I was one of 5 friends booked on the Celebrity Ascent for a Mediterranean cruise departing from Barcelona on May 27, 2024. This trip was booked several months ago, but this morning we all received notification that our reservations were being cancelled due to unexpected demand by large groups. I was astounded! Not only is this extremely inconvenient, but it is incredibly disappointing. This itinerary was specially selected and it is only offered twice. The second date did not work for our group so we ended up with a completely different trip than the one we wanted.
I know that airlines routinely bump passengers when they are overbooked, but does this happen often on cruise ships? I’m afraid to rebook my airline reservations for fear that we’ll be bumped off the next cruise too.