Poll: what ship size do you prefer?

[Joanandjoe]

Let's see if this attempt to post the poll works. I think one needs to click on "close poll form.

[Chucksta63]

I don't think I would like anything that get too big.....Never tried one but I am happy with the Conquest class size. Not sure about that big ol Liberty Of The Seas.....

Would like to try a small ship though!

[gymbrat33]

I prefer the larger ships, but do not mind sailing on the smaller ones for a weekend cruise or a 4 day cruise. The largest I've sailed on are the Glory, Valor, and, Liberty.

[jtutak]

Bigger ship = more things to do

[Peddler]

I really thinks that it's not the size of the ship, but the space ratio that's important.

[Joanandjoe]

So far it's as we expected: we're a minority in thinking that the smaller, the better. For us, bigger doesn't equal more things to do, since there's plenty for us to do on the small ships. We've even been on ships with no casinos (which is a plus for us) and no evening entertainment, and found that relaxing. Bigger for us means bigger crowds, more crowded ports, longer walks to do everything, longer lines, usually smaller staterooms. It's all a matter of perspective. For us, smaller means that, by the end of the trip, we've met perhaps half the passengers, and recognize even more than half as being familiar faces. It means that we get to know the crew "up close and personal". We're introverts, but we've gotten very friendly with the cruise directors on the small ships. Not so on the bigger ships.

I agree that, to some extent, space ratio is more important than # of PAX. Nonetheless, I think most cruisers have comfort levels, and ours is on the smaller ships. Even though we loved the new Noordam, mostly because we had a suite, we were overwhelmed by its huge size. Everything seemed to be far from everything else. We actually preferred the old Noordam. By today's standards, the 1,918 PAX new Noordam is a medium size ship. The Noordam is the only ship we've sailed on with more than 1,450 PAX; so based on the number categories above (and counting our 1971 one nighter, on the Freeport, which had a capacity of 690):

cruises with under 750 PAX five

crusies with 750 to 1,500 pax five

cruises with 1,500 to 2,250 PAX one

cruises with more than 2,250 PAX none

[JoeyandDavid]

we did the 750 to 1500.. that is the perfect size for us i think... more so closer to that 1000 mark as possible is a BIG +

[JoeyandDavid]

no i will disagree .. I think the size of the ship dictates the attitude and the ambiance of the cruise experience

[Joanandjoe]

I'm not sure who you disagree with; but I agree that size has a major impact on attitude and ambiance (though dictate might be a bit too strong). I suspect that "party people", which we definitely are not, would lean toward the larger ships. We consider rock climbing walls and wave pools to be big negatives: not the calm, sedate mood we prefer. We go on cruises to unwind.

[JoeyandDavid]

I was disagreeing with Peddlers remarks

I suspect that "party people", which we definitely are not, would lean toward the larger ships.

As are we!.. we most definitely enjoy the thunder of the silence, thus the smaller ships ..

our biggest concern from sailing on the ultra small vessels is the stabilizers that are apparent on mid size ships may not be as obvious on the small ships...