Hello Everyone!
I have been on four cruises with family: Navigator of the Seas in 2003, Freedom of the Seas in 2008, Liberty of the Seas in 2010, and finally Allure of the Seas in 2014.
All of these have been with family (I am 23 years old, so the sailing on NotS was long ago), but i am planning on booking a cruise soon for me and my S/O. Cant afford to go on the Oasis Class unfortunately, so i am looking at 4-5 day cruises at the beginning of 2016 (or the end of 2015) on either Navigator or Independence.
I am wondering what the current differences are between the Navigator and Independence is since they have both been refurbished recently. It seems to me that Navigator has gotten almost all of the upgrades to basically make it into a Freedom Class ship (only less expensive, which means we can either spend less money or go on a longer cruise).
Can you guys outline some of the differences?
Some of the big things I care about:
Flowrider (which they both now have)
Dining (I prefer classic dinning in the big ball rooms, not MTD or whatever the new thing is with Dynamic Dinning)
Shows/Entertainment (My S/O really would like to see Broadway quality shows)
Things I don't care so much about: Destinations
Which ship would be better for me? Thanks for the help!