Girls Vacay

This week is my 1st girls cruise with my mom as my cabin mate 💕.
With justin working hard in his room midship all week it’s just me and mom exploring the Navigator of the Seas and all that she has to offer.

Mom’s a casino gal so naturally we spent quite a bit of time donating 🤭. Justin meets up with us here and there when he can and always blows us out of the water with his winning luck. Oh he entered a slot tournament over the weekend which was interesting to watch. Mom was behind him coaching him and cheering him on. So cute.

We stuck to dinners in the MDR since we were able to request a coveted window table for the week. Also the waiter was sweet on Mom so why not. Arby made a lovely rose stem from a paper napkin and mom loved it. He also ensured she had all the seafood and goodies she wanted. The staff in Navigator is really stellar all around which makes the cruise experience all the much better.

With mom onboard I was able to get out and do a bit more activity wise that i hadn’t tried before due to early bedtimes. But with mom we had casino time, checked out karaoke sessions, watched an ice skating show (wow how do they perform on such a tiny rink?!) and even a feather and lights show (think old skool vegas show girls with a modern costume update). We enjoyed most the shows we watched. Only activity we didn’t quite care for was Bingo since it wasn’t very entertaining and just seemed chaotic and unrehearsed. We watched the 80s party in the Promenade and had late night pizza snacks.

Our balcony room was near the back of the ship and while it was a bit rocky near cabo it was nothing too bad. She never felt nauseated or ill. I was impressed she was able to sleep normal hours (in bed by 11 most nights) rather than her typical vampire schedule 🤭. She’s a night owl but she said she’s been trying to get to
bed early in preparation for our cruise so she wouldn’t sleep the days away.

We had a pool day in the Solarium for a bit. Stayed on ship in Ensenada to beat the crowd at the pool. Unfortunately many others had the same idea.

She had coffee room service every morning which she loved. We had wifi onboard so she could keep in contact with her spouse and ensure she could collect her dragon coins nightly (game of thrones slot game). Oh we also managed to video call some old friends of hers that she lost contact with and exchanged numbers to have future convos once she returns home 💕.

Oh we did a “Sip. Tour. Brunch” onboard excursion to tour the galley (kitchens) on decks 3 & 4. She used to work as a chef when i was a kid and i thought she’d love a glimpse of the kitchen scene onboard. The tour was a bit disappointing in that the kitchens were quiet and not much was being prepared at the time but it’s probably for the best because it’s a zoo back there i’m sure. Interesting tidbits from the tour:
• there’s many different fridges and some hold chilled food for a max of 4 hrs only before being disposed of.
• bread is prepared daily on board except gluten free which is purchased.
• deserts are hand prepared daily and are gorgeous
• food waste is ground up and held in tanks below deck and slowly released at sea to feed wildlife.
• recycling is compacted and brought on land to exchange for deposits

All in all i think she had a great time. it was a change in scenery from her normal desert life, we made some memories and she bought her own souvenir magnets for her collection.

Her next planned cruise is with us to Hawaii in January with my stepdad in tow. Should be fun 🤞Read more