Navigator Lovers!

[sueB]

OK today after weeks of deliberating I am on the verge of booking a cruise on Navigator next summersmilesmi I'm holding an option for a 1 week cruise sailing from Rome calling at Sicily, Athens, Ephesus and Crete with 2 days at sea in between. foxes_279

I got a really good price quoted today and have details of cabin number etc so this evening I shall be reading up on all things Navigator!!

In the end only OV and Navigator fitted in with dates, itinerary we wanted. Navigator won because of price but I think an extra sea day will be nice and there will be more on offer for my 17 year old DS. DH is NOT keen on dressing up so we'll probably eat somewhere else on formal nightsfoxes_279

So all you Navigator lovers have I chosen the right cruise?!24smi

[wakelover]

Well it may certainly be an runner for the "extended" Wakelover Cruise sue!!! foxes_279

[Chubbas Nanny]

OK today after weeks of deliberating I am on the verge of booking a cruise on Navigator next summersmilesmi I'm holding an option for a 1 week cruise sailing from Rome calling at Sicily, Athens, Ephesus and Crete with 2 days at sea in between. foxes_279

I got a really good price quoted today and have details of cabin number etc so this evening I shall be reading up on all things Navigator!!

In the end only OV and Navigator fitted in with dates, itinerary we wanted. Navigator won because of price but I think an extra sea day will be nice and there will be more on offer for my 17 year old DS. DH is NOT keen on dressing up so we'll probably eat somewhere else on formal nightsfoxes_279

So all you Navigator lovers have I chosen the right cruise?!24smi

Great choice Sue...you'll love it smilesmi

Chubbas XX

[Chubbas Nanny]

Sue

I Like It is also posting his review and photos on the Navigator soon and Im sure it'll be great.

Chubbas XX

[sueB]

tasmi Chubbas! I forgot ILI has just returned!!!

I know she's a huge ship and that as we're going in school holidays there will probably be loads of children.eeksmi I wonder though as this is just a 1 week cruise and sailing from Rome that there may be a different balance in nationalities, number of children etc. foxes_279

We only chose Navigator because of dates, itinerary and PRICE!! However I'm now reading up on hidden costs. Is it true that at most ports of call you have to pay for the shuttle bus?? At least we've only 4 ports and I would expect we'll do one excursion.......need to read up on them!smilesmi

Ooh I've just thought......I'll be able to try those Lave Flows!!!!!24smi24smi

[wendylovescruising]

yes i,m sure you will absolutely love it sue ...love wendy x am i jealous .madsmimadsmimadsmimadsmi. no what makes you think that ...

[sueB]

yes i,m sure you will absolutely love it sue ...love wendy x am i jealous .madsmimadsmimadsmimadsmi. no what makes you think that ...

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I can't believe I now have 2 cruises booked and still waiting to hear about Wakie's mini cruise!!!

Seems as though you all think I ought to confirm my booking tomorrow thenwinksmi

[wendylovescruising]

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I can't believe I now have 2 cruises booked and still waiting to hear about Wakie's mini cruise!!!

Seems as though you all think I ought to confirm my booking tomorrow thenwinksmi




oh, hurry up wakie , sue has only got 2 cruises booked rollsmi,she wants to book a 3rd.foxes_279foxes_279..yeah go for it sue ..love wendy x

[sueB]

oh, hurry up wakie , sue has only got 2 cruises booked rollsmi,she wants to book a 3rd.foxes_279foxes_279..yeah go for it sue ..love wendy x

Bank balance is getting low24smi24smi As my DH says ...you only live once!!! To cut costs a bit, the 4 of us are going to share a balcony cabin. It was that or 2 cabins without balcony and we all decided a balcony would be better!foxes_279 It's only for a week so I think we'll survive!! 3 of us shared this year and it wasn't a problem. A balcony will give us that bit extra space.

Atm there are 101 questions to ask but I've got plenty of time to ask them..foxes_279 I need to start reading all those reviews and absorbing everything!! eeksmi

[wakelover]

I still have bits to add to the Navigator homepage on the main site Sue (been so busy with the new business launch I havent been able to do much cruise stuff this past few weeks.)....so keep checking for updates and if there is anything particular you want to see feel free to drop me an email and I'll endeavour to do those bits first! smilesmi

[sueB]

