Some Navigator Questions?

[Howie from MD]

We just booked Navigator and have a few questions...

 

1) Are there any alternative dining options (buffet, other restaurants, etc.) other than Early and Late seating?

 

2) Does anyone know the Internet policy? Can you bring own laptop? What the fees are?

 

3) What is a good time to arrive for boarding?

 

ANy help woule be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Howie

[PhoenixCruiser]

Hi Howie :)

 

1) You can eat at The Windjammer (buffet), could grab some pizza and small sandwiches at the Cafe Promende, eat at Johnny Rockets ($3.95/pp), eat at either Chops or Portofinos ($25.00/pp), or order room service (only cost is the tip). We ate at all of the above and never had a bad meal.

 

2) The cost for the in-room internet connection is $100/week, you need to provide the computer.

 

3) We arrived at 11:15 and were in our cabin by noon.

 

Have fun planning :D

[pltag]

PhoenixCruiser is right on, but I'll add my two cents.

 

We learned to love the pizza and little sandwiches in the cafe promenade, especially late at night or late afternoon. Both Chops & Portofino are excellent....try and do both if you can.

 

In room internet is $100 for the week, however there is also an internet cafe which you are charged by the minute. Hookups are very slow, but all I used this for was 2-3 very short sessions to check on things at home. Ours was covered by coupons from our Platinum C&A books, but either way our charges were not more than $25 - $30.

 

As far as boarding time, we usually get there early afternoon (1:00 - 3:00) or so. If you are flying down same day, relax.....you are not going to miss anything it is a long week. If you are flying down the day before, same advise....relax, have a nice breakfast....you will have planty of time to explore the ship and enjoy your first day.

 

Have a great cruise! :):)

[murphykputts]

A reply to the internet question.

 

We were on the Eastern Route. In St. Thomas and San Juan our cell phones worked and my husband's wireless Sprint PCS card worked. This way we were able to check our emails mid week.

 

Does anyone know if your cell phones work on the Western Route?

[kona-kraft]

My parents called from their cruise while standing on their balcony while leaving Grand Caymen----clear signal !!!!

[jaguar9748]

Adding my 2 cents too.

 

We thought the Windjammer was excellent - the best buffet by far so far. We ate there for breakfast and lunch. The Cafe Promenade was great for snacks. We absolutely loved the dining room - food and servers were excellent. We ate at Chops ($25 per person). It was good, but we missed the dining room and the food was almost as good in the dining room. Thus, we cancelled our reservation at Portofinos. We ate at Johnny Rockets once. I thought it was OK - my kids really liked it.

 

My son dragged his laptop with him and never used it. The internet cafe was large and never crowded. Unless you're going to use the internet a lot, I would leave the laptop at home. One less thing to carry!

 

We arrived at 11:15 AM and were on board by 11:45. It was a fast and painless embarkation.

 

Have fun!

[Howie from MD]

I would like to thank everyone for their input. I do have a follow up question though. Is the buffet open for dinner also.

 

Thanks,

 

Howie

[Kimba1910]

Yes, there open for breakfast, lunch and dinner

[debbie1008]

kona-kraft,

 

I've been staring at your avatar for about 20 minutes. What is that a picture of? I can't figure it out!!!

 

Thanks

debbie1008

[kona-kraft]

kona-kraft,

 

I've been staring at your avatar for about 20 minutes. What is that a picture of? I can't figure it out!!!

 

Thanks

debbie1008

LOL !!!!! That's a picture of our dog, Kona

 

 

She just likes to roll around and lie on her back and cover her eyes, so that's why we chose it as our avatar......it's like "oh no, I can't look at it....." LOL

[debbie1008]

Thanks kona-kraft!

 

I see your dog now! My dog does the same thing and I just could not see it until you told me what Kona was doing.

 

Thanks for the response and.....

 

Happy cruising!