Sascol Posted June 13, 2021 #1 Share Posted June 13, 2021 For COVID protocols, we’ve heard Celebrity mention ships will be sailing with reduced capacity. Do we know what that number represents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted June 13, 2021 #2 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I asked when booking the EQ this week. The answer is “no exact amount other than capacity is being reduced. If I were a betting person I would guess around 50% for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted June 13, 2021 #3 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Think the 1st cruise from Saint Maarten was about 30%. This % will increase over time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted June 13, 2021 #4 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Hoping for at least 40% with a max of around 60% were the numbers that kept being mentioned by Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare GeorgiaPeach51 Posted June 13, 2021 #5 Share Posted June 13, 2021 We have discussed this in our Roll Call and a very knowledgeable poster responded that it was most likely to be 50% with a max of 60%. That will be interesting, won’t it? I usually don’t find Celebrity ships to be crowded, so it may seem like a movie where everyone fled the alien invasion but you didn’t get the memo... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 13, 2021 #6 Share Posted June 13, 2021 10 hours ago, jelayne said: Think the 1st cruise from Saint Maarten was about 30%. This % will increase over time. Do you know if they reached their cap set for that cruise or whether they couldn't sell all available cabins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacruise9 Posted June 13, 2021 #7 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Hi, I am booked on the Celebrity Summit's cruise that is scheduled to depart from St. Maarten on July 10. It will be interesting to see how many passengers are on this cruise. I think reduced capacity sounds nice - there should be plenty of seats, a lack of crowds, etc. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunonfire Posted June 13, 2021 #8 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Has anyone received any notification from Celebrity asking you to cancel your cruise because of the reduced sailing capacity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_T Posted June 13, 2021 #9 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Don’t know if it’s changed since but I remember ready an article a couple of months ago which mentioned celebrity cruise (Im pretty sure it was celebrity) that they would start off around 50% and if all going well would look to increase around 5%-10% each month... as I said it was a while ago and these things change all the time but I guess this would be somewhat reasonable... 🤞🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostchild Posted June 13, 2021 #10 Share Posted June 13, 2021 If the inside staterooms and oceanview staterooms were not sold initially, the capacity would have been reduced automictically by a certain % already. Someone could probably calculate that number from some of the ship's description sites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkins45 Posted June 13, 2021 #11 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, lostchild said: If the inside staterooms and oceanview staterooms were not sold initially, the capacity would have been reduced automictically by a certain % already. Someone could probably calculate that number from some of the ship's description sites. We’re booked on what turned out to be the first scheduled July Equinox sailing and ours is an inside cabin. As I recall almost all of the cabins around ours are booked as well. It would be sweet if they moved us to an ocean view or balcony, but I’m not holding my breath. Edited June 13, 2021 by Elkins45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonarino Posted June 13, 2021 #12 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) I'm definitely hoping for some degree of reduced capacity (selfish me, I know I know). I'm looking at possibly upgrading category on Apex, thus checking availability on our November cruise. On the Celebrity website I see a bunch of available staterooms side by side -- e.g., plenty of consecutive Concierge-class cabins on deck 12 (bunches of 3, 4, 6, 7, up to 18 in a row). I'm seeing similar on other sites, a fair number of consecutive staterooms available on several decks. Again this is for November, a few months out, but not that far out. The point: Should we assume that significantly reduced capacity might mean skipping, let's say, every other cabin or something similar? Or is that a bad assumption? If it's valid, for a cruise barely 4-1/2 months away, I'm not seeing anything like that... unless maybe agents have been instructed to allow flexibility of choice for as long as they can, and only lock down after a certain threshold is crossed... or maybe entire sections would be excluded from availability...? Does anybody here think or know anything definite on exactly how capacity reductions would be arranged? Edited June 13, 2021 by Moonarino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted June 13, 2021 #13 Share Posted June 13, 2021 3 hours ago, sunonfire said: Has anyone received any notification from Celebrity asking you to cancel your cruise because of the reduced sailing capacity? Same question ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonarino Posted June 13, 2021 #14 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I'm guessing sunonfire is wondering about cruises earlier than November, but my TA recently updated the Apex booking I made several months ago. Not a word about any possible cancellations. Earlier today I emailed him with a Q about upgrading. When he replies (don't yet know if he's working today) I'll shoot this question to him... if he knows of any recent, pending or even rumored cancellations on X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonarino Posted June 13, 2021 #15 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Add to my above: My TA won't be back at work till Tuesday. Also adding the question(s) again to make sure they aren't missed by future viewers. 