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Originally Posted by jrheydt
My main concern is the size of these ships, both about 3000 passengers. In a transatlantic crossing I would assume that the seas are a little bit rougher than in the Caribbean but want to know if anyone has any experience with transatlantic cruising and how they fared with the smaller ships.
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We dislike the larger ships for many reasons, and stick with Holland America's older ships as they are smaller.
The northern part of the North Atlantic can be a bit rough, but the southern route between Florida and Spain is usually quite calm. Obviously a storm in the area would not help.
Our first transatlantic was on the Prinsendam (800 passengers) and the captain was asked whether or not a larger ship would cross more smoothly. He made a good point that the older (smaller) ships were built ship-shape to cruise the World's oceans, whereas the newer ships have a much flatter bottom (so that, despite being much larger, they can still get into most ports) so can tend to bob around more.
I am not a good traveller at sea, but on each of our transatlantics I have missed dinner just once.