Is taking down the Goliath supposed to be hard?

[J.T.]

I've always seen the Black Pearl boss battle as easier with smaller crews (like driver and 2, maybe 3 gunners). As Tib said, it used to be more a challenge for majority of the Caribbean.

One thing that has made it easier is the increase in skills in the past few years (lv cap increase for notoriety and weapons: cannon and sailing mainly, and the introduction to sailing items: rams, charts, globes.)