“It’s So Big!”

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Those were the words out of my son’s mouth when he called me as he was boarding his cruise ship in Ft. Lauderdale. Being that this was his first cruise ever, he had no perspective on just how big modern cruise ships are. I asked him how many people his ship held. He told me around 4,700 passengers and crew at full capacity. I laughed, because most newer ships are much bigger than that, but I didn’t say anything about that. I just told him, “Yep, that’s a big one!” Well, a few days later he sent me the attached picture when they were docked at the private island. His perspective had totally changed. “Dad, our ship is so small!” They were docked next to Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a ship that holds almost double the number of passengers and crew (around 8,800 at full capacity). He just couldn’t believe cruise ships could get that big! How big is too big? Would you feel intimidated having to sail with 8,000+ people on a ship? There’s no doubt these modern cruise ships have truly become floating cities!