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I am looking forward to being a part of this forum. My husband is thrilled that I have someone besides him to discuss cruising with all day long!!!?

That's why it is on my list. The ship looks amazing! Definitely let me know if you hear or see any upcoming itinerary changes. It's interesting to think if they shorten all cruises, and they are trying to include Royal owned Islands on most of the cruises, maybe they will start alternating itineraries more? Here I go again..... just dreaming lol. I am so interested in seeing what happens when sailings resume.......Me and the millions of other cruises.?

Yea I am sure these weekend cruises are great for a lot of people. We have one booked in December but I am worried we are going to feel rushed and not get to experience the full ship. 
Who knows though! We also might love it and decide to go on one every other month. We will have to wait and see ?

I booked 4 cruises all after May 29th this year so trust me.......... "Never" isn't in my vocabulary ?

Probably not in the near future, I always thought that they went overboard with her amplification to specifically design her for the short cruise market and my guess was that the same was going to happen to Liberty until recent events threw a wrench in those plans.
Sucks that these Voyager and even Freedom ships are now being wasted on the short cruises - Indy, Navigator, Adventure, Liberty, Mariner and potentially Voyager since the LA cruises also appear to be short. Not a fan and wish that they would keep these on longer itineraries where there is more time to really enjoy the ship. I guess that Royal see it as their ticket to attracting the millennial crowd and I definitely don't blame them but I do feel that these ships are worth much more than a 3 day cruise from Florida to Nassau & CocoCay. Whats next, Oasis Class on the short cruises? Surely that won't happen?
I would gladly trade Anthem back to the States for another Freedom or Voyager in Europe (keep Odyssey over here though since she's new).

Before Freedom took over for Southern Caribbean sailings out San Juan, that was Navigator's beat. Want to say those were 10-night sailings.

When she first came out of amplification in 2019 she did a couple 5/9 cruises before settling into her 3/4 routine.
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/11143-navigator-mar-1-2019-9-nights-southern-caribbean/
 

We sailed Navigator "pre-amp" back in 2018 and I think she was still doing 5 and 9 day itineraries so it's not out of the question she will get rotated out of the 3 and 4 day trips in the future.
Understand with COVID19 it might be a while before that happens.

I love the voyager class, was just on navigator in February as my first reamped ship and love what they did so I share many of the original poster's feelings here. 
When my wife and I were researching cruises we looked hard at the Freedom class as very similar ships and I can tell you that whenever things resume we will be looking at Independence and Freedom of the seas, which I think are also incredible values on upgraded ships.  The Freedom class is VERY similar to Voyager and they offer a lot more variety in their itineraries.  Four night, five night, seven night to canada, bermuda, southern Carib (ABC islands) a lot of great options there for really incredible prices.  I started cruising on the Voyager class, I still prefer that as a more classic cruise feel (for us married in our mid-upper 30's) compared to the Oasis which I truly enjoyed but was overwhelmed by kiddos and pricing and some other things but I'm getting away from the topic at hand. 
While voyager itself is on the other side of the globe, eventually Adventure and Explorer and Liberty will get their upgrades as well.  The world health situation and economy will improve and in a few years there are even more Amped ships offering even more options.  Think positive!

I booked 4 cruises all after May 29th this year so trust me.......... "Never" isn't in my vocabulary ?

Totally understand.. I have been on Navigator 8 times since its been amped. Its a great ship and I love Hooked seafood. I live in Ft. Lauderdale so before the shutdown I went on about every other month.. I miss it so much and I cant wait for cruising to be back.. Its a wonderful ship. If I ever see them post a longer cruise I will come on here and let you know!

just like airlines can get away with "Not spreading" the virus because you are on and off within a few hours, im guessing shorter cruises will be more popular so that you cant pinpoint huge super spreader situations like on a weeklong or 14 day.

Never say never but with the pandemic new longer cruises don't appear to be in store for Navigator.  

That's a good question.  It would be nice b/c NAV is so great with all the amplification stuff.  I think she's wasted on the short cruises but I understand why they did it.

I would definitely be ok with it. Hate big crowds to begin with so if it stops that I'm good!

I'm all for it, and anyone who gets caught ignoring new health standards should get a warning, and then if there is another violation should be confined to their room or dropped off at the next port.

CDC - Hold my beer..

Yes, but if I remember correctly, the salad portion was made inside an enclosed area (this was several years ago, not sure if that's changed), and you just pointed to what you wanted & it was made for you, so that could still be done.  The 

True, but the other self-serve options would be gone. It still would be a great addition to the MDR lunch menu.

The Tutti Salad Bar is what we should expect the Windjammer evolution to mirror (at least in the short term).

This! My husband and I went to Jamie's for the first time on Anthem. We decided to ask for half portions of our entrees because we knew we would overdo it on apps and dessert. We try not to waste food as much as possible so we figured that would be a good route to go. After ordering our apps (which the server decided to bring out 2 more on top of what we ordered) , he proceeded to bring out our half portions of our entrees with 6 other half portions to try as well lol. I'm waiting for Royal to add on an after dinner wheel-barrel service. But then again I guess I am always just looking for ways to spend extra money on our cruises. ?

Then I guess I will need to request that the new Icon class ships all have rockets attached to them. ?

Then I guess I will need to request that the new Icon class ships all have rockets attached to them. ?

This! My husband and I went to Jamie's for the first time on Anthem. We decided to ask for half portions of our entrees because we knew we would overdo it on apps and dessert. We try not to waste food as much as possible so we figured that would be a good route to go. After ordering our apps (which the server decided to bring out 2 more on top of what we ordered) , he proceeded to bring out our half portions of our entrees with 6 other half portions to try as well lol. I'm waiting for Royal to add on an after dinner wheel-barrel service. But then again I guess I am always just looking for ways to spend extra money on our cruises. ?

Then I guess I will need to request that the new Icon class ships all have rockets attached to them. ?