Rare CruisinShips Posted October 20, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 20, 2023 For those who have been tracking this for a while...on a "typical" cruise booking, does it seem like a noteworthy % of cabins come back immediately before final payment dates, or not really? I know it must vary of course, but what have you been seeing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted October 20, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Not anymore. The nonrefundable deposit put a stop to most of that and eliminated a good chunk of the 'placeholder' and 'backup' bookings. And before someone says it...TA's group inventory is not given up or returned at the final payment date so that's not it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lienf Posted October 20, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 20, 2023 23 minutes ago, Jeremiah1212 said: Not anymore. The nonrefundable deposit put a stop to most of that and eliminated a good chunk of the 'placeholder' and 'backup' bookings. And before someone says it...TA's group inventory is not given up or returned at the final payment date so that's not it. When is a TA’s group inventory normally returned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted October 20, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, lienf said: When is a TA’s group inventory normally returned? 4 to 5 months out or potentially earlier if the sailing is selling well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgabriel Posted October 20, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 20, 2023 For our last three cruises I've been watching suite availability before final payment and after and in each case, a number of suites and AQ have come available after final payment date and for Move Up. Can't give a percentage but there are definitely always a few. Our last cruise (earlier this month) had a large group and suites were sold out before final payment but 12-14 came available after. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted October 20, 2023 #6 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I've often seen many cabins of all class come available at finally payment date. Of course that was prior to the Non-Refundable Deposit but many on current sailings booked prior to the implementation of the NR. I would still expect to see cabins pop up just before final payment. With the penalty of $100 pp to change the reservation many will consider that when booking instead of paying $1,000+ for NR Deposits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 20, 2023 #7 Share Posted October 20, 2023 5 hours ago, lienf said: When is a TA’s group inventory normally returned? Group review dates are 180 days with a hard stop date of 120 days. All inventory is recalled at 120 days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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