Is there still a place for a large missile cruiser?

Is there still room for a large blue-water missile cruiser with many missile silos and deck guns?

Yes in practical terms: the Zumwalt fits much of that description, while labels such as destroyer and cruiser are often political as well as technical.

The panel argues that a large multi-purpose missile ship already exists in practice in the Zumwalt, even if political naming calls it a destroyer. Labels such as destroyer and cruiser can reflect strategic presentation as much as displacement or weapon load. A future Chinese ship openly called a cruiser or battleship could therefore encourage rival navies to reclassify comparable vessels. Discussion of a larger Chinese design and interest in the Kirov class reinforces the point that the underlying large-surface-combatant role has not disappeared.