Don't worry about major now, you do not declare your major for real until the end of the first trimester. You'll have a class called "KP100" it is 7 weeks of marine engineering, 7 weeks of boat driving, deckie stuff. Ask around.... figure out what each is.. Engineering, working on engines, Marine Transpiration, driving ships. Each is very different.
People argue all day about which one is harder or easier. The easiest major at Kings Point is the major you want to do. People come here and want to fly planes when they graduate, and don't care about the maritime stuff say "Hey I'll go deck, it'll be easy" they'll struggle, because they don't really want a maritime major. People who pick a major because they think it will be easy have a rough time. Both majors, deck and engine are tough, they're even tougher if you're not interested in them. If you want to be an engineer you will find a way to get though statics and drafting, and if you want to be a deckie you will find a way to get through econ with Professor Cohen and Nav Law with Captain Hard. It sounds corny, but really, the major you want is the easiest major here.