jeanlyon Posted April 11, 2015 #26 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I'm surprised to see that some of the Brittania cruises going in the next month or so still have loads of cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted April 11, 2015 #27 Share Posted April 11, 2015 P&O have just added 3600 passenger places so it is not surprising that there is no instant demand out there. Maybe Britannia will end up as a 'Marmite' ship with many traditional cruisers not bothering to try her as they already know about the balcony, central stairs and promenade deck issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denarius Posted April 11, 2015 #28 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Everything, the say, is relative. When I first started cruising in the early 1990s most cruise ships displaced around 30K tonnes and carried around 800 passengers. The Canberra, the "great white whale" - 49K tonnes, 1700 passengers - was huge. The QE2 -70K tonnes, 1800 passengers - was enormous. Almost as big as the legendary Queen Mary - 81K tonnes, 2100 passengers. Now Oceana - 77K tonnes, 2000 passengers - is described in this thread as a smaller ship. How things have changed. But to answer the question, which size do I prefer. Smaller without any doubt. The big modern ships completely lack the camaraderie of the smaller ships on which I started cruising. Bigger is not for me better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted April 12, 2015 #29 Share Posted April 12, 2015 My views are similar to Denarius and Host Sharon. I started cruising in 1995 when I was 35, which was generally pretty young then! My tastes are still for the more traditional style of ship and cruising. Oriana is my favourite just ahead of Aurora & Arcadia. Oriana edges it because of decor and generally restrained style. We did try Azura in the Caribbean but enjoyed it least of all the cruises. I really didn't enjoy the size and consequently the excellent review of Britannia by Kevinyork on this site has confirmed for me that I will not rush off to try her despite finding her interiors very stylish and attractive. I do understand why people like the big ships and sadly - for those of us who like smaller ships - I understand the economics for the cruise lines. It is just a bit of a concern that the smaller ships are gradually disappearing from the upper mid-market lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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