5 hours ago, sunonfire said: Has anyone received any notification from Celebrity asking you to cancel your cruise because of the reduced sailing capacity? 1 hour ago, baldilocks said: Same question ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted June 13, 2021 #16 Share Posted June 13, 2021 2 hours ago, baldilocks said: Same question ??? There could be some….just not any on CC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAGA Posted June 17, 2021 #17 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Royal Caribbean had a Community Forum in cooperation with US Virgin Islands tourism. Here’s the press release from the USVI Government House on Wednesday, June 16 in which Royal Caribbean states that when Celebrity Edge makes its first port call in St Thomas July 6 it will be at approximately 30% guest capacity. Notes the same for Celebrity Equinox’s first call to St Croix August 18. https://www.vi.gov/royal-caribbean-announces-cruise-call-dates-during-community-business-forum/?fbclid=IwAR2irL7jcGJKzZtOoOY4dykruPeom6PM5cUZq-mGr5YzhApTmeZZeUtLrco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhsail Posted June 17, 2021 #18 Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/13/2021 at 1:57 PM, Moonarino said: I'm definitely hoping for some degree of reduced capacity (selfish me, I know I know). I'm looking at possibly upgrading category on Apex, thus checking availability on our November cruise. On the Celebrity website I see a bunch of available staterooms side by side -- e.g., plenty of consecutive Concierge-class cabins on deck 12 (bunches of 3, 4, 6, 7, up to 18 in a row). I'm seeing similar on other sites, a fair number of consecutive staterooms available on several decks. Again this is for November, a few months out, but not that far out. The point: Should we assume that significantly reduced capacity might mean skipping, let's say, every other cabin or something similar? Or is that a bad assumption? If it's valid, for a cruise barely 4-1/2 months away, I'm not seeing anything like that... unless maybe agents have been instructed to allow flexibility of choice for as long as they can, and only lock down after a certain threshold is crossed... or maybe entire sections would be excluded from availability...? Does anybody here think or know anything definite on exactly how capacity reductions would be arranged? Based on our August Summit sailings, I believe they have sections excluded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted June 17, 2021 #19 Share Posted June 17, 2021 If our Infinity Sept cruise of Spain and Portugal sails, from looking online at available cabins, it will be at a much reduced capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonarino Posted June 17, 2021 #20 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, lhsail said: Based on our August Summit sailings, I believe they have sections excluded. I caught a suggestion of the same just yesterday on a November sailing, which fits with something I remember from weeks ago -- no inside cabins are offered at all. I don't remember which ship but I read "Not Available" as opposed to "Sold Out". That would certainly be a first step for reducing capacity, and a profitable one for the cruise line(s). I also understand that you're possibly (or likely) referring to sections within available categories being excluded, which could also be a work savings for housekeeping staff, i.e., concentrating their workflow rather than spanning it out over sparsely occupied areas. Edited June 17, 2021 by Moonarino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted June 17, 2021 #21 Share Posted June 17, 2021 23 minutes ago, Moonarino said: I caught a suggestion of the same just yesterday on a November sailing, which fits with something I remember from weeks ago -- no inside cabins are offered at all. I don't remember which ship but I read "Not Available" as opposed to "Sold Out". That would certainly be a first step for reducing capacity, and a profitable one for the cruise line(s). I also understand that you're possibly (or likely) referring to sections within available categories being excluded, which could also be a work savings for housekeeping staff, i.e., concentrating their workflow rather than spanning it out over sparsely occupied areas. Saw the “not available” sections on the inside cabins on the Edge for my July 31 sailing, too. I would imagine the room stewards’ need to take more time for each cabin given the additional sanitization protocols for cleaning rooms that will be required. Does that mean fewer room stewards? I don’t know. But, it will mean it certainly take them longer to “make up” each room that it did on pre-COVID sailings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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