros, creme brulee and cafe con leche were my favorites.
Dining at Sabor will cost you $25 per person.
I was hardly able to move after all that food but we made our way to the Chairman’s Welcome and then to the Ice Dancing Spectacular. The ice skating was phenomenal!! I couldn’t stay awake for the parties (what can I say, it was a busy day!) so Mom & I headed back to the room. I was asleep in no time.
Royal Caribbean’s newly renovated Navigator of the Seas was a fantastic first experience!
Have you been on a cruise? If yes, would you go again? If no, would you want to?
How fun! I’ve never been on a cruise but my aunt promises me a cruise when she retires which is within a couple of years. I can’t wait!
FUN!! Where are you guys looking at cruising?!
To the Caribbean!!!
That looks fun, but I am soo scared to go on a cruise with all of the things that have happened lately!
I went on cruises with my family when I was younger, and I’m DYING to take my daughter on a Disney cruise soon! I love that there are so many options leaving from Galveston now! Totally beats the trip from Indiana to Florida my family and I had to make back in the day!
The Galveston option is so fantastic! (A Disney cruise with my boys is on my wish list, too!!)
Looks like an awesome cruise! I went on a cruise once with my mom, always trying to convince hubby to do it!
I’ve already had lunch but your dinner picture is making me hungry. Oh and your trip on the cruise ship jealous, lol. Looks like you had fun.
Sounds like you had such a fun cruise! I love to cruise.
How exciting, and the food looks really, really good! I have never been on a cruise before, but I’ll be going on one next weekend. I’m scared and excited at the same time! ~lol~ That would be absolutely wonderful if they have Mexican food, because that’s my favorite. 🙂
I think you’ll have a LOAD of fun! Where are you cruising to?
Princess Cays, Bahamas 🙂
It has been years since we went on a cruise. Your pictures are making me itch to go on another soon. You are totally right about the food. I have never eaten as much food as I did on our cruise. I am glad you had a nice time with your mother.
I never been on a cruise but I would love to take my family. It looks so much fun.
I want to go on a cruise!!
Looks like a fun time, my husband and I just took our first cruise, nice but next time we want to go with a group.