So there's no extra cabins, huh?

[PartyAllDaTyme]

There's a post running about how a couple had their cabin flooded by a burst water pipe, and how they asked to be moved to another cabin and were told, "Sorry, the ship is completely booked. No other cabins are available." When they persisted, there suddenly was an inside cabin that was available.

 

How does this happen? Is it a standard answer to say, "Nothing else available," but have a cabin in reserve, in case the situation escalates? Could there truly not have been a cabin available at the time, but someone left the cruise early? Do cruises ever actually, completely, not-a-single-cabin-left sell out, or do they keep one or two open, knowing in all likelihood that someone, for whatever reason, will need to vacate the cabin they booked during the course of the cruise?

[cruisestitch]

Another possibility -- someone doesn't show up for the cruise but the stateroom can't be released until the person who booked it is contacted. This happened on a recent Connie cruise -- it took a few days to locate the person and confirm that they weren't, in fact, planning to show up. At that point the room was given as a BINGO prize. Get this -- it was the PENTHOUSE SUITE!!!

[CathyCruises]

Doesn't make sense to me, either. But I just looked at our 4/21 TA and the only thing showing available is a RS, not even an inside bookable. So maybe????

[nps001]

I can pretty much assure you that ships, just like hotels, don't keep spare cabins. In fact, the cruise industry typically runs 104% occupancy. This is possible because anything cabin with over 2 passengers is considered over 100

%.

 

There could be other reasons for a room becoming free, much like what was listed above. For example, an entertainer that leaves at a port mid-cruise and now the ship has a vacant cabin....just my guess.

[Azulann]

Cruisestitch,

What a Bingo prize!!!:D

 

i might try bingo on my next cruise.:)

[Monty's Mum]

Cruisestitch,

What a Bingo prize!!!:D

 

i might try bingo on my next cruise.:)

 

I was thinking exactly the same thing.....from here on in it could be the most popular thing to do on board!!!;)

[Ando]

We had a problem with a cabin on a cruise and initially there were no other cabins available however 1 day later a couple had to leave the ship at one of the ports due to illness and we were moved to their cabin.

[Compass Rose]

Our balcony cabin flooded on the Maasdam several years ago and we were lucky enough just to have water running down the walls and hitting the couch and back of the bed, but our clothes were safe and dry. As soon as this water matter was discovered, we called our room steward and within minutes an entire crew was tearing our room apart and other crew members helped us move our clothes and other belongings to the cabin just above ours. There was no problem. We were out of the flooded cabin within about 20 minutes and settled into our new cabin. Soon after that two bottles of a very good wine and fruit came with an apology. We just knew they would take care of us and the inconvenience was minimal for us. Maybe we were just lucky.

[Boatdrill]

how they asked to be moved to another cabin and were told, "Sorry, the ship is completely booked. No other cabins are available." When they persisted, there suddenly was an inside cabin that was available.

 

How does this happen?

 

Perhaps they moved staff out of the room so it was available for pax use.

[dforeigner]

There's a post running about how a couple had their cabin flooded by a burst water pipe, and how they asked to be moved to another cabin and were told, "Sorry, the ship is completely booked. No other cabins are available." When they persisted, there suddenly was an inside cabin that was available.

 

How does this happen? Is it a standard answer to say, "Nothing else available," but have a cabin in reserve, in case the situation escalates? Could there truly not have been a cabin available at the time, but someone left the cruise early? Do cruises ever actually, completely, not-a-single-cabin-left sell out, or do they keep one or two open, knowing in all likelihood that someone, for whatever reason, will need to vacate the cabin they booked during the course of the cruise?

 

On some ships, the will move officers or entertainers out of their rooms in order to give the guest that room. The employee will bunk with a co-worker until the problem is fixed.