I just received a message after landing in Sydney following a 17-hour flight, stating that the Discovery Princess repositioning cruise is overbooked and they are asking for volunteers to give up their spot.
It struck me as unusual, similar to how airlines sometimes handle overbooked flights.
How does overbooking happen in the context of a cruise like this? Is this a common practice in the cruise industry, and what typically leads to situations where cruise lines ask passengers to volunteer their booking?
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