Royal Caribbean’s newly refreshed Navigator of the Seas arrived into her new year-round home, Miami FL, with US$115 million features.
The transformed 3,386-passenger ship debuts new adventures and RCI favorites for all ages, such as The Blaster, Riptide, To Dry For, a reimagined poolscape, elevated dining and nightlife.
Beginning today, March 1, Navigator is due to sail 5- and 9-night Caribbean itineraries through May. The ship will then had to The Bahamas with 4-night weekday and 3-night weekend cruises, including visits to the line’s private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay.
New features aboard Navigator of the Seas, currently not available on other RCI ships, include:
- In addition to "Perfect Storm", a new water coaster (trademarked as "The Blaster") and a new headfirst mat racing slide (trademarked as "Riptide") were also installed. Both names were trademarked by RCI in September 2018.
- The Blaster aqua coaster has length 244 m (800 ft) - ranking it the longest at sea 2-person raft slide.
- The Riptide mat racing waterslide features a transparent tube.
- Also new for the fleet is "To Dry For" - new blow-dry bar (specializing in quick beauty fixes/hairstyling) and also serving champagnes and wines by the glass. "To Dry For" was trademarked in July 2018.
Ship’s 2019 drydock refurbishment Royal Amplified (January 5 - February 23) was a USD 115 million project.