Love2cruisewkids Posted July 3, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I spoke to a rep from RCCL today and he said the ships are still at reduced capacity. I was surprised as I thought they were back to normal as far as bookings go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted July 3, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 3, 2022 A percentage of cabins must be set aside for possible quarantine but ships seem to be sailing with as many as they can recently. We've seen this on the four cruises we've done this year from January through April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 3, 2022 #3 Share Posted July 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Love2cruisewkids said: I spoke to a rep from RCCL today There's your issue. 3 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 3, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 3, 2022 You do realize that the vast majority of call center agents have never stepped foot on a cruise ship. They read from scripts and use internal support pages to search for and answer questions. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 3, 2022 #5 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Are ships sailing with over 100% occupancy? Yes. Are ships sailing with all cabins available for sale? No 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted July 3, 2022 #6 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, twangster said: You do realize that the vast majority of call center agents have never stepped foot on a cruise ship. They read from scripts and use internal support pages to search for and answer questions. I wish folks would realize this. They call for every little question and get an answer from a poorly trained rep (not really the rep's fault) reading a script. In my experience in the past few months, ships are sailing full or nearly full. Some are sailing over double occupancy limits. Generally I consider full based on double occupancy, but some passengers use the full occupancy ( all beds - 3 or 4 to a cabin, large suites at full capacity) for counting. M Edited July 3, 2022 by cruisegirl1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted July 3, 2022 #7 Share Posted July 3, 2022 3 hours ago, twangster said: You do realize that the vast majority of call center agents have never stepped foot on a cruise ship. They read from scripts and use internal support pages to search for and answer questions. True...I managed a travel call center (one of the biggest that specialized in pleasant travel to Hawaii) many many years ago and very few of my agents had ever been there...but they were well trained and very convincing Mahalo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliceOfLife Posted July 3, 2022 #8 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I was on the May 22 Harmony of the Seas cruise and it sailed at 96% with 5,328 passengers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted July 3, 2022 #9 Share Posted July 3, 2022 EXPLORER 6/25 - 7/3 Top cruiser Super Mario Pinnacle 25 Diamond plus 89 Diamond 124 Emerald 70 Platinum 128 Gold 609 1st timers 2388 Total Loyalty Members 1045 Total passengers 3433 Capacity 4290 Sailing at 80%Capacity 3286 Double Occupancy Sailing at 104% Capacity From the LA at top tier event 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare skyking Posted July 3, 2022 #10 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I was on the June 17th sailing of the Anthem. Total passengers onboard was 4,081with a capacity of 4180. Deck 3 was used as the quarantine with non sellable cabins. OUTSTANDING cruise without question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted July 4, 2022 #11 Share Posted July 4, 2022 3 hours ago, skyking said: I was on the June 17th sailing of the Anthem. Total passengers onboard was 4,081with a capacity of 4180. Deck 3 was used as the quarantine with non sellable cabins. OUTSTANDING cruise without question. Outstanding I agree. We were on the Navigator January sailing with 1100 onboard. We'll never see that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucfan2 Posted July 4, 2022 #12 Share Posted July 4, 2022 26 minutes ago, Ashland said: Outstanding I agree. We were on the Navigator January sailing with 1100 onboard. We'll never see that again. OK, I’ll bite. What’s the reason you feel your responses should be bold? Not being sarcastic…just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted July 4, 2022 #13 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Voyager just set sail with 1800 passengers. (same size as Explorer, posted by Pompey Sailor above) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadwaybaby123 Posted July 4, 2022 #14 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I don't know currently, but I do know as of April, Anthem was cruising at around 90% capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim40 Posted July 4, 2022 #15 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Cruised VOS 6/15 1180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 4, 2022 #16 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, bucfan2 said: OK, I’ll bite. What’s the reason you feel your responses should be bold? Not being sarcastic…just curious. Some people's eye sight may not be as good as yours............deal with it. Not being sarcastic Edited July 4, 2022 by Jimbo 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmtx Posted July 4, 2022 #17 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Oasis 6/24 - was told on embarkation day there were 6,573 pax, before no shows (covid positives, etc). Later in cruise that number was revised to 6,300. One the previous sailing, it was announced at 6,200 pax. Current sailing, I heard was around 6,400 as well. So, Oasis is was over Double Occ, nearing their 3rd/4th capacity as well. Excluding the quarantine rooms, I'd say they is pretty much no empty berth on that ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucfan2 Posted July 4, 2022 #18 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jimbo said: Some people's eye sight may not be as good as yours............deal with it. Not being sarcastic Always great hearing from ya. Gonna cruise on a ship again, or just continue to cruise cc? Edited July 4, 2022 by bucfan2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted July 4, 2022 #19 Share Posted July 4, 2022 On 7/3/2022 at 12:36 AM, Love2cruisewkids said: I spoke to a rep from RCCL today and he said the ships are still at reduced capacity. I was surprised as I thought they were back to normal as far as bookings go. May 30, 2022 Quantum of the Seas Total Passengers: 4095 Quantum of the Seas Double Occupancy Capacity: 4180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 4, 2022 #20 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, bucfan2 said: Always great hearing from ya. Gonna cruise on a ship again, or just continue to cruise cc? Thanks for asking, just booked Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort in Disney for a week and spending additional day's in Bradenton ,Fl with relatives. Following that up with a 16 night cruise in 2023. Don't want to cruise right now until all the cruise line's get their ***** together as far as food and service onboard the ships that is greatly lacking right now. Not paying premium prices for what they are giving right now. Edited July 4, 2022 by Jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroed Posted July 4, 2022 #21 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I don’t think any of the cruise lines have been honest about the percentage. If you pay attention to what the passenger number the CD or capt announces and compare that to the number of max passengers the ship can carry you will often find they’re sailing close to or at full capacity. Last August on another cruises line that said they were sailing at no more than 50% in reality 79% of max capacity. They’re for-profit businesses so just accept that they’re going to lie in favor of maximizing profit especially after being shutdown for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandgeezer Posted July 4, 2022 #22 Share Posted July 4, 2022 If, in fact, they are sailing near capacity, why doesn’t the stock price reflect that? Before the pandemic the stock hit a high of $136 per share and paid a $3+ dividend. Friday it closed at $35.20 and hasn’t paid a dividend in almost two years. Stock prices usually are based on future performance, maybe the financial institutions that drive the stock market and invest for a profit, do not see a bright future for the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 4, 2022 #23 Share Posted July 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, grandgeezer said: If, in fact, they are sailing near capacity, why doesn’t the stock price reflect that? Because the two aren't necessarily related. Besides, not many stocks are up right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted July 4, 2022 #24 Share Posted July 4, 2022 14 hours ago, bucfan2 said: OK, I’ll bite. What’s the reason you feel your responses should be bold? Not being sarcastic…just curious. It's just what I prefer. Much easier to read. No ulterior motive involved at all and what I have always done. Hope this satisfies your curiosity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 4, 2022 #25 Share Posted July 4, 2022 3 hours ago, zeroed said: Last August on another cruises line that said they were sailing at no more than 50% in reality 79% of max capacity. As with RCI, if you ask a script reading cruiseline rep, they have no clue and make up a number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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