number of passengers on a cruise

[bronxboy683]

is there a way to know shortly before a particular cruise sails how full it is?

[BirdTravels]

No, not really. You can find out once you are on board.

 

We were on the Jewel to Mexico last week.

 

Ship's Capacity: 2376

Passenger Count: 2894 (lots of 3rd and 4th bunks filled)

Passengers under 12 years old: 377

Passengers 12-18: 293

Passengers 18-21: 54

Passengers >60: 668

Average Age: 42

US Citizens: 2536

Non-US Citizens: 337

 

 

Compared to our New England Cruise on the Dawn in September 2016:

 

Guest Capacity: 2,340

Total passengers: 1644

US Citizens: 1007

Non-US Citizens: 637

Guests 18-21: 3

Guests Under 18: 13

 

Average Age of Guests: 65

[Markanddonna]

Many of the crew usually know the numbers and will tell you if asked. I was on a ship's tour and saw the stats posted and took a photo. Here were the Jewel's stats from March 12-19.

Total passengers: 2,896

Average age 44/96

Under 12 298

Under 18 519 (12-17: 221)

Under 21 589 (18-20: 70)

Over 60 801

 

They wouldn't have these numbers until everyone is onboard.

 

BTW- I doubt a cruise line would let you know how full the cruise really is until sailing. Some things seem to be closely guarded secrets.

[fredflint]

You could just try and book the cruise and see what cabins are open then do some math.

[fshagan]

You could just try and book the cruise and see what cabins are open then do some math.

 

I don't think they show you ALL the empty cabins. At least I've seen different cabins available browsing back through from day to day after I clear my cookies. Cabin 6510 can't have fallen through every other day.

 

I think they actually limit what they show to create "scarcity" and a sense of urgency. If you only see 6 mid-ship balcony cabins available you're more likely to book now rather than wait because they could run out. I believe this is also the reason for nearly identical cabins to be in different "classes"; the more "classes" like AB, AC, AD you see, the fewer available cabins you'll see on the deck plan when you select one of them.

[bronxboy683]

thank you every one.. we also were on the jewel last week to mexico...enjoyed it..going on gem june 17 to bahamas.

[cb at sea]

They all sail pretty much full....or full enough not to make a difference. Not every cabin needs to be filled to constitute a "full" passenger load. One the lifeboat max is reached, the ship is full.