Service history
The ship was christened in a ceremony by its godmother, German former tennis player Steffi Graf.[6]
As of November 2014 Navigator of the Seas was sailing Caribbean itineraries year-round out of Galveston, Texas. Navigator of the Seas was sailing Mediterranean cruises based out of Civitavecchia, Italy until November 2012. In November 2012, she began to depart from New Orleans, Louisiana where she sailed Western Caribbean cruises until early April 2013. She returned to Civitavecchia for mid 2013 before moving to Galveston to undertake Mexico cruises.[7]
In January 2014, Navigator of the Seas was modified while dry docked, this included increasing the number of cabins by removing some of the public facilities and adding a Wave Loch FlowRider surfing simulator, an outdoor movie screen and two new lounges.[8][9]
In November 2015, after two seasons sailing from Galveston, Navigator of the Seas began sailing winter itineraries out of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she sailed Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries, and summer itineraries out of Southampton, England, where she sails to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.[10] From November 2016, Navigator of the Seas transitioned to sailing her winter itineraries out of Port of Miami in Miami, Florida.[11][12] On 28 October 2018, Navigator of the Seas began taking on water after a stabilizer failed, creating a hole in the ship's hull.[13]
Navigator of the Seas returned to service on 19 November 2021 and is home ported at Los Angeles. She rotates between seven-day Mexican Riviera cruises and 3–4-night Ensenada, Mexico cruises.[14]