I still have bits to add to the Navigator homepage on the main site Sue (been so busy with the new business launch I havent been able to do much cruise stuff this past few weeks.)....so keep checking for updates and if there is anything particular you want to see feel free to drop me an email and I'll endeavour to do those bits first! smilesmi

tasmi Wakie! I'm just taking everything in at the moment. It's OK browsing websites, looking in brochures but there I was this afternoon trying to choose what cabin to have and trying to imagine everything. confusedsmiconfusedsmiIn the end I opted for a balcony cabin on Deck 7 as it has cabins above and below as opposed to one on deck 10 which is under restaurants,cafes. One thing I've already noticed is how strange the numbering of cabins seems to be!!!eeksmi

[millyman]

Sue i've been considering this also!! They do the weekly cruises throughout the summer which fits in nicely with the school hols. The only thing that puts me off is that we sailed on NOS in July and i'd like to try a different ship. Don't get me wrong i love the Navigator (it will hold a special place in my heart as it was my first cruise & gave me the wow factor i was looking for) and i'm sure you'll have a great time if you decide to go smilesmi.

[sueB]

Sue i've been considering this also!! They do the weekly cruises throughout the summer which fits in nicely with the school hols. The only thing that puts me off is that we sailed on NOS in July and i'd like to try a different ship. Don't get me wrong i love the Navigator (it will hold a special place in my heart as it was my first cruise & gave me the wow factor i was looking for) and i'm sure you'll have a great time if you decide to go smilesmi.

Trish in the end it was Navigator, Splendour or OV. smilesmi We've done OV before and would have sailed on her again but the price difference was great atm. Splendour sails from Venice and I would have wanted to spend some time there. Navigator sails from Rome which we visited last year plus is bigger and I decided has more to offer my DS. Tomorrow I shall confirm the booking smilesmi

[millyman]

sue splendour was the other one but like you i decided there wasn't enough for the kids. My kids loved the inline skating on the NOS. Ocean village i briefly looked at....what would you say about OV a friend at work cruised round the caribbean in Feb this year and she loved it. We'll probably end up going to New England as planned....only because we can't fit a 2 week cruise in. Oh just remembered Oceana to the canaries was also an option.

[sueB]

Trish....I loved OV but it doesn't have nearly as much to offer as NOS so might not live up to your kids expectations!24smi We enjoyed the totally laid back feel, the informality of it all...eat when you want,where you want etc. There was still plenty to do and I did enjoy everything being English....prices in £s, English sockets, fridges, kettle, tea and coffee in cabin etc! Many people on board had cruised OV before and age ranges were great too! many families with 3 generations sharing a holiday. foxes_279
I'm glad the NOS has 2 days at sea.....it might give us a chance to experience some of the things on board!!foxes_279 Can I ask what cabin/deck you were on Trish?smileysmi

[sparkieplug24]

Trish....I loved OV but it doesn't have nearly as much to offer as NOS so might not live up to your kids expectations!24smi We enjoyed the totally laid back feel, the informality of it all...eat when you want,where you want etc. There was still plenty to do and I did enjoy everything being English....prices in £s, English sockets, fridges, kettle, tea and coffee in cabin etc! Many people on board had cruised OV before and age ranges were great too! many families with 3 generations sharing a holiday. foxes_279
I'm glad the NOS has 2 days at sea.....it might give us a chance to experience some of the things on board!!foxes_279 Can I ask what cabin/deck you were on Trish?smileysmi

I think you will find everything was British not English foxes_279whistlesmi
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Sue glad you got booked up at last

[sparkieplug24]

tasmi Chubbas! I forgot ILI has just returned!!!

I know she's a huge ship and that as we're going in school holidays there will probably be loads of children.eeksmi I wonder though as this is just a 1 week cruise and sailing from Rome that there may be a different balance in nationalities, number of children etc. foxes_279

We only chose Navigator because of dates, itinerary and PRICE!! However I'm now reading up on hidden costs. Is it true that at most ports of call you have to pay for the shuttle bus?? At least we've only 4 ports and I would expect we'll do one excursion.......need to read up on them!smilesmi

Ooh I've just thought......I'll be able to try those Lave Flows!!!!!24smi24smi

Sue

What would you do if you got there and discovered some of your pupils were on board eeksmi

[sueB]

Sue

What would you do if you got there and discovered some of your pupils were on board eeksmi

Probably cry!!foxes_279 crysmiOne girl in my class sailed with Thomson last summer......when they were writing about their summer hols all she could remember was the ship's name, her cabin number but couldn't remember the names of any ports of call.....when I asked her what did she like the most she said the swimming pooleeksmi

Several years ago when we were in Orlando we bumped into 2 families from school and my DH bumped into one of his customerseeksmi I know thousands go to Orlando but the chances of meeting someone you know who's at the same theme park as you on the same day must be slim!1foxes_279

