Release of Covid cabins

[Dar & Bob]

We have been looking at cruises in the Caribbean for November of this year.  A couple of weeks ago many of them were "waitlist" only.  We booked the Sky and there were very few cabins available.  Just this week there is now availability on the sold out cruises and many more available on the rest.  When looking at the cabins available specifically on our cruise, the majority of them are on Dolphin port side.  I glanced at a couple of the sold out cruises and it looks similar.  I am wondering if Princess is done with holding cabins for covid quarantine.  Anyone else notice this?

[Sea Hag]

I hadn't noticed, but that sounds a likely reason.

[memoak]

32 minutes ago, Dar & Bob said:

We have been looking at cruises in the Caribbean for November of this year.  A couple of weeks ago many of them were "waitlist" only.  We booked the Sky and there were very few cabins available.  Just this week there is now availability on the sold out cruises and many more available on the rest.  When looking at the cabins available specifically on our cruise, the majority of them are on Dolphin port side.  I glanced at a couple of the sold out cruises and it looks similar.  I am wondering if Princess is done with holding cabins for covid quarantine.  Anyone else notice this?

On the Royal last month the entire port side of Dolphin was covid cabins. Not sure about starboard. Yes we were in quarantine otherwise known as covid hell

[mom says]

They may have released some cabins previously held for quarantine, but they may have also taken back unsold cabins previously held in blocks by the larger TAs.

[cali-croozer]

My cruise has been "unavailable " for a couple of months. Opened up again for bookings a few days ago. Tried to see a pattern but cabins are scattered. Mostly balconies and suites available,  a lot more expensive from when I booked.  Also, the upgrade e mail came; again bidding is higher than i would have previously paid. 

[riffatsea]

People are still getting covid on board and quarantining

Cabins are still being held open for that purpose

 

[Mara4166]

Our cruise (12 November Sky) has been sold out for many months.  We have been trying to convince my Mum to join us, but not likely as it is still sold out :-(.  If we can convince her, she may need to join us in our suite.

[srpilo]

For last two months the whole fleet has slowly been transfering required crew to the US west coast to staff the restarts of the  Sapphire and Diamond, and most of the "currently unavailble" status's fleet wide were as a precaution for any potential under staffing in relation to passenger counts vs. required crew 

[JeffElizabeth]

The Emerald Princess wasn't full for our September cruise, I thought it was because they didn't have enough passengers,  but now you think they didn't have enough staff? 

[CalLuvsCrusingToo]

Noticed when we got off Discovery yesterday,  I didn't see the Closed doors on the Port side covid floor anymore. Appeared All decks had open doors on both sides. 

 

Covid is Not over.  If they Aren't holding covid cabins anymore, that leaves Quarantining in your own cabin.

 

 

[malba2366]

Makes sense they would start releasing some of these quarantine cabins now that the CDC is no longer tracking COVID on cruise ships.  

Edited September 20, 2022 by malba2366