Chilean Fjords: Big Ship vs Little Ship (Sapphire Princess, Azamara Quest)

We were having a discussion in a previous thread about the routes taken through the Chilian Fjords by various ships. Next week, we are sailing the Chilian Fjords on Azamara Quest from Santiago to Buenos Aeries. While waiting for our cruise, I've been monitoring the Quest's progress (heading from Buenos Aeries to Santiago) on one of the cruise mapping sites. While doing so, I also noticed that Sapphire Princess is running the same route as Quest. This provides an opportunity to compare a cruise o

Now that Azamara Quest and Norwegian sun have completed their Chilean Fjords sailings, we have the opportunity to test my original hypothesis: Smaller ships are more likely (than big ships to) to take the "inside passage", versus heading out to sea. Additionally, the Silver Nova followed this route a day behind Quest and Sun. Silver Nova is described by her owners as "Ultra Luxury Cruise Travel with Silver Nova". So lets include Silver Nova in this comparison. Azamara Que