You know the ship is going to be empty when….

[MouseinMelbourne]

…you forget about check-in and, 48 hours later, STILL get a 10:15am PAT.

 

[Chrissy-Mickey]

You know the ship is going to be empty when….

You book a last-minute and they still have tastings and Palo brunch available.

 

[MouseinMelbourne]

You know the ship is going to be empty when….

You book a last-minute and they still have tastings and Palo brunch available.

yup! I’ve had my bookings for awhile, but just added Palo brunch a few days ago. Now, if only a cabana on Castaway would open up…

 

[MouseinMelbourne]

You know the ship is going to be empty when….

You book a last-minute and they still have tastings and Palo brunch available.

Just looked at your signature. Which Mariner sailing were you on? I was on the Dec 23-28th one!

 

[Chrissy-Mickey]

Just looked at your signature. Which Mariner sailing were you on? I was on the Dec 23-28th one!

We were on the December 14th sailing. Obviously not DCL, but we had a great time and will cruise with RC again in the future.

 

[NoodlesMom]

You know the ship is going to be empty when….

Your cruise is a month away and your FB group has only 64 members and it’s silent.

 

[Snowwhyt]

You know the ship is going to be empty when….

You’re cruise is a month away and your FB group has only 64 members and it’s silent.

We have over 450 and leave Saturday. Thought it would have gone down but unless they have Covid. They are all going. Last week to have unvaccinated kids.

 

[MouseinMelbourne]

We have over 450 and leave Saturday. Thought it would have gone down but unless they have Covid. They are all going. Last week to have unvaccinated kids.

i was on the last DCL cruise in August before they required vaccines. It was far more crowded than I would have liked. Lots of people cancelled their later cruises and jumped on mine - increasing the numbers of unvaxxed considerably. I took another cruise 2 weeks later (the last before mandatory testing at the port was implemented). There was a significant decrease in crowds.

 

[Snowwhyt]

i was on the last DCL cruise in August before they required vaccines. It was far more crowded than I would have liked. Lots of people cancelled their later cruises and jumped on mine - increasing the numbers of unvaxxed considerably. I took another cruise 2 weeks later (the last before mandatory testing at the port was implemented). There was a significant decrease in crowds.

That makes me so uncomfortable about this sailing. I feel so much more at risk about this cruise because of the vaccine requirements that improve anyone sailing January 13 and after. So just like you had I expect a big crowd.

 

[dhutchin12]

We have over 450 and leave Saturday. Thought it would have gone down but unless they have Covid. They are all going. Last week to have unvaccinated kids.

Does this 5 and up vaccine requirement start for cruises embarking January 13th and after or any cruise that will be 'cruising' on January 13th or after? In other words, does this new requirement apply to the Jan 10-14th sailing? Thanks!

 

[MomOTwins]

Does this 5 and up vaccine requirement start for cruises embarking January 13th and after or any cruise that will be 'cruising' on January 13th or after? In other words, does this new requirement apply to the Jan 10-14th sailing? Thanks!

It is based on Jan 13 embarkation day or later.

 

[johnkerryP]

We have over 450 and leave Saturday. Thought it would have gone down but unless they have Covid. They are all going. Last week to have unvaccinated kids.

I am in that group and I think theres a large amount of lurkers on sailings after us.

 

[iivye]

I'm jealous. We leave next month and there are no tastings or good excursions left. We also have 492 members in our FB group.

 

[juxtapose]

How do you find these facebook groups for individual cruises?

 

[soniam]

How do you find these facebook groups for individual cruises?

We are not allowed to direct people to cruise forums on other social media sites, DIS rules. Sorry. Try searching around on social media though. You can also look for your cruise thread here on the DIS.

 

[Kwami]

Scott's DCL Blog often has social media links for cruises, too. Try looking for your cruise there.

 

[DCLMP]

i was on the last DCL cruise in August before they required vaccines. It was far more crowded than I would have liked. Lots of people cancelled their later cruises and jumped on mine - increasing the numbers of unvaxxed considerably. I took another cruise 2 weeks later (the last before mandatory testing at the port was implemented). There was a significant decrease in crowds.

No outbreaks on this cruise though.

 

[Husker Mike]

How do you find these facebook groups for individual cruises?

Search for the name of your ship "Disney Dream/Fantasy/Magic/Wonder" and the dates of your cruise. i.e. "April 2-5, 2022". You may have to play with the wording, perhaps taking the days off and just searching for the month and year, and then look.

 

[Babars_Wife]

What does it mean if there isn't a facebook group? Just that nobody bothered to make one? Any idea if that suggests anything about capacity?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

What does it mean if there isn't a facebook group? Just that nobody bothered to make one? Any idea if that suggests anything about capacity?

Just means no one started one. I don't think it's indicative of high or low capacity.