[millyman]

Hi Sue, sorry had to switch pc off last night (it was playing up) or i would of replied sooner. We had cabin 6500 right at the very front. They are family cabins for 6 and it worked out cheaper to have this than 2 cabins. They only have a total of 8 on the ship all at the front smilesmi

[sueB]

Hi Sue, sorry had to switch pc off last night (it was playing up) or i would of replied sooner. We had cabin 6500 right at the very front. They are family cabins for 6 and it worked out cheaper to have this than 2 cabins. They only have a total of 8 on the ship all at the front smilesmi

Wow! Right at the front!! I've opted for a cabin on deck 7 towards the back/I mean aft!24smi Just a balcony cabin for the 4 of us.....but should be OK for a week. Did have the option of 2 balcony cabins but cost increased by nearly £800!! If it had just been a couple of hundred may have done so!! I suppose the 3rd & 4th adult prices are worth the sharing!!

Hope your computer is OK today...I understand SS has been having problems too!foxes_279

[silver1]

Hi Sue,
Just found this thread, so I thought I had better post over here instead of the Good Morning threadfoxes_279

Our cruise leaves Venice on 23/7 & we go to Dubrovnik, Ephesus, Olympia, Santorini, Mykanos, Corfu, Naples, Rhodes,Athens & ends in Rome.

We have decided to book a private tour of Ephesus, I read some great reviews on CC about the company. Just started looking into Athens, I'll let you know what I findsmilesmi

[sueB]

Hi Kerry!! So we'll be sailing around the same area at the same timefoxes_279

It's hard to get a balance isn't it with tours etc? Some ports you can literally get off and do your own thing, others you really need to book something. foxes_279 Now mine is confirmed, I'll have to begin the researching!! Keep me informed with any info you think will be useful smileysmi

My DD had a week in Greece with school a few years ago and she did Olympia, Athens, Corinth canal etc. I'll have to get her to find her photos!foxes_279

Summer still seems a very long way off though! At least DD and I have a mini cruise to look forward to pre Xmassmilesmi

[millyman]

Wow! Right at the front!! I've opted for a cabin on deck 7 towards the back/I mean aft!24smi Just a balcony cabin for the 4 of us.....but should be OK for a week. Did have the option of 2 balcony cabins but cost increased by nearly £800!! If it had just been a couple of hundred may have done so!! I suppose the 3rd & 4th adult prices are worth the sharing!!

Hope your computer is OK today...I understand SS has been having problems too!foxes_279


Sue i'm sure the 4 of you will be fine....i wouldn't mind 6 in a tiny room as long as i was on a cruise foxes_279 we were never in our room all day always out doing something!!

[silver1]

Hi Kerry!! So we'll be sailing around the same area at the same timefoxes_279

It's hard to get a balance isn't it with tours etc? Some ports you can literally get off and do your own thing, others you really need to book something. foxes_279 Now mine is confirmed, I'll have to begin the researching!! Keep me informed with any info you think will be useful smileysmi

My DD had a week in Greece with school a few years ago and she did Olympia, Athens, Corinth canal etc. I'll have to get her to find her photos!foxes_279

Summer still seems a very long way off though! At least DD and I have a mini cruise to look forward to pre Xmassmilesmi

I wish I had a mini cruise to look forward to. We went on a 5 night one in April this year and it was great. Perhaps I'll see whats about Spring next yearfoxes_279. Trouble is my neice is getting married in May in Scotland so I think that trip may work out to be a bit pricey.

Trish, Sue's booked just you to go nowfoxes_279

[sueB]

Sue i'm sure the 4 of you will be fine....i wouldn't mind 6 in a tiny room as long as i was on a cruise foxes_279 we were never in our room all day always out doing something!!

3 of us shared this year and it wasn't a problem foxes_279.....often we were all doing our own thing in different places etc! I get up early and shower etc and like to sit on the balcony! DS often went to the gym/sauna and showered there so we never really found we were fighting for the bathroom foxes_279 The cabin we have is the top category before the suites so is a bit larger than others smilesmi

Trish I must say a big tasmi I looked at your photos on webshot and there was one of your photos of the aft of NOS which shows the cabin we could have had on Deck 10. I told my DH I didn't fancy it too much as it was right under the Windjammer cafe and I now realise from your photo there's also a pool/jacussi there and I'm sure at times it could get noisy!!! So glad we opted for one on deck 7!foxes_279

[millyman]

glad to be of help foxes_279

[millyman]

Trish, Sue's booked just you to go nowfoxes_279[/QUOTE]

Kerry i'm not even going to bore you with my travel plans....i'm sure you've guessed by now that i just go round in circles confusedsmiconfusedsmi...Chris doesn't believe anything i say until i've booked it foxes_279 and neither do the kids!!

