We were on the Navigator twice this year. She is a beautiful ship with lots of space. We were on the Bermuda itinerary in June and again in September for the New England/Canada itinerary. It is a quieter ship than the Mariner, which, we sailed on in the Panama Canal (our favorite all time cruise) and Alaska. There are many private areas of the Navigator and with 400 pax full, you can meet someone the first day and then not run into them again the entire cruise. I missed the promenade area that Mariner offers and I like the option of more choices for dinner, but, I had absolutely no complaint. Just a preference. There are two dining venues, food and service are excellent. We did the 9 night NE/Canada trip, which I HIGHLY recommend. We were very tour intensive on this cruise and did the longer tours almost every day, except in Boston, where we wandered on our own. RSSC had a shuttle from the ship, so it was easy to do. The shorter (7 day) cruise does not include Prince Edward Island, which was our favorite Maritime port. We also recommend that you find one of the itineraries that does the overnight in Quebec. We did not have enough time there and we will go back. You will not go wrong on this ship or itinerary. It was a great choice. Please let me know what your specific questions are and I can answer them. JoAnne (cruisinfanatic) will probably jump in here too somewhere and can give you a HAL/RSSC comparison since she's done those and I haven't