Originally Posted by cruisr

A former colleague of mine works there. They use to have a department that would take reservations from non owners as if it were a regular cruise. They have since stopped that. There is a program, that is sort of like a "by invitation only" where potential buyers of the staterooms/studios/1 bedrooms, etc can come onboard for a try out, so to speak. It's my understanding they have to be referred and sort of "vetted"

Very interesting that when the ship is in dry dock the owners, who obviously cannot stay in their shipboard homes are offered things such as river cruises, tours, and hotel stays at discounted rates whilst the ship is not available to them.