Would You Consider an Inaugural Cruise?

[FlyerTalker]

On 9/2/2019 at 1:27 PM, leaveitallbehind said:

What may indeed happen is that their loyalty program customers may get an advance email announcing the sailing and an early booking opportunity, but one that would only be announced a short time before the general booking would be available.  And that early announcement likely would't generate enough interest among just that group to fill the ship.  

 

Beg to differ.  When the Serenity came out, its maiden voyage sold out from just past guests who got first dibs.  Same with their Northwest Passage cruise.

 

Don't forget - you're talking about a ship carrying less than a thousand guests.  It's not like filling up a 5000 passenger behemoth.

[leaveitallbehind]

7 hours ago, FlyerTalker said:

 

Beg to differ.  When the Serenity came out, its maiden voyage sold out from just past guests who got first dibs.  Same with their Northwest Passage cruise.

 

Don't forget - you're talking about a ship carrying less than a thousand guests.  It's not like filling up a 5000 passenger behemoth.

 

Good point.  Guess it would have a lot to do with ship size as you indicate.  Grandeur of the Seas, on which we did ours, holds 2,400+, which in 1996 was a rather large ship - and the loyalty base considerably smaller is scale then to draw from.

Edited September 4, 2019 by leaveitallbehind