[newhavenhibby]

All depends on ships, cruise lines and areas you travel through plus , most important, what the budget is.

Doubt the P&O ferry will have a Central Park, Carousels, zip lines, water zip tubes running round the ship, go carts etc, Tiffany, Tag Heuer , Coach,Michael Kors shops etc, etc

We have never seen the water in pools overflowing but as I am not a good sailor have always done the homework as to the waters the ship will travel through so as to minimize the threat of rough seas. Does not always work but the modern large cruise ships are so stable that I have yet to be ill. ( in a force 10 last year but was fine as the ship coped brilliantly)

We have been on ships with 4 to 6000 people and they have never seen that crowded on the decks but agree if it is a cruise in the sun the pools can be busy, especially on a sea day. However if the ship is in port, most people are off on shore and the pools can be very quiet.......so some who are not concerned by the port visit, enjoy the quiet around the pool.

We use the ship as a floating hotel to wake up in a new place / country each day ( choose a cruise with not too many days at sea) which then gives you a snapshot of the place and you can then decide if you would want to return for a longer stay. Nothing worse than turning up somewhere for a fortnights holiday and immediately knowing it was a poor choice.

Cruising is not for everyone and people get different things from them. It may be to some just a very nice floating hotel, some enjoy all the daily activities and courses run onboard, some the shore excursions, some the evening entertainment , some the casino etc etc. We are all different and like different things.