An “occupancy restriction” is when a particular stateroom is limited to the a certain number of guests. For example, some staterooms on the ship will hold only 2 guests, and you would not be permitted to book more than 2 guests into that stateroom. Some staterooms hold 3 guests, and the cruise line will not permit more or less than that in the stateroom. And some staterooms hold 4 guests and the cruise line will only allow parties of 4 to book them. There are some exceptions to these rules, and it can get confusing. To that end, we highly recommend booking for the number of guests you will have from the beginning because adding or removing guests from your stateroom will likely result in an occupancy restriction, and that will result in guests having to change staterooms (and rebooking them at the current rates at the time of the change). This can be very costly.
Examples of “Occupancy Restrictions”
- Your original booking for staterooms of 1, 2, 3, and 4 guests - When we call you to book your stateroom, we will only be able to offer you a stateroom that fits the number of guests you actually have. Meaning, if you have 2 guests, we will only be able to book you into a stateroom that holds 2 guests, not a stateroom for 3 or 4. Likewise if you have 3 or 4 guests, we will only offer you staterooms that accommodate your number of guests.
- Adding guests to you stateroom after booking - If you would like to add guests to your stateroom after booking, you will be required to change staterooms. You do not lose any of your money paid towards your booking, but you will be forced to rebook a new stateroom to accommodate your current guest count at the current rates. There is a $50 change fee for this, plus any money due to keep your payments up to date.
- Removing guests from you stateroom after booking - If you would like to remove guests from your stateroom after booking, you will be required to change staterooms. There will be a loss of the portion of the canceled guest’s cruise fare as per the cancellation schedule. You will also be forced to rebook a new stateroom to accommodate your current guest count at the current rates. There is a $50 change fee for this.
- Ship area occupancy restrictions (the exception to the rule) - These will likely not happen, but these are occupancy restrictions where a stateroom that normally hold 3 or 4 guests will only be sold to parties of 1 or 2 guests. This happens when an area of the ship is at capacity for the maximum number of guests able to occupy staterooms (in that area of the ship) as per the fire and safety codes governing the vessel. This usually only happens when a ship is nearly sold out. It will only effect late bookings or stateroom location changes.
This article was originally written in English. Translated articles may contain errors.