Mainship 30 Pilot II since 2015. GB-42 1986-2015. Former Unlimited Tonnage Master
We had floating tiles with flex gout installed in our dirt home's bathroom remodel and doing fine since 2004. I think if I were doing it in a boat, I'd keep the individual tile size on the smallish side to better hand flexing.
If the tile is mounted on something solid like 3/4" plywood, it shouldn't flex.
My showers are tiled, no issue, and it a wood boat that flexes a lot more than current boats.