Disney Cruise Vacancies

[Boardwalk Family]

Good morning. Have been going around the same time (for a about the same cruise) for years. I start looking on Disney to see what is open in the hope of upgrading (I never have, but you can hope!). This year it seems that there are more vacancies that usual? Could just be me but has anyone else seen more vacancies that usual?

 

[SL6827]

Good morning. Have been going around the same time (for a about the same cruise) for years. I start looking on Disney to see what is open in the hope of upgrading (I never have, but you can hope!). This year it seems that there are more vacancies that usual? Could just be me but has anyone else seen more vacancies that usual?

When is your cruise? If it is soon, it could be fear of the virus.

 

[Adventurelawyer]

When is your cruise? If it is soon, it could be fear of the virus.

I have found the opposite to be true. I leave in 10 days and the Dream is almost full. I have been stalking available staterooms and have watched them disappear down to the ones and twos in the veranda cats. No virus fears there it would seem.

 

[MomOTwins]

We're going in May, memorial day week, and our cruise seems super empty. Tons of open cabins on the website. Hardly anyone in the social media group. I'm wondering if the rate creep is finally getting to them--this cruise is by far the most expensive one we've taken. Our onboard activities date is coming up so I am wondering if there will be more availability than normal... fingers crossed!

 

[gilsan]

We're going in May, memorial day week, and our cruise seems super empty. Tons of open cabins on the website. Hardly anyone in the social media group. I'm wondering if the rate creep is finally getting to them--this cruise is by far the most expensive one we've taken. Our onboard activities date is coming up so I am wondering if there will be more availability than normal... fingers crossed!

There are a lot of cruises listed in the *GT thread more than I have seen in a long time. They offered Canadian rates on 3-4 of the Alaska cruises sailing this year, those rates came available last August (2019) and I think they are cheaper than the opening date rates.

 

[Trera]

Concierge level rooms are almost always all gone. Our cruise last week, we had a chance to upgrade to a cat T because the person in front of us took the Walt suite but that was it. Most of the other cruises we have been on, the concierge area is sold out weeks prior to the cruise.

 

[EllinK]

Our cruise last week, we had a chance to upgrade to a cat T because the person in front of us took the Walt suite but that was it.

We are platinum and dream of sometime doing concierge. Did you put yourself on a waiting list in case a concierge room opened up? Can you do it with DCL or do you need a travel agent?

 

[apathetic]

I'm wondering if the rate creep is finally getting to them--this cruise is by far the most expensive one we've taken.

I'm guessing this has a lot to do with it. Since it is the school year for most of the country, this cruise should probably be "cheaper". We used to cruise a lot at the end of May because school was out in mid-May and cruises were cheaper. If it isn't cheaper, then there is no advantage to taking your kids out of school for a week, so you might as well wait until summer break if you are going to pay the same price anyway.

 

[DisneYE]

When is your cruise? If it is soon, it could be fear of the virus.

This is definitely the reason
Out of curiosity once a week or so I check how full the ship is for our upcoming cruise on 3/6
About a month ago it was almost full, like 5 SRs left... now? I counted about 20, w/o the GTY's
So yeah, ppl are canceling bc of the virus..

 

[SL6827]

This is definitely the reason
Out of curiosity once a week or so I check how full the ship is for our upcoming cruise on 3/6
About a month ago it was almost full, like 5 SRs left... now? I counted about 20, w/o the GTY's
So yeah, ppl are canceling bc of the virus..

Ya, you know you think you would love to be able to never get off a DCL ship, but this is real here.

 

[DisneYE]

Ya, you know you think you would love to be able to never get off a DCL ship, but this is real here.

not my case. I'm just hoping its not a full ship, the less ppl the better, is why I check.
and while the virus is def scary & I'm kinda anxious about it, I feel ppl are exaggerating & a bit too paranoid.

 

[NephieRN]

I think it’s the price point. Disney is pricing out a lot of people leaving a decent amount of rooms open leading to more *GT rates. Our San Juan to New Orleans cruise at the beginning of the month was completely sold out when we set sail. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that a cruise that was priced on the cheaper side sold out. I can’t see the coronavirus being a large contributing factor. I’m sure a few people will cancel but the majority of people aren't going to walk away from a cruise and all the money paid over something that is not prevalent in this part of the world.

 

[otten]

This is definitely the reason
Out of curiosity once a week or so I check how full the ship is for our upcoming cruise on 3/6
About a month ago it was almost full, like 5 SRs left... now? I counted about 20, w/o the GTY's
So yeah, ppl are canceling bc of the virus..

I don;t think we can say that it is definitely the whole reason.

Cruises have been releasing GT rates even before PIF even before the virus was in the news. If it's a factor it is a recent one that has occurred just within the last couple of weeks due to the Diamond Princess story but there seems to have been a decline in occupancy this spring since before that.

A month ago the GTY cabins hadn't been assigned, which impacts how many cabins show as available. Now that they have been assigned, the online availability of rooms is a more accurate picture.

 

[DisneYE]

I don;t think we can say that it is definitely the whole reason.

Cruises have been releasing GT rates even before PIF even before the virus was in the news. If it's a factor it is a recent one that has occurred just within the last couple of weeks due to the Diamond Princess story but there seems to have been a decline in occupancy this spring since before that.

A month ago the GTY cabins hadn't been assigned, which impacts how many cabins show as available. Now that they have been assigned, the online availability of rooms is a more accurate picture.

Interesting.
However, with 12 days out for that cruise, there are still SR's available as GT/GTY .. why? less than 2 weeks and those rooms are still being offered? I don't get it

 

[otten]

Interesting.
However, with 12 days out for that cruise, there are still SR's available as GT/GTY .. why? less than 2 weeks and those rooms are still being offered? I don't get it

Notably, the cruise has never had discounted GT rates. They're going to keep selling rooms as long as there are any available but the ship is full enough that they don't see a need to offer any discounts.