Jamie SC Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 I've seen posts and YouTube videos where people have said how full to capacity their cruise ship was when they sailed. How do you find that out? I cruised for the first time a few weeks ago on Allure and was amazed at how not crowded the ship felt. I wondered if it was the size of the ship or if a lot of rooms were empty. I'm going again in February and it would be neat to know if it's at capacity or not. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockerDom31 Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 I don't know if there is any other way but the way I find out are from either... A) The Captain's Q&A session B) The Top-Tier event (which I have never been to but other people have and they tell me that's where they get it from) RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Sue Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Guest relations can tell you as well as almost any crew member. RCIfan1912 and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Jamie SC said: I wondered if it was the size of the ship or if a lot of rooms were empty. The former as most ships are sailing at very high capacities. Oasis class ships do a very good job of handling the large amount of people onboard. Enjoy your February cruise! PPPJJ-GCVAB and RCIfan1912 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda R Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 I think most ships now are pretty full. I never have felt overwhelmed with the amount of people on ships. There is definitely times and places there are lots of people at one time but also are places to get away from people. Even though the larger ships have more people, they also have more space. So it all equals out. RCIfan1912, Jamie SC and PPPJJ-GCVAB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 You won't know capacity until after you board. You can ask a crew member or guest services. I sailed Allure in Oct and it was over capacity, but I never really felt it because of how large that class of ship actually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Of The Seas Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 For the OP: 100% capacity is 2 passengers in every cabin (like double occupancy in a hotel). Over 100% is bodies in sofa beds and Pullmans. Our last 3 cruises were all varying degrees over 100% on Jewel Wonder & Mariner. Wonder was 263 passengers short of absolute maximum occupancy. Lot o' people no matter how you slice it; the ships handle it pretty well.....except for the elevators. Jamie SC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie SC Posted November 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 Thanks so much for all of the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Windjammer can be nuts too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Of The Seas Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 19 hours ago, GatorCruiser said: Windjammer can be nuts too As my 13 year old grandson would say...............Bruh!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 These days, the question is if your ship is sailing at 100% capacity or 104% capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomSlayer Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Matt said: These days, the question is if your ship is sailing at 100% capacity or 104% capacity. I am just hoping my March trip isn't 104% capacity. I booked on a casino comp and took a GTY balcony so I could get the Freeplay credits. Hopefully casino guests are seen as being more valuable (or as bigger suckers lol) if they do overbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 I usually go to guest services, or the Loyalty Ambassador, on the second day and ask them. They can give you the final count for your cruise. There’s always no-shows on embarkation day…or those unfortunate enough to be denied boarding for whatever reason. They can also give the breakdowns…how many kids and loyalty levels. Then it’s easy to just Google the ship for capacity limits. They’ll have the numbers for full double occupancy and full to capacity. Capacity is the top number allowed onboard that the available life boats and rafts can hold. In other words…having every available bed, pullout, drop down, crib or rollaway bed occupied will never happen. I have seen once where they offloaded some crew members and put them up in local hotels for a week because we had so many guests onboard. Recently, there was a story where some cruise passengers had to be disembarked mid-cruise due to damage to some life boats. The maximum amount of souls onboard is the amount that the life boats and rafts can handle. Jamie SC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, BrianB said: some cruise passengers had to be disembarked mid-cruise due to damage to some life rafts. Now this would truly suck ! Wonder how that lottery went ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 1 hour ago, DoomSlayer said: I am just hoping my March trip isn't 104% capacity. I booked on a casino comp and took a GTY balcony so I could get the Freeplay credits. Hopefully casino guests are seen as being more valuable (or as bigger suckers lol) if they do overbook. 104% does not mean the ship is overbooked. 100% capacity assumes double occupancy but the ship can actually hold more than that. Ships routinely sail at over 100% capacity due to 3rd and 4th people sailing in cabins that can hold that many. The true maximum occupancy of a ship is based on lifeboat capacity, not the number associated with the 100% figure based on double occupancy. Hope that made sense. DoomSlayer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL8SWPR Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Cruise director announced it on Liberty for the 6 night cruise Oct31. 4,520 on Liberty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie SC Posted December 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2023 Thanks so much. Hopefully my last cruise was full. My parents took a cruise 30+ years ago and my father hated it. Said it was crowded and boring and he will never cruise again. Because of him I never took a cruise until last month. I was amazed that it was nothing like he said. So I convinced him to try again and they will come with us in Feb. But I started worrying that maybe my first cruise was a fluke. Y'all are making feel so much better. It sounds like oasis class ships are just that way. I really want them to enjoy this trip. They don't get out much. tingtang and OCSC Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted December 2, 2023 Report Share Posted December 2, 2023 @WAAAYTOOO According to the story, a collision involving a P&O ship this past August damaged some lifeboats and other life saving equipment, so they had to reduce capacity. Passengers were asked to volunteer to leave the cruise at the current port. I believe they offered incentives such as a refund plus future cruise certificates. Also they would have a dedicated flight arranged to get them home. I don’t know if they got their volunteers or if they had to pick. If they did, I also wonder how….eeny, meeny, miney, mo? Rock, paper, scissors? WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted December 2, 2023 Report Share Posted December 2, 2023 I'm on harmony and asked how many. Just under 5900 on this sailing. 875 are kids. So, less than 100% for an oasis class. They say last week was a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 5 hours ago, steverk said: Just under 5900 on this sailing. 875 are kids. Harmony double occupancy is 5,479 guests, so that's well over 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Matt said: Harmony double occupancy is 5,479 guests, so that's well over 100% Thanks for the info. I thought it was over 6000. I learn something new every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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