A virtual testing platform for a cruise ship is described. An example platform obtains information indicative of passengers of a sailing of a cruise ship, the information indicating assignment of the passengers to respective cabins of the cruise ship. A first subset of the passengers who represent virtual passengers and a second subset of the passengers who represent real-world passengers are determined, with the virtual passengers being indicated as not having arrived to board the cruise ship, such that the virtual passengers are not counted as being embarked on the cruise ship. Requests for activities received from applications are responded to, with the responses indicating whether the bookings were successful, and with each request being determined as being associated with a virtual passenger or a real-world passenger. The successful bookings associated with virtual passengers are triggered for cancellation.