Escape 11/14 Vacancies

[Son of a son of a ...]

I have been watching the cabin availability for the November 14th cruise on the Escape on the NCL site. What once appeared as a sold out cruise now has cabins of all variety available.

 

Is this normal for less than 60 days before a cruise or was there a major cancellation?

 

Thanks ... we are just curious because we are on the cruise :)

[Tom Graphy]

There are usually quite a few cancellations at final payment

[Son of a son of a ...]

Understood, but our final payment was back in August. I agree that cabins may be freed up afterward, but the just seems a lot in the last week, especially with the building hype.

[CTCruiser001]

TA's releasing their unsold blocks or holds.

 

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[Golfin55]

There is also a huge group that had 1/3 of all cabins on hold. Some huge travel agent group out if Ft. Lauderdale. We originally wanted 11/14 but when I found out the ship would have about 1500 TA's on an annual meeting we changed to the 11/28 sailing

[Sotermarler]

Wow there sure are a lot available now, but they are not cheap!

[dolita22]

We are on the 3-day before you, and shortly before final payment a whole bunch of cabins opened up. Guessing there were cancellations (or TAs releasing blocks) because people realized we'd be going to Nassau instead of GSC, which was the original itinerary. Cabins are still quite a lot more than we paid, too.

 

Have fun on your cruise!

[Sotermarler]

Im going to pray the upsell fairy calls!

[TSOH]

Why switch. It's either 1500 travel agents or 1500 other guests. Either way it's 1500. But seriously, it's 840 agents in our group. :)

 

 

There is also a huge group that had 1/3 of all cabins on hold. Some huge travel agent group out if Ft. Lauderdale. We originally wanted 11/14 but when I found out the ship would have about 1500 TA's on an annual meeting we changed to the 11/28 sailing

[Demonyte]

Why switch. It's either 1500 travel agents or 1500 other guests. Either way it's 1500. But seriously, it's 840 agents in our group. :)

 

 

Because large groups with activities can cause inconvinience to other passengers.

 

I've been on a cruise where there were several hundreds of passengers from one specific religious group (partial charter) and it really affected the overall cruise experience as they had reserved normally open public venues for their use, caused big special arrangements and restrictions in one MDR for all meals, kids hogging tables in bars, etc, etc.

 

The difference between previous leg without that group and the leg they were on was like a night and day.

[Son of a son of a ...]

Because large groups with activities can cause inconvinience to other passengers.

 

I've been on a cruise where there were several hundreds of passengers from one specific religious group (partial charter) and it really affected the overall cruise experience as they had reserved normally open public venues for their use, caused big special arrangements and restrictions in one MDR for all meals, kids hogging tables in bars, etc, etc.

 

The difference between previous leg without that group and the leg they were on was like a night and day.

 

That might explain why there was no entertainment available on one night of our cruise ... the group probably had the venue booked.

 

We took a positive approach we learned of the convention - we figure that the herd would free up other venues when they have events planned.

[Sotermarler]

Why switch. It's either 1500 travel agents or 1500 other guests. Either way it's 1500. But seriously, it's 840 agents in our group. :)

 

 

I am on that cruise, any advice on where your group will be so we can plan around you? Are you doing any excursions as a group or anything like that?