Cruise sold out very quickly - explation?

[sprockie]

Just wondering if anyone has any insight about the May 13th Koningsdam Alaska cruise.  I was looking at it and there were lots of cabins left in suites and balconies then suddenly it is sold out.  Can't think of a reason why something would sell out so quickly when it seemed there were so many cabins left? 

Edited April 8, 2023 by sprockie

[Mary229]

Maybe it was chartered.   

[Cruise Suzy]

Inside and Ocean View staterooms are still available

[YXU AC*SE]

(1) It's quite possible HAL has turned over remaining inventory to 'opaque sales channels' to liquidate.. (2) Or yield management has begun the process of upsell offers to booked pax.  I am showing bookable inventory available currently with my high-volume cruise-only TA.    Scott.   

Edited April 8, 2023 by YXU AC*SE

[3rdGenCunarder]

I'm inclined to believe it's part of the assignment of guarantees and offers of upsells. I've seen this before when a whole class of cabins disappears for a while, then reappears, but with fewer available cabins.

[PACD_JG]

16 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

I'm inclined to believe it's part of the assignment of guarantees and offers of upsells. I've seen this before when a whole class of cabins disappears for a while, then reappears, but with fewer available cabins.

Good "explation"

[CruiserBruce]

48 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

I'm inclined to believe it's part of the assignment of guarantees and offers of upsells. I've seen this before when a whole class of cabins disappears for a while, then reappears, but with fewer available cabins.

This!!

[CruiserBruce]

56 minutes ago, Mary229 said:

Maybe it was chartered.   

It wasn't chartered at this late date.

[sprockie]

56 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said:

 I agree if it was chartered I would think it would have been chartered long ago.

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[highscar]

I received an e:mail yesterday, casino offer, free inside with up grades available.   That is one of the dates.   

[mcrcruiser]

8 hours ago, 0106 said:

Yesterday, I saw a sale on a consolidators site for $349 inside cabin which included crew appreciation but not HIA for this cruise.

We saw the same thing

[five.]

On 4/8/2023 at 9:01 PM, mcrcruiser said:

I saw a sale on a consolidators site

Well I never heard the term cruise consolidators site. Interesting, I may have to check them out in the future when booking mine. I've never used a TA before, but I like free money. If it's really the deals like in this thread, $350 per person for Alaska? That seems incredible.

[roblc1]

Which cruise consolidators site do you prefer?   Always looking for a good deal.  

[CruiserBruce]

1 hour ago, roblc1 said:

Which cruise consolidators site do you prefer?   Always looking for a good deal.  

We are not allowed to discuss travel agents or agencies on Cruise Critic. Already asked once on this thread, and that post was taken off.

[JeffElizabeth]

We took a cruise from Vancouver to Hawaii years ago and the Canadians on our ship said one of their big travel agents there had pre-bought a whole deck for their customers.  Maybe something like that happened.  

[CruiserBruce]

14 minutes ago, JeffElizabeth said:

We took a cruise from Vancouver to Hawaii years ago and the Canadians on our ship said one of their big travel agents there had pre-bought a whole deck for their customers.  Maybe something like that happened.  

Unlikely at this late date.

[roblc1]

On 4/10/2023 at 11:54 AM, CruiserBruce said:

We are not allowed to discuss travel agents or agencies on Cruise Critic. Already asked once on this thread, and that post was taken off.

Thank you.   Sorry.