Dalek--> That's somewhat correct. The E-D had a crew of 1012, but could accommodate up to 5000 people comfortably. That's a pretty small crew even at 5000 though, when you consider that a modern American aircraft carrier has 5000 people on it, and while big, is considerably smaller than a Galaxy Class starship. I think Gene kept the crew number artificially low so as to give the impression of a great deal of automation and very high technology.
Lionus--> Not exactly. It's not a bar like Ten Forward. It's more like a very large hall to accommodate things like conferences, or major meetings of the entire ship's crew, ie ST:TMP. Those windows would be quite huge. Imagine a podium in front of them, and a speaker's back turned to a great wall of stars rushing past.
Billz--> yes I did.