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Navigator of the Seas
August 28 - September 8, 2007
Cruise Review
by
Maureen Collins
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 11:14:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Maureen Collins" <mc1950@btinternet.com>
Subject: Review - Navigator of the Seas - August 28 - September 8, 2007
We have just returned from a Baltic & Scandinavia cruise sailing out of Southampton, UK and we had a fantastic time, so much so that this morning we have booked for Sept 08 for an Eastern Mediterranean cruise again on the Navigator. We travelled down to Southampton with a little trepidation because we had read some unfavourable reviews of this ship on othr sites but from our experience the people who wrote those bad reviews must be hyper-critical. We had a great time! One of the reasons for choosing a large ship is my husband's tendency to sea-sickness but although at times we felt some movement, most of the time you would think you were on terra firma.
Our stateroom, on deck 8, was a good size and the bathroom was OK for us as neither of us are tall or large. I have, in fact, been in a lot more cramped bedrooms in city hotels.
Our itinerary was:
Gdynia (for Gdansk)- unfortunately Poland is still recovering from it's past and was not the most memorable port of call.
Stockholm - lovely to walk through the old town and this area was appx 30 min walk from where the ship was berthed.
Tallin - not as pretty as I expected but we did a tour and visited what was called "shadows of the Soviet past", this proved to be very interesting and educational. We were given an interview with a lady who had been sent to prison and exiled in Siberia by the Russians - this was a very enlightening talk.
Helsinki - this was taken out of the itinerary a month or so before departure because of dredging problems at the port - pity but obviously couldn't be helped.
Copenhagen - we visited this city last year independantly so we just wandered around, it's a lovely place and plenty to see and do. Oslo - I was pleasantly surprised by this city, compact and accesible and the ship docks right in the centre.
On board ship, we did all the usual things that others on this site already know about. The ice shows were brilliant and we were amazed at the size of the Metropole theatre - the guest singer from the West End was very good as was the Elton John tribute act.
We looked in on the art auctions but did not part with any money. Had a few games of bingo and I was pleased to win $184, not bad for someone who does not bother with this pastime in the UK.
Finally, to our waiters - Monica and Anthony, their service and attention was 1st class.
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