As much fun as this sounds (being an XI player), the vocal minority will just question why there was even such a time-sink in the game. They will moan and groan, even though chances are they'll never use it, until something happens. I remember in 1.0 that the ferry was, indeed, a ride. I rode it a couple times just to watch the world go by. Pretty big boat on the inside, too. But clearly, some people didn't really care for it and now the ferry's a cutscene.