anji21

32 minutes ago, Cruise Raider said:

We were informed by the front desk staff that the 4 day Thanksgiving cruise was actually overbooked when we were onboard the Royal last week.  

Thanks!

On 11/11/2022 at 9:23 AM, Cruise Raider said:

There is a 4 night Thanksgiving cruise in there before Hawaii .. I understand that one is actually oversold with nearly 4000 passengers.  They are even sending move over offers on that sailing.  
We were originally booked on that cruise and moved over to the 10 day cruise on the Ruby instead.    I’d have taken a move over offer in a heart beat for that short sailing, though.  
We recently disembarked from the Royal almost a week ago … there were less than 900 passengers onboard for that cruise.  It must be so difficult for the ship’s admin to go from 900 to 1600 to 4000 passengers in a matter of a couple weeks.  I just can’t even imagine the challenges involved.  

 

Hi,

Wondering how you are able to obtain an estimate of # of passengers on a princess line cruise?

I am one of those given a move over offer for the Thanksgiving cruise. I just assumed that it was full, but didn't know the #of passengers booked (or overbooked).

My last cruise last month was also full, and some passengers reported being positive when they got off the ship. 

Thanks!

Hello,

Just wanted to share my experience.

This is an example of a "Move Over Offer"  It's my first time to receive this offer, so I did research first. Don't know how one gets selected, probably starting with those without cabin assignment.

Obviously this trip is overbooked and I had a guaranteed mini-suite (it was less expensive than a balcony during booking (? - as I usually book balcony). 

I wasn't given an assigned room yet.

So I received the offer via email yesterday - the offer is for a 7 day future cruise for free and my current payment for this 4 day Thanksgiving cruise is transferred to my new cruise as refundable cruise credit (any unused amount is mailed back as a check). I still kept all the other amenities, such as Princess Plus, OBC from original cruise, SH OBC (didn't have to apply again). They also have a $400 allowance for personal travel expense. 

Essentially, my future 7 day cruise is FREE +(plus) I get a refund for the 4 day Thanksgiving cruise fare.

Note that they transfer the tax and port fees to the new cruise - no refund here. Sometimes they offer a cabin upgrade, but not in my offer (ex. inside to oceanview or balcony). But they did upgrade the type of mini-suite. 

If you receive this offer (via email only), don't hesitate to accept it (after finding your next dream vacation). The new cruise did not have a single occupant discount, so basically they covered my double occupancy rate.