I hope these 4000+ passenger ships are not a trend for Princess and they build at least one smaller ship with a capacity of 1500 passengers or less.
After cruising exclusively with Princess over the past 16 years my wife and I decided to take a look at the itineraries offered by Holland America on the Volendam which has a capacity of 1425 passengers. We have decided to give them and book a 28 day cruise to the Amazon River. They also have some fantastic itineraries to French Polynesia, Africa, etc. on this small ship.
We love Princess Cruises and hope they don’t become like Royal Caribbean with a fleet of mega ships.