CCL places new ship order, none for HAL

[UPNYGuy]

Not for nothing, but Holland America has been seen as an operator of midsize ships. And, even the definition of midsize has been changing if you consider the size of some of the largest ships that are operating right now (some are over 230,000 GRT), what IS the definition of midsized? Considering the size of some of these ships, the MSC Divina, Carnival Magic, and RC Voyager Class could be considered midsize. 
 

And, Royal Caribbean does some pretty lengthy cruises on their ‘midsized’ ships. 

When the S class ships came out, the largest ships were right around 80,000 tons, and the Statendam was around 55. When the vista class came out, the largest ships were around 150,000 tons, and those were around 85. 
 

Never say Holland America won’t do a larger ship. If they don’t, they won’t survive. The public has already been conditioned to not pay the prices they need to fill the smaller ships on a profitable scale. If. HAL were Viking, Oceania, or Azanara and were able to command those prices, yes… 

[Ipeeinthepools]

I'm ok if they stick with Pinnacle size ships for all new builds.