# The waitlist

> Manage the waitlist for full trips and offer a seat when one opens.

https://docs.seascape.bz/reservations/waitlist

When a trip is full, your booking page offers **Join Waitlist** instead. Every entry is on the **Waitlist** page, as Waiting, Notified or Booked.

When a seat opens, you will see it on Home and on the trip. You then choose:

- **Offer a spot**: emails a link straight to that departure, with a deadline. Pick **First to book wins** for several people at once, or **Offer one person first**. The offer closes itself when they book.
- **Convert to booking**: you book the person yourself. This skips your deposit rule, so the payment link may ask for the full price. Offer a spot is usually better.

Nothing is emailed to someone on the waitlist unless you choose to.