Do you prefer...

[cruzinj]

Which size ship do you prefer?

 

If there's one thing about cruising I've learned over the years... It's BIGGER doesn't mean better!:)

[LARGIN]

Any size will do as long as it holds less than 2000 passengers.. :D

[Flintstone]

Our cruises from beginning to current have been:

Mid

Big

Repeat Big

Bigger

2 Future Megas booked.

 

So I guess I had to vote for anything with an oceanview....but I'd have to change that to anything with an "oceanview balcony"!!!

[Pam in CA]

To me, it's not the GRT of the ship but the number of passengers. As LARGIN says, anything under 2,000 passengers.

[isujim]

I wholeheartedly agree..........2,000 passengers or less............

[mii]

Another one for 2000 passengers or less.

 

Marilyn

[Cruisin'40]

:o Could someone enlighten me as to how many passengers per ton? And is that their weight before or after lobster night?:D

[bdjam]

Another one for 2000 passengers or less.

Right there with you all…and I do have to say that my sailing on Pacific Princess 2 – with less than 1000 passengers was brilliant.

[Pam in CA]

:o Could someone enlighten me as to how many passengers per ton? And is that their weight before or after lobster night?:D

I don't think there's a standard ratio. Some ships have a higher passenger to GRT ratio than others. I don't have the numbers but I'd guess that the Caribbean Princess has a higher passenger ratio than the Grand and the Coral/Island has a lower passenger ratio than the Grand. To me, it's this passenger ratio that gives you the feeling of crowdedness or not.

[bdjam]

I don't think there's a standard ratio. Some ships have a higher passenger to GRT ratio than others. I don't have the numbers but I'd guess that the Caribbean Princess has a higher passenger ratio than the Grand and the Coral/Island has a lower passenger ratio than the Grand. To me, it's this passenger ratio that gives you the feeling of crowdedness or not.

I agree there’s not standard of passengers per ton. That’s why ships with the same GRT will have a different passenger space ratio. Carnival’s 70000 GRT ships carry about 2300 people and so would have a passenger space ratio of about 31, whereas Regal Princess carries 1600 passengers for a space ratio of about 44.

A ship can seem crowded even with a high ratio – if the ship design is poor and passengers concentrate in only a few areas, it will seem much more crowded than if they are disbursed across the ship.

[cruzinj]

The poll was about how many people like a larger ship, to a smaller ship. (I mean the actual ship itself.) Passenger size is a very closely related subject. So if you want to vote on passenger size just post it below!;)

[LARGIN]

The poll was about how many people like a larger ship, to a smaller ship. (I mean the actual ship itself.) Passenger size is a very closely related subject. So if you want to vote on passenger size just post it below!;)

The give me the largest ship in the fleet but do not put more than 2000 passengers on it and not less than 1000 staff..

[goforfun]

Less than 100 passengers. Seriously. Guess in this poll, that would be a mini-ship.

[Druke I]

I personally don't put a lot of faith in the PSR (passenger space ratio). Some ships with a seemingly generous PSR have poor traffic flow, with various choke points.

 

PSRs usually only take into consideration dual occupancy passenger cabins.

Change that to full passenger load (including pullman berths and sofa beds) plus crew, and the PSR is greatly reduced.

 

That said, I still prefer ships in the 50,000/70,000 GRT range with 1500 or so PAX, although I do agree with BDJam that the Pacific Princess (new) with 684 PAX is a classy act.

[Northender]

The give me the largest ship in the fleet but do not put more than 2000 passengers on it and not less than 1000 staff..

 

Let me know when you find that cruise :)

[cruisingfreak]

Ditto.......2,000 passengers or less.

 

 

 

Minette

[LARGIN]

Let me know when you find that cruise :)

Closest I have found is the Coral/Island Princess.. 965 ft long, 1970 passengers, 895 crew..

[psupa]

A ship with less than 2000 people. Actually 1500 would be a nice.

[skybuffalo]

We have only been on two cruises. The Coral Princess (about 1900 passengers) and the Navigator of the Seas (about 3000 passengers). While we enjoyed both, the Coral was our favorite. There were more seating areas just to sit and talk. We never really felt like there were so many people so crowds were not really an issue for us. In October we will be doing the NB New England on the Sea Princess.

 

Ron

[Northender]

Thanks Largin. :)

[Host Caroline]

I am not a fan of huge ships.. Mariner of the Seas was okay but a little too huge...

but the space ratio is important and for my money, I think my fav still remains Crown/Regal Princess of the 90's... at least to me they seemed so very spacious and hard to believe there were 1590 pax aboard!!!