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Princess usually starts upgrading people into the empty suites about 2 wks before sailing. This usually empties up some lower level cabins that they can easier fill. There may be a few empty cabins, but Princess does do a lot of upgrading. Many people on this site have gotten upgraded into the suites, so I think Princess really is sailing with a full ship quite often. I know several people above us in the PH cabins on our last cruise were upgraded into them, they did not book them.Pea
Princess usually starts upgrading people into the empty suites about 2 wks before sailing. This usually empties up some lower level cabins that they can easier fill. There may be a few empty cabins, but Princess does do a lot of upgrading. Many people on this site have gotten upgraded into the suites, so I think Princess really is sailing with a full ship quite often. I know several people above us in the PH cabins on our last cruise were upgraded into them, they did not book them.
Pea