Well, the only reason I apoligized is that I was only actually in two suites -- our 784 and 970 --and there the vibration (no, shaking) was hideous last April, and we believe the oft-reported Navigator situation is minor by comparisson! On the other hand, others have said their suites on or near the stern of the Voyager on the same cruise had only a minor vibration (or shaking) problem, and I believe their reports are credible. I have had the experience of trying to track down and fix vibration problems in automobiles enough to know that it is not a simple condition to define. With an automobile, the vibration can and will seem to move about with variations in speed and road conditions. I'm sure it is the same with ships. Then, there is the fact that all mechanical devices (ships included) will, by their nature, have some vibrations at some times. For example, a few hours ago, I drove a firmly-suspended sports car to Okla. City from Dallas. About 20 miles of the road were concrete with tar strips. I was doing about 85, and the car was going "bump bump bump bump" until the paving changed. If I didn't know what was going on, I might have said "something is wrong with this car -- the vibration is awful!" But I knew the situation. When we hit smooth asphault, the ride was smooth as silk.

I think we all are aware that there is something wrong with the propulsion pods on the Voyager. Whether this results in a problem for folks in any of the suites near the stern hinges on a number of factors, such as ship's speed and sea conditions.

But I won't apologize for saying this: there is a problem back there.

Thanks,
Richard :) :) :)