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Ship Size Survey Results Are In !
We’ve had over 100 responders to our ship size survey, and the results are in!!! Mega-ships are the most popular. The mega ships narrowly beat our the medium size ships with the mega ships getting 28% of the votes and the medium size ships getting 26% of the votes. For 17% of our readers the ships size makes no difference. They love them all. Only a small percentage of our readers are not cruising on their preferred ships, with just 8% saying that they end up on large ships rather than the smaller ones due to budget constraints.
From the results of this survey I have to say that it looks the the larger ships are here to stay. The cruise lines love them because of the the economies of scale that they provide. Cruisers love them because they are virtual floating cities with lots of choices and amenities. I personally hope that the cruise don’t abandon the medium size ships. I find ships that carry about 2000 people are the perfect size for me. These ships often have multiple choices for dining and entertainment but are small enough that passengers can bond and and make friends easily. I’ve also found that the service in the main dining rooms of ships this size to be excellent, but have heard that the main dining room can be a bit more hit or miss on the mega ships.
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Does mega ship really = mega cruise? I prefer the medium ships as well, for similar reasons. Less crowds, better service, and more personal experiences.
ATA, I’m with you. I just like the intimacy and camaraderie on a smaller ship to medium size ship. The ships keep getting bigger so yesterday’s big ship is now today’s small ship. The new Mega ship from Royal Caribbean, code named project Genesis, will be 50 feet wider than the Voyager class, feature a “Central Park” and hold 5000 passengers. I just can’t see the service and entertainment staff being able to give at much individual personalized attention to passengers on a ship that large. I can’t say I’ll never cruise on these ships, but my expectations would be drastically different as to what I would expect.