[silver1]

Trish, Sue's booked just you to go nowfoxes_279

Kerry i'm not even going to bore you with my travel plans....i'm sure you've guessed by now that i just go round in circles confusedsmiconfusedsmi...Chris doesn't believe anything i say until i've booked it foxes_279 and neither do the kids!![/QUOTE]


Oh Trish, I do feel for you. I hate not having a holiday booked, but its got to be the right holidaysmilesmi, keep looking, i'm sure something will pop up just like it did for Sue. Hubbies just dont understand do theyfoxes_279

[sueB]

I wish I had a mini cruise to look forward to. We went on a 5 night one in April this year and it was great. Perhaps I'll see whats about Spring next yearfoxes_279. Trouble is my neice is getting married in May in Scotland so I think that trip may work out to be a bit pricey.

Trish, Sue's booked just you to go nowfoxes_279

Trish! Kerry's right!! You need to book something......if not a cruise a holiday of some sortfoxes_279 Weren't you looking at New England?

Kerry......we decided on just a 7 night cruise next year as it's the year of the BIG birthdays.....DD 21, DS 18, my mum 75 and me...........the big half a century24smi As yet I'm not sure how we're going to celebrate them all....a big party or family meals out etc, etc!foxes_279 Whatever we do it will costeeksmi

[silver1]

Trish! Kerry's right!! You need to book something......if not a cruise a holiday of some sortfoxes_279 Weren't you looking at New England?

Kerry......we decided on just a 7 night cruise next year as it's the year of the BIG birthdays.....DD 21, DS 18, my mum 75 and me...........the big half a century24smi As yet I'm not sure how we're going to celebrate them all....a big party or family meals out etc, etc!foxes_279 Whatever we do it will costeeksmi

Sue, what do you mean, you dont know how to celebrateeeksmi, book another cruise of coursefoxes_279

[millyman]

Trish! Kerry's right!! You need to book something......if not a cruise a holiday of some sortfoxes_279 Weren't you looking at New England?

Kerry......we decided on just a 7 night cruise next year as it's the year of the BIG birthdays.....DD 21, DS 18, my mum 75 and me...........the big half a century24smi As yet I'm not sure how we're going to celebrate them all....a big party or family meals out etc, etc!foxes_279 Whatever we do it will costeeksmi

Sue...i am looking at New Engaland a couple of friends suggested it but really if i'm honest i'm only looking at going to NE because i can't find a cruise...crysmicrysmi

OUCH....all those birthday's eeksmi

[sueB]

Sue...i am looking at New Engaland a couple of friends suggested it but really if i'm honest i'm only looking at going to NE because i can't find a cruise...crysmicrysmi

OUCH....all those birthday's eeksmi

If you loved NOS Trish why not do her again? Different itineray but fits in with school hols etc. I got fed up going round in circles trying to sort something out!confusedsmi if OV had come out cheaper I would have sailed her again smilesmi So difficult to know what to do isn't it? eeksmi

[sueB]

Sue, what do you mean, you dont know how to celebrateeeksmi, book another cruise of coursefoxes_279

Ooh that could be 4 cruises......one for each birthday!!24smi

Being serious now though.......I don't want a party or a meal etc but I have said to my DH a mini cruise would be nicefoxes_279 P&O have a couple to choose from the week before my birthday. Can't do anything the exact date as at schoolmadsmi

[wakelover]

I have to admit when I was looking for a cruise to transfer the Jan one too I felt like I was going up the wall. You can get punch drunk when you're looking. Best to step aside and leave it for a day or too....that's if you can tear yourself away from the cruise sites!!! foxes_279

[i like it]

Sue

I Like It is also posting his review and photos on the Navigator soon and Im sure it'll be great.

Chubbas XX


Yes I am still working on it. It is the photos that is taking up much of my time arranging and trying to set the images ready to edit in one of my many video programs. But patience is a virtue so I am told so keep watching this space smilesmi

[wakelover]

Yes I am still working on it. It is the photos that is taking up much of my time arranging and trying to set the images ready to edit in one of my many video programs. But patience is a virtue so I am told so keep watching this space smilesmi
Have you noticed how patient I have been ILI foxes_279- ever since we had our "chat" before you went on NOS. I am being very good - but am very excited too foxes_279 Looking forward to seeing it - you will email me wont you? smilesmi