When to start watching for onboard reservations

[cruisin from florida]

We're doing a Transatlantic in fall 2024 with our son and his family. They want to make sure they book online activities (shows, etc.) early enough to get the times and dates they want. When should they start the site checking regularly?

[Another_Critic]

What ship?  Not all classes of ships offer cruise planner entertainment reservations.  And some ships don't offer any entertainment reservations.

[poocher]

For our May Harmony cruise, entertainment reservations opened April 1st.  This was in line with the suggestion that they open the beginning of the month prior to your cruise.

[cruisegus]

Typically it seems show reservations open around 45 days out.

I would start watch at least 50 days out

[crzndeb]

@poocheris correct. They normally will show up the 1st of month prior to your cruise month. However, that being said, I would start looking daily, a week prior. My daughter and I are stalking her reservations on her Wonder cruise July 2. 
Depending on when your cruise is, don’t wait until 45 days, if your cruise is at the end of the month. It could be closer to 60 days.

 

PS…the cruise is quite a ways away, so anything could change between now and then. Check back next summer. 😉

Edited May 26, 2023 by crzndeb

[Mr.Travler]

We are going on the Christmas sailing of the Wonder. Same logic, a month out? November 1st?

 

Thank you

[Cigar King]

Doesn't it give you the date it opens in the app?  Mine does.

[ONECRUISER]

18 minutes ago, Cigar King said:

Doesn't it give you the date it opens in the app?  Mine does.

Yup, even my Cruises in Fall 2024 say Date they open

[Twin Dad]

My app shows the date for check-in (entering personal info, etc) not when show reservations are available. 
 

As previously mentioned, I think show reservations open 1st of month prior to cruise month.  

[OCSC Mike]

4 hours ago, Twin Dad said:

As previously mentioned, I think show reservations open 1st of month prior to cruise month.  

It varies. Reservations for my June 4th Wonder cruise didn’t open until 30 days out, not on May 1st. For others it was much earlier either on that magic 1st or not.

 

FWIW, mine also opened at like 6:30am-ish et and some things in small venues filled up awfully fast (escape room, adult comedy, etc.)