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JVilleGal

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  1. Navigator is a beautiful jewel! I have never experienced brown water. Food is fabulous, service wonderful and everything lovely! We are Regent cruisers with 70+ days onboard. This is our first sailing on Navigator and I am kicking myself that we have avoided this ship. 

     

    You will love it, she is beautiful and goes into drydock after our sailing.

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  2. Bang for your buck? That’s a very loaded question as River Cruising bares little resemblance to Ocean Cruising. Completely different experience. The reason for the big difference in cost is Ocean Cruises have 10’s Of 1,000’s Of cabins spread out over 12 months on hundreds (or more) Itineraries. Vs River Cruising a Boat holds 120 to 200 passengers, there are a very limited # of boats and a few navigable rivers in Europe and the Cruising season is 8 or 9 months. So limited availability vs nearly unlimited with Ocean Cruising. That’s the price difference.

    You will not get the amenities of a cruise ship, food while Good is limited to what can be prepared in a kitchen the size of your master bedroom closet. Single seating at dinner with a limited variety. Entertainment is very limited but fun when presented. After a long day of touring the passengers actually go to bed rather than party all nite.   

    No big shows, no rock climbing wall..... River Cruising is wonderful but it’s not Ocean Cruising. Take your good humor and sense of adventure and you will have a great time!

  3. PS if you can afford an Avalon River Cruise you can afford laundry. We sent ours out and Avalon did a beautiful job. Don’t remember the prices because frankly it was what it was and there was no other choice. Doing panties in my sink and leaving them all over to dry is not anything I’m willing to doing on vacation. Enjoy our Amsterdam to Budapest Cruise was fabulous!

  4. These are generally left over seats and Avalon has zero control. Don’t plan on good connections but insist you leave the US 3 days before sailing so that any weather or airline screw ups can be over come and you will make the sailing.

    This same advice applies for flights booked yourself. You fly out today and get there tomorrow (hopefully)

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