Disney buys the Global Dream

[HUNKY]

Disney is cutting passenger capacity from 9K to 6K.

[bitob]

My bags are packed

[Saab4444]

Not before 2025!

[mom2tcdx2]

Looking at an older article about the Global Dream when it was announced, the 9000 was a number with full out maxed occupancy. Seemed to indicate with 2 per cabin, it had occupancy of 5000, as there were 2500 cabins.  The question then becomes is Disney estimating 6000 as full capacity, or occupancy roughly based on 2 per cabin?  

 

Another article indicated anywhere from 4700-9500 passengers, yet mentioned only 2200 crew members.  That seems like a terrible passenger to staff ratio.  

[tidecat]

4 hours ago, mom2tcdx2 said:

Looking at an older article about the Global Dream when it was announced, the 9000 was a number with full out maxed occupancy. Seemed to indicate with 2 per cabin, it had occupancy of 5000, as there were 2500 cabins.  The question then becomes is Disney estimating 6000 as full capacity, or occupancy roughly based on 2 per cabin?  

 

Another article indicated anywhere from 4700-9500 passengers, yet mentioned only 2200 crew members.  That seems like a terrible passenger to staff ratio.  

The 6,000 has to be total passenger capacity. At 2,350 cabins, capacity at double occupancy would only be 4,700, and 6,000 passengers would represent 127% of double occupancy. Disney Dream's maximum capacity is 160% of double occupancy, and Disney Magic's maximum capacity is 155% of double occupancy. I suspect Disney will probably consolidate some cabins from the original plan to increase the number of "upper" berths. Disney can probably also get better revenue yield by replacing interior cabins with public spaces, converting balcony cabins into suites, etc.

 

Assuming the lifeboats are accurately depicted on the rendering (ten on each side), Disney could step down to a 305-person lifeboat (which would be comparable to the ones on Carnival Celebration and Mardi Gras) rather than needing 20 lifeboats of 450 persons each.