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We bring one of these on all cruises. It's $13.99 at Walmart. We found our cabin stewards were VERY interested in these fans for their cabins. We pack them in our checked luggage and have never had anything questioned. After the cruise we give them to the cabin steward, they are very thankful. Get a fresh one for the next trip.

The problem with a 3 day cruise is bang for the buck. With airfare and all other travel expenses being equal, the cost of a 3 day cruise is expensive. If you live within driving distance, go get um!

Been a year since I sailed the Navigator, but it was a very nice experience. First time we had been on anything larger than Radiance class. Have it booked again in January. The Royal Promenade and ice rink were great, but you know about these if you sailed the Allure. Navigator might be an Allure without the external boardwalk or central park. I would recommend it.

Agree with you about these little things adding up. Did 19 straight days on the Jewel a few weeks ago, and found the same thing. This doesn't work here, nobody knows about that, etc. Things wrong in the cabin seemed to be a real chore to resolve, no hot water, no TV, safe does not work. There are no real repair people, just some newbee's with a screwdriver going cabin to cabin to pit out as many fires as possible. This was after the ship came out of a $30,000,000 dry dock. Was the cruise ruined?.....NO, but it was not what I was used to with Royal

We had Chicago as the show last April on the Allure T/A.

Have been on the Navigator once when it sailed out of Galveston. Loved the ship, have booked it again for the very cruise itinerary you mention, January 6, 2017. I think you will be fine with finding things to do onboard for ALL.

We are sailing on the Jewel as it comes out of dry dock B2B April 24(4 day), and 28(15 day T/A) out of Ft. Lauderdale. Have been doing some reading about the changes. Adding Izumi where the Seaview Cafe is now(ala Serenade). Refurbing Chops, refurbing Portofino's and renaming Giovani's. Making the current Concierge Lounge into a family oceanview cabin # 1054(I think suite). Whacking off a chunk of the Viking Crown Lounge to make the new CL. I think they are adding about 10 balcony cabins on deck 11, forward starboard, cutting out a chunk of the spa. I would assume some other minor sprucing up, could be a few other things, but those stuck out. Will be happy to report back, we're going to get a good long look at the changes including the new CL.

After the legal and marketing departments sit down and hash it out, they will(or maybe not) address the issue. Could be I don't take the issue seriously enough, have never had it, never knew anyone with it, never had any cruises affected by it(15). Guess if ports were missed, than I would start to care more. I can see your point though about RCI or any cruise line playing with numbers to make things come out the way they desire. Glad you posted this, had never thought about it from the angle of the port not letting the pax off due to noro.

DW always brings her own hair dryer. Has done so with RCI and other cruise lines.

Agree with Todd. You now almost need a calculator to really know how much a cruise costs, and make comparisons. With all the added drink packages, OBC, dining packages, etc., it's like buying a car. Everybody seems to be caught up in the big "SALE" game, but evidently it works for their marketing dept. I am glad I have the time and now some experience to sift through the hype to see what the cruise fare is. Then we can start adding on with gratuities, port taxes, etc., etc........did I mention it's like buying a car?