"LIVE From" Navigator 3-Day Cruise 02/18/22 - 02/21/22

[MrFunInTheSun]

Thanks for bringing us along.

[perfect match]

6 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

We had a fun day doing the wine tour. I think I’d rather hit the second winery on my own next time but we had a good time. The weather turned rather chilly - ok in the 60s but that’s cold for us SoCal gals! I did grow up in NJ but my blood thinned over the last 30 years. 😂😜

 

When we moved from CT to FL I swore I’d never ever be one of those people who are always cold, always wearing a jacket. 18 years later, yea, I’m now one of those people! I always have a jacket, and the jackets keep getting heavier! 😂🤣😱

 

Thank you for taking us along with you on your cruise. Sounds like you’ve had a great time!

[HBCcruiser]

Dinner was in Hooked. The food was good. I had the oysters Rockefeller and surf and turf and the guys had oysters and the lobster. I could not eat the oysters. We think they forgot to bake them in butter. It was weird. The rest of the food was good.

[HBCcruiser]

After dinner we hit the craps table. I ended up and doubled my $$. The comedian was hilarious! See him if you get a chance and if you are not easily offended.😂

 

We ended the night enjoying the Hush dance party. I call it the silent disco. Great fun!

[HBCcruiser]

The Hush Party

[PaddleAddict]

On 2/18/2022 at 3:43 PM, HBCcruiser said:

Some picks of our suite. 

How beautiful!

[HBCcruiser]

My final eggs Benedict;

 

We were off the ship and in our car in about 15 min. If you need to make an early flight pay a porter to take your luggage for you. They walk you to the front of one of the customs lines and you are out of the terminal fast. 
 

The weather is very cool today with spotty rain. We picked a good weekend to sail. Back to work tomorrow. Boo. 
 

Thanks for following along. Until next time….

 

Happy sailing! 

Edited February 21, 2022 by HBCcruiser

[PaddleAddict]

9 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said:

My final eggs Benedict;

 

We were off the ship and in our car in about 15 min. If you need to make an early flight pay a porter to take your luggage for you. They walk you to the front of one of the customs lines and you are out of the terminal fast. 
 

The weather is very cool today with spotty rain. We picked a good weekend to sail. Back to work tomorrow. Boo. 
 

Thanks for following along. Until next time….

 

Happy sailing! 

I just caught up on your trip report! It was great! Wish we could have met up but we didn’t get the internet package so we were totally off the grid. Your meals looked fabulous and beautiful suite! 

[HBCcruiser]

3 minutes ago, PaddleAddict said:

I just caught up on your trip report! It was great! Wish we could have met up but we didn’t get the internet package so we were totally off the grid. Your meals looked fabulous and beautiful suite! 

The internet was not very good or strong so you didn’t miss much. I hope you had a great cruise too. 

[PaddleAddict]

1 minute ago, HBCcruiser said:

The internet was not very good or strong so you didn’t miss much. I hope you had a great cruise too. 

We had a great cruise! The kids were absolutely blown away by the ship. My little one was crying this morning on our way out saying he didn’t want to leave the ship. 😆

[Cruising89143]

Just reading through this thread. Thanks for taking us along. Great job! We board a week from today. Received good news via email from the “Royal Up” fairy this morning. Haven’t cruised on RCI in eight years as Celebrity has been our choice but happy to have an RCI ship back on the west coast. This will be our fourth sailing on the NV and one of our favorite RCI ships.

[HBCcruiser]

1 hour ago, cruisingator2 said:

Just reading through this thread. Thanks for taking us along. Great job! We board a week from today. Received good news via email from the “Royal Up” fairy this morning. Haven’t cruised on RCI in eight years as Celebrity has been our choice but happy to have an RCI ship back on the west coast. This will be our fourth sailing on the NV and one of our favorite RCI ships.

Enjoy! 

[Cruising89143]

3 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said:

Enjoy! 

Thank you. 🙂

[BazingAu]

On 2/20/2022 at 10:59 AM, HBCcruiser said:

Some Cruise Compasrs

@HBCcruiserAre they giving out Cruise Compasses again? Or do you need to get them from somewhere?

[HBCcruiser]

2 minutes ago, BazingAu said:

@HBCcruiserAre they giving out Cruise Compasses again? Or do you need to get them from somewhere?

I asked the concierge to provide them and he had our cabin attendant bring them nightly. He old us that Royal is moving towards 100% paperless though.

Edited February 21, 2022 by HBCcruiser

[PaddleAddict]

11 minutes ago, BazingAu said:

@HBCcruiserAre they giving out Cruise Compasses again? Or do you need to get them from somewhere?

We didn't get any and the Cruise Compass racks down by guest services were empty.

[suzyluvs2cruise]

2 hours ago, PaddleAddict said:

We didn't get any and the Cruise Compass racks down by guest services were empty.

The paper copy of the Compass is kept at Guest Services. You can ask anyone behind the counter and they're happy to give you one.

[Cruising89143]

On 2/18/2022 at 5:11 PM, HBCcruiser said:

Over 300 have not checked into their muster stations. 🙄

The ship left today around 4:20. They didn’t mess around today. 

[PaddleAddict]

3 minutes ago, cruisingator2 said:

The ship left today around 4:20. They didn’t mess around today. 

I bet they had a lot fewer people on board compared to our cruise that left 2/18. Captain said more than 2,000 aboard our sailing.

[Turtlelove17]

6 hours ago, BazingAu said:

@HBCcruiserAre they giving out Cruise Compasses again? Or do you need to get them from somewhere?

We were able to get them by asking at the guest services desk. 

[dugknight]

Thanks for all the great updates. We sail on her on March 4th. Looking forward to it!

[gottagoacruzn]

Hey guys, aren't you afraid of goin on a cruise with covid, havin to wear that cruddy mask?

[Cruising89143]

1 hour ago, PaddleAddict said:

I bet they had a lot fewer people on board compared to our cruise that left 2/18. Captain said more than 2,000 aboard our sailing.

Actually this is President’s week which historically is one of the biggest cruise weeks of the year which is why I’m assuming RCI made todays cruise a seven night sailing. Disneyland is packed this week. Reservations have been almost impossible to find this week. 

[PaddleAddict]

7 minutes ago, cruisingator2 said:

Actually this is President’s week which historically is one of the biggest cruise weeks of the year which is why I’m assuming RCI made todays cruise a seven night sailing. Disneyland is packed this week. Reservations have been almost impossible to find this week. 

Oh did they? I didn’t realize it was a 7-day! My kid only had last Friday and today off … we are local. But maybe people in other states get more time off.

Edited February 22, 2022 by PaddleAddict

[Missusdubbya]

Great review @HBCcruiser! Thanks for taking us with you