Fantasy Jan 17th Sailing - How full...really?

[MarlinDad]

I have read that most cruises sail full and I believe that. I am sailing this week and found on the disney cruise site that rooms are still available. It seems that rooms are available at many different categories. Is this an indication that ship is sailing less than capacity? It would be nice to know we might have some elbow room. It might be the time of the year and the chance for not so great weather.

Either way it should be fun!

 

[mmouse37]

I have read that most cruises sail full and I believe that. I am sailing this week and found on the disney cruise site that rooms are still available. It seems that rooms are available at many different categories. Is this an indication that ship is sailing less than capacity? It would be nice to know we might have some elbow room. It might be the time of the year and the chance for not so great weather.

Either way it should be fun!

We sailed over July 4th and it did not feel that crowded (full cruise). It is all relative. I doubt you would even notice a few hundred less people. Chances are the ship may not be totally full due to kids in school. You will love the Fantasy...it is an awesome ship!!

MJ

 

[tigger2002]

I thought this was a good explanation of full vs 100% occupancy on a Carnival ship, which would apply to any ship (over on that other board). I also think that they have to leave some rooms empty in case of an emergency, example: a fire in a room or two, they would have to put you somewhere


I did not say every Carnival ship sails full. I said they sail at 100% occupancy. There's a difference.

A Spirit Class ship can sail with 556 empty beds (278 empty cabins) and still be at 100% occupancy.

A Conquest Class ship can sail with 770 empty beds (385 empty cabins) and still be at 100% occupancy.

A Dream Class ship can sail with 1034 empty beds (517 empty cabins) and still be at 100% occupancy.

And a Fantasy Class ship can sail with 644 empty beds (322 empty cabins) and still be at 100% occupancy

 

[CBadger]

I am also on this sailing and feel it is not very full d/t being able to get an early PAT and Main dining at the last minute. Also, shore excursions and onboard activities aren't completely booked like previous sailings I have been on. Can't wait!

 

[mizzoufinal4]

There is also still like 7, 1 bedroom conciere rooms avail for this sailing

 

[tgeorge]

There is also still like 7, 1 bedroom conciere rooms avail for this sailing

I wish we were sailing this week...I could probably guarantee an upgrade at the port with that many left. Have fun!! I have to wait until April

 

[CBadger]

I wish we were sailing this week...I could probably guarantee an upgrade at the port with that many left. Have fun!! I have to wait until April

Any idea how much it may be to upgrade?

 

[tgeorge]

Any idea how much it may be to upgrade?

It varies. There is a magical chart they use. It depends on the number of people in your party and the original category you booked.

The *averages* I've seen are $700-$1100 for a V (again...depends on the factors listed above)

The *averages* I've seen for a T are $1200-1900.

Considering, if I upgrade now, it is $3600 for a V and almost $7000 for a T, those prices are very nice.

If you're interested, get to the port early (if you can), check in and then go to the supervisor's/upgrade desk. If you're facing the check in desks, it is the one on the far right. Get in line and ask what they have available.

Even people looking for an upgrade from an inside to a balcony will happen here. If you're interested...good luck.

 

[RedM94]

We will be sailing on the Fantasy Jan 17 also. I was curious after reading this thread, and look at the DCL webpage. It looks like the only rooms available are "staterooms with verandah."

 

[ilovemykids1016]

I am sailing on 2/1 on the Magic. I was wondering also how full it is. There still seems like there are plenty of rooms left.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We will be sailing on the Fantasy Jan 17 also. I was curious after reading this thread, and look at the DCL webpage. It looks like the only rooms available are "staterooms with verandah."

Currently, according to cruise fish, there are only 19% of the categories available. That is, 19% of the categories have at least one room available.

I am sailing on 2/1 on the Magic. I was wondering also how full it is. There still seems like there are plenty of rooms left.

There seems to be quite a few openings on that cruise, cruise fish has 62% availability. That is, 62 of the categories have at least one room available.

 

[MarlinDad]

How many "categories" are on the Disney Fantasy? Is that something that is easy to determine? Thanks!

The 17th sailing really has seemed to fill up in the last few days.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

How many "categories" are on the Disney Fantasy? Is that something that is easy to determine? Thanks!

The 17th sailing really has seemed to fill up in the last few days.

Well, it seems that only 6 categories still have availability, so I think that means that (if 6=19%) there are something like 30 categories or so.

 

[MarlinDad]

Thanks for doing the cruise math for me ^

We are still super excited to be on what seems like an amazing ship.

 

[kiford]

The definition of "full" is subject to interpretation.

There could be one stateroom available in a category and the category would show as not full; you've no idea whether there's one room available or 20 rooms available. Also, just because a room is booked, the room may not be full to capacity. You could have every room booked and only two people in each one, some of which have the capacity for 3, 4 or 5. Or you may have the opposite situation where not all rooms are booked but many rooms are at capacity.

So the cruise could be showing as "full" but you may find it's not terribly busy or it may not be showing as "full" but feels busy. You'll only know once you're on the ship. I don't think you need to worry - the ship is designed to accommodate everyone even if full (by whatever definition).

 

[over50visits]

I have read that most cruises sail full and I believe that. I am sailing this week and found on the disney cruise site that rooms are still available. It seems that rooms are available at many different categories. Is this an indication that ship is sailing less than capacity? It would be nice to know we might have some elbow room. It might be the time of the year and the chance for not so great weather.

Either way it should be fun!

CruiseFish is often misquoted as an indicator of how full the ship is. It really isn't useful for that. It is useful for one party wanting to book a room and wondering if one is available, and how many category choices they might have.

I don't know of an easy way to determine how full the ship is. There are some very difficult ways, but I know of no websites that bother. It's probably not useful information anyway.

I think your real concern is having "elbow room." On our last sailing, the GS desk told us the cruise was "full." Assuming they were being truthful, the ship did not seem crowded. There are a lot of public areas, a lot of things to do, and we never, ever felt crowded at all. NOTHING like Disney World! Now, we didn't use the family pool, and walking through there it does always seem crowded, though, on any cruise.