HaliMakai Posted July 10, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 10, 2023 We have a booking on this sailing, booked about a month ago, I told some friends they should join us but when she went to look you cannot find this sailing to book on any websites including Carnival. It seemed like there were plenty of cabins left a few weeks ago. Does this mean it is full or should I be worried that the cruise is being cancelled? Just find this really odd, usually this far out there would be a couple of cabins available. She plans on calling Carnival. Has this ever happened before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted July 10, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) May just be a glitch in the system. However, that is fall break week for many school systems, so it could be that it is getting near capacity and they are limiting booking. The week prior and the week after are still showing up, so it's not really likely that it is cancelled. Edited July 10, 2023 by Lee Cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted July 10, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I had this happen recently on an Alaskan cruise we already had booked - it disappeared off both the website and my portal. When I called about it, was told it had been pulled and was now a charter. Same thing for a Caribbean sailing I was looking at - it was just gone one day. I had sent my siblings screenshots of that one to see if they wanted to go. Neither could find it and sure enough, when I looked again, it was gone. Called in - same answer - pulled for a charter. Could be a glitch, but it does frequently happen due to charters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaliMakai Posted July 10, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I kind of thought that. What schools have a fall break in October? We are from Florida and usually when we sail in October there are no children.....Well we booked a Havana Cabana so no one under 18 allowed. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyxie Posted July 10, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 10, 2023 2 hours ago, HaliMakai said: I kind of thought that. What schools have a fall break in October? We are from Florida and usually when we sail in October there are no children.....Well we booked a Havana Cabana so no one under 18 allowed. LOL Almost every school system in the Southeastern US has fall break in October (and it's often that 1st or 2nd week). In fact, that is our fall break and we are on that cruise. When I looked a couple weeks ago, cabins were already severely limited. The only thing that was showing up at the time were insides and suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
787cruiser Posted July 10, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 10, 2023 If it's not showing up anymore it usually means it's sold out. You can call carnival to confirm and also ask to be placed on the waitlist if any cabins open up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted July 10, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 10, 2023 5 hours ago, HaliMakai said: What schools have a fall break in October? We are from Florida and usually when we sail in October there are no children.... Numerous school districts in Mississippi and Tennessee have fall break in October with many surrounding Columbus Day. Some have it a full week and others just partial week. A few districts have adopted the longer school year schedule with more breaks during the year and some of those get two weeks in October right after completing the first nine weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted July 10, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Never heard of a Fall School Break in Oct, but whoever is needing to see that cruise that has disappeared might ask if it got pulled for a charter. Even if sold out, you should still be able to see it, just would show sold out on each cabin type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted July 10, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said: Never heard of a Fall School Break in Oct, but whoever is needing to see that cruise that has disappeared might ask if it got pulled for a charter. Even if sold out, you should still be able to see it, just would show sold out on each cabin type. I'm not sure that Carnival would ever charter a ship as large as Mardi Gras, especially this close to the sailing date. Specialty charter cruises are usually done a year or more in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted July 10, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 10, 2023 43 minutes ago, Lee Cruiser said: I'm not sure that Carnival would ever charter a ship as large as Mardi Gras, especially this close to the sailing date. Specialty charter cruises are usually done a year or more in advance. I hear ya; just saying I've had more than one cruise pulled due to charter. Probably sold out, but strange it's not showing - I just think it's worth asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey11 Posted July 10, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 10, 2023 The same thing happened to our October Celebration cruise. It just disappeared off the website for a couple of days. I assumed it was close to sold out. Then one day it was back on the website showing availability for all cabin types except Oceanview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa3635 Posted July 11, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 11, 2023 9 hours ago, HaliMakai said: I kind of thought that. What schools have a fall break in October? We are from Florida and usually when we sail in October there are no children.....Well we booked a Havana Cabana so no one under 18 allowed. LOL My kids have fall break that week (indiana), we’re doing the Celebration. I booked a room for 3 of us in march and waited to see if I got a casino offer for the 2 person room and it was gone for weeks. It popped up a few weeks ago and booked a guaranteed room for more than I paid for the 3 person room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyxie Posted July 12, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just an update, this sailing is showing back up today but all balconies are sold out and ocean view is very expensive. I'm guessing it really was just sold out and is popping back up when people cancel or things open up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaliMakai Posted July 12, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted July 12, 2023 You are not joking, I was hoping the Havana Cabana suite price would drop and I would upgrade, does not look like that is likely. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted July 12, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 12, 2023 I am booked on the October 1 Celebration and just looked to see what is available. I had been checking frequently, but once the prices were quite a bit higher than I paid, there was no point and I quit checking. Cove balconies were sold out a long time ago, so I was surprised to see eight available today. Other than Columbus Day being a federal holiday, I had no idea there was such a thing as “fall break”. Interesting thread, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobe1 Posted July 12, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 11:26 AM, HaliMakai said: I kind of thought that. What schools have a fall break in October? We are from Florida and usually when we sail in October there are no children.....Well we booked a Havana Cabana so no one under 18 allowed. LOL Just to clarify a small point for you so you aren't disappointed but the age for Havava area is 12 and older. So you will likely see older kids and teens in the Havana area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted July 13, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I just looked and our September cruise (Celebration) and November cruise (Valor) are no longer showing up. The November cruise previously had very little availability and this is not during the holiday, so it is pretty surprising. Cruises are apparently selling out a lot now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted July 13, 2023 #18 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) Likely sold out....those are huge travel weeks for those in the SE due to school schedules. It will likely pop back up at times as cabins become available and then disappear again. Edited July 13, 2023 by ray98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauty1492 Posted July 14, 2023 #19 Share Posted July 14, 2023 It back! must have been a glitch! I'm seeing 8 balcony cabin open- but no Havana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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