Sailing Chartered...now what

[China1234]

I noticed that my sailing was no longer listed on cruise lines website. I called the cruise line and they told me that the remaining cabins have been bought out by a charter. This makes me nervous. We will be traveling with a 4 year old and I'm anxious as to what type of charter will be on the ship. I asked the cruiseline, and they said they didn't know who chartered the ship. I really wanted this cruise to be family friendly, and now I am really nervous. Is this a legitamate concern??

[boulders]

It's a legitimate concern. Have you tried googling your sailing or checking with other passengers on your meet and mingle?

[cb at sea]

Most groups are unnoticeable....you wouldn't even KNOW a "group" is on the ship with you (and there are always groups on EVERY cruise!)

 

I know you're thinking porn industry, or something, but it could just be a company award thing or a big family reunion....I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless you learn otherwise!

[kitty9]

A lot depends on what ship you're on, and the size of the group. From first hand experience I know that a large group can negatively impact a cruise, even on a large ship. I was on one where there were about 600 travel agents and they took up many of the public rooms during the day and night. That is a real pain in the behind. I would say if you're on one of the larger ships, and the group is less than 200, it should be fine. But again, if it's a really big charter, it can greatly impact your cruise. Heck, I had a cruise totally canceled when Oprah chartered the entire ship for Maya Angelou's birthday party. Once, we shared the ship with a big group of cross dressing men. Now that was interesting. Some of them had very pretty evening gowns.

[China1234]

I think the thing that concerns me is that I know there were MANY rooms available on this sailing. I would check the site everyday for a price reduction and notice this. In addition, there was only one other person besides myself on the roll-call for this sailing. Therefore, I'm under the impression that this will be a very large group.

[6rugrats]

A lot depends on what ship you're on, and the size of the group. From first hand experience I know that a large group can negatively impact a cruise, even on a large ship. I was on one where there were about 600 travel agents and they took up many of the public rooms during the day and night. That is a real pain in the behind. I would say if you're on one of the larger ships, and the group is less than 200, it should be fine. But again, if it's a really big charter, it can greatly impact your cruise. Heck, I had a cruise totally canceled when Oprah chartered the entire ship for Maya Angelou's birthday party. Once, we shared the ship with a big group of cross dressing men. Now that was interesting. Some of them had very pretty evening gowns.

 

You are too funny!