Is this normal? Question about stateroom selection on Silhouette

[mahdnc]

The dummy 3rd passenger doesn't have to be a no show, you can remove it when you make final payment (if final payment is not due yet).

[Oceangoer2]

6 hours ago, the penguins said:

3 plus passengers increasing passenger numbers to way over 100%

Wouldn't that be considered a safety issue re life boat capacity?

[the penguins]

1 hour ago, Oceangoer2 said:

Wouldn't that be considered a safety issue re life boat capacity?

All the cruise lines base it's published passenger numbers on 2 guests per cabin (plus the few singles) which gives a level playing field when you are comparing. However if you look at the actual quarterly figures most of the lines operate at over 100% capacity based on that system. That has nothing to do with life boat capacity. Taking into account the lifeboats you see, the inflatable rafts in the big round boxes etc the ships have the capacity to disembark every passenger from each side of the ship i.e. everyone could be evacuated using just one side of the ship.

The ships are also designed to be their own lifeboats i.e. to keep everyone safe onboard until rescue arrives.