Ship at Maximum Capacity

[ULCajunCruiser]

Sailing on Liberty out of New Orleans on July 14th.  I tried to add a person to a balcony cabin that currently only has 1 person staying in it and I was denied.   Was told the ship was at maximum capacity and even though there was room in the cabin, there wasn't room on the ship!!!   Anyone experience this before??

[shof515]

yes this normal. the muster station group your cabin is in, is at full capacity. this will prevent you from adding people to your room

[ULCajunCruiser]

2 minutes ago, shof515 said:

yes this normal. the muster station group your cabin is in, is at full capacity. this will prevent you from adding people to your room

well hell!!  Ain't that a barrel of monkeys!!

[Old Fart Cruisers]

You can keep trying to add another person.   The numbers can fluctuate as it gets closer to sailing.  Maybe you will get lucky. 

[mz-s]

100% capacity is based upon two per stateroom. Ships can safely sail with over 100% capacity, but there is a limit.  Many staterooms can accommodate 3 or more. So if a lot of staterooms have 3 or 4, the ship can be full even with only 1 in your room. 

[BlerkOne]

Keep trying. Maybe up to the last minute. There are always no shows.

[mjkacmom]

31 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

Keep trying. Maybe up to the last minute. There are always no shows.

 

31 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

Keep trying. Maybe up to the last minute. There are always no shows.

I think it would be to late to add a passenger on boarding day.

[BlerkOne]

3 hours ago, mjkacmom said:

 

I think it would be to late to add a passenger on boarding day.

These days, in general, in the US, probably true. It depends on the deadline for the ship to turn in a passenger manifest. But the day before should still be possible, if the cruise line allows.

[chengkp75]

58 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

It depends on the deadline for the ship to turn in a passenger manifest.

The ship is only required to turn in the passenger manifest 60 minutes prior to departure.

[BlerkOne]

1 minute ago, chengkp75 said:

The ship is only required to turn in the passenger manifest 60 minutes prior to departure.

So then same day bookings are still possible.

[chengkp75]

17 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

So then same day bookings are still possible.

Theoretically.  The closest I've heard about is RCI, I believe, that allows bookings the afternoon before.  Has to be done by phone, not online, and most certainly not at the port, despite what some think.

[ULCajunCruiser]

Was able to add her today!!

[Old Fart Cruisers]

7 minutes ago, ULCajunCruiser said:

Was able to add her today!!

I'm glad it worked out for you.  Persistence pays off😉

[PayneAS]

On 6/15/2024 at 4:48 PM, BlerkOne said:

These days, in general, in the US, probably true. It depends on the deadline for the ship to turn in a passenger manifest. But the day before should still be possible, if the cruise line allows.

I booked a cruise in May at 7 pm that boarded the next morning. I got home from work. Threw all my stuff together in two hours, went to bed, woke up and headed to the port. 😆

[ULCajunCruiser]

1 hour ago, Old Fart Cruisers said:

I'm glad it worked out for you.  Persistence pays off😉

Yes it does.  I called 2 or 3 times a day for the last 2 weeks.