The size of the ship, its facilities and ports can significantly impact a cruise experience. Our inaugural cruise was on the MSC Musica, a smaller ship lacking fancy facilities like a water park or a street promenade. However, It was the perfect ship to discover our love for cruising.  The smaller the ship, the more intimate it felt and without all the fancy gadgets it attracted a more adult crowd. This made us super social and we made friends everywhere on the ship - when bo