It's not really for me ..... I like a ship to look like a ship and I go on a ship to experience being "on a ship" and not in some loud brash floating resort. Give me the Disney Magic and Wonder any day. Size is not necessarily the be all and and end all of cruising, and with most cruise companies apparently believing that bigger is better, I hope those of us who enjoy cruising on a real "ship" do not lose out in the long run.