I think it depends on when you pop out there as to the crowds. We enjoy watching CC as we pull out, ususally with few if any fellow passengers. And, we like to go back there when the sail away deck party is going on as you leave port. On the other hand, we watched a night shuttle launch with a few hundred people hanging off the different aft decks! And, I agree that more people are hanging out and sunning out there on sea days. We can share!