Full Boat or Not

[Bobby Winds]

Anyway to figure out if the ship is near capacity on a cruise you have booked. We are leaving NYC on Sept 29 on the Breakaway for 7 nights to NE/Canada and would just like to get a idea if the ship will be near capacity.

 

Thanks for your time,

Bob

[shof515]

you can do do a mock booking to get an idea of what cabins is available . it does not show all of the cabins

[zqvol]

1 hour ago, Bobby Winds said:

Anyway to figure out if the ship is near capacity on a cruise you have booked. We are leaving NYC on Sept 29 on the Breakaway for 7 nights to NE/Canada and would just like to get a idea if the ship will be near capacity.

 

Thanks for your time,

Bob

You can expect the ship to sail at >100% capacity based on 2 per cabin. The number of NE/Canada cruises per year is very limtied and they pretty much are all full. A mock booking real won’t tell you much and is not worth the effort it takes to do it. 

Edited August 19 by zqvol

[1025cruise]

I always assume the ship will be at 100% capacity.

[bluesea777]

People sans kids are more likely to book the fall cruises because the schools are in. Some want natural air-conditioning up there from hot states/countries. Others want a break from the hurricane alleys. 
 

Lastly, they want to see fall colours. 
 

 

[musicgal]

My experience on the Pearl Fall colors cruise to Quebec City last year is that the ship was pleasantly full but not obnoxiously crowded. Very few young people- loads of seating available at every venue excepting the popular games in the atrium. Hot tubs were not crowded nor was the spa. A room that might hold 4 people (2 parents, 2 kids) is going to be more likely to hold just two adults who have the money and free time to go on vacation at that time of year. We had a very nice and relaxed time. Enjoy!

[BunnyHutt]

NCL will also adjust pricing ahead of sailing in order to fill the ship. 
 

Definitely something I noticed on the end of season Med cruise my bestie and I are taking in a couple of months. We paid just over $4,000/pp for a 2 bedroom Haven suite on a 10-night Prima cruise. 2 weeks ago (we upgraded last week), there were several cabins across multiple Haven categories. It is now sold out. Club Balcony Suites are currently selling for $2,300/pp. We originally paid $3,700/pp last September.