Yes, the majority of cruise dates in May have openings. But how many openings?
There are 15 cruise dates in May. That's 1,500 room reservations. How many of those 1,500 are now 'open'? We don't know. At least 12 rooms are free. We don't know how many more.
The first three+ months were completely sold out, no availability. Now, within that same window of time, a large majority of dates have completely open. There is wide open availability from June onward. What is a more reasonable assumption? That just one cancellation per "cruise" night has occurred? Or that overall reservations are cratering?
We'll see if that gets filled again like March did. It might not. But it's not the 'avalanche' that a certain unscrupulous blogger calls it. At least, not yet.
Try as you might to put the negative focus on one "unscrupulous blogger" all you want, but the reality of these cancellations have caught the attention of large media concerns:
Sneak peeks have fans concerned the luxury Star Wars resort is the latest Disney dud.
www.sfgate.com
"Reservations booked up quickly when the hotel was announced but now, as the 90-day deadline to cancel approaches, people appear to be ducking out of their expensive commitments; a number of openings have begun popping up in March, April and June."
As Disney increasingly leans on apps for almost every facet of guest experience, tech problems have a wide-reaching impact on expensive days in the theme parks.
www.cnet.com
"Despite the sticker shock, the experience was fully booked for its first three months when reservations opened in October. But the pendulum started swinging the other way last week when Disney released a video peek at the resort, after which there was an uptick in cancellations. As of Friday, there were
13 voyages with cabins available."
Disney quietly yanked a video for its new Star Wars-themed hotel that promised an immersive adventure — for more than $1,200 a night — after fans slammed the lodging as subpar and too e…
nypost.com
"Reservations booked up quickly when the hotel was announced, but now, as the 90-day deadline to cancel approaches, customers appear to be canceling their expensive commitments.
According to Disney’s website, a number of openings have begun popping up in March, April and June."