Behemoth Cruising?

Above, yours truly on the Majesty of the Seas. Photo by Mitch Geriminsky.

Five years ago, friend Mitch Geriminsky and I took a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas (sold a year later to a Greek shipping company) down to Key West and Havana, Cuba from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

Above, the Majesty of the Seas. Royal Caribbean photo.

The ship's capacity was around 2,800, which was more than enough. Still, it was not too overcrowded for the space available. I enjoyed the trip, even though I caught a mild cold.

Royal Caribbean sold the ship (and others) in favor of bigger ships. Their new (as of 2022) Icon of the Seas has a capacity of 5,600. In my view, that is too many people for a ship. Can you imagine trying to get that many people into lifeboats should a massive fire breaks out?

Above, Majesty of the Seas at Havana Port. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

We have been talking about taking a cruise in the Caribbean or Mexico. 

I've been looking at videos of these new behemoths and they are basically floating Disneylands. 

Some screen captures:

 

Being on a ship with over 5,600 other people is not my idea of fun, especially in these days of contagious viruses. No thank you. If there are cruise lines with smaller ships of the size of the Majesty of the Seas, I might be interested.