Hi Kevin, I think all of the cruise ships have low key crowds on Jan. and Feb. due to the fact that mostly seniors and married couples cruise on those months. Those are quiet times for all cruiselines.
The Splendor will be jumping on Halloween with crowds of fun cruisers.
I am happy to hear that the layout of the ship is different because I am tired of the old layout of their ships. They all look alike and I forget what ship I was on.
The Splendor will be peaceful for the Dec. 6th date that I plan to cruise date. It is the most cheap time to cruise because most people are busy shopping for Christmas gifts.
I am a BAH HUM BUG....personality so I will enjoy being pampered by the cruise ship personnel on my low key cruise in the month of Dec.
Christmas week and New Years week is very expensive to cruise so I choose the cheapy cruises before Christmas. Lucy