Are the ships always full??

[pgesler]

Stupid question but

Are the ships always full??


On the average how many unbooked cabins?

[Michelle]

No, the ships are not always full. :)

Occupancy varies based on the season, generally. I don't know what is "average" occupancy but I have sailed in May, September, October, November and December and we have never had a totally booked ship on those sailings.

[inkkognito]

More often than not, we have sailed on a full or nearly full ship. But on one of our cruises last year, the ship seemed almost deserted! I didn't like it, as I didn't like seeing the half-empty diningroom and theaters. The ship is built to accommodate a capacity crowd, so it never feels uncomfortably full. I like the "energy" of a lot of fellow cruisers.
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[albiats]

I have been on 4 DCL cruises and they have been fully booked on at least 3 occasions.

The only way that I knew of it is because they had a small sign at the Guest Relations desk that they would not be able to make any cabin assignment changes because the ship was fully booked.

One was in early March of 2000, one was in September of 2001 and one was in January of 2002.

On all 3 of those sailings, they had offered promotion codes with lower prices, so I'm guessing that's why they were fully booked.

I didn't notice any thing that seemed overly crowded and had no long delays to use anything on the ship, so it wasn't a problem at all.

[daltonsdodisney]

I know that our 4 night Wonder cruise in May is already fully booked. Does this mean anything? I assume they're prepared so everyone still has full opportunity to experience everything.

[Ariel Lover]

We just sailed on the Wonder Feb 3rd and it was not a full sailing. The only time I think the ship felt crowded was when everyone crammed into the Atrium for character greetings. What a madhouse!

[DisneyKids]

One thing I noticed is that although there was a sign at guest relations stating that they would not be able to make any cabin assignment changes because of a full ship, the ship wasn't at total capacity (confirmed by a CM). Keep in mind that every room has a maximum capacity. Not all rooms are filled to maximum. So, full is sort of a relative term. Don't forget, they build the ship and staff, etc. to handle it when it is full. It never really felt crowded on either of our cruises. And I agree with an earlier poster, above. You need people on a cruise to make the experience fun and festive. Have a great time.