The ship was christened in a ceremony by its godmother, German former
tennis player
Steffi Graf.
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. 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.
Texas on 25 May 2014 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. From November 2016,
Navigator of the Seas transitioned to sailing her winter itineraries out of
Port of Miami in
Miami, Florida. On 28 October 2018,
Navigator of the Seas began taking on water after a stabilizer failed, creating a hole in the ship's hull.
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. ,
California on 19 December 2025 ==References==