September 22 marked the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, a time when summer vacations end and school begins again. This transition is felt every autumn when our numbers do what the season typically is called: fall. In the past eight years, we’ve seen an average decline of 2 to 36 sims around September. This year was no different, although slightly larger dip than normal. That’s to be expected when the rest of the year has been so incredibly high. Let’s take a look:

All the ships throughout the fleet saw a decline in the average number of sims, although some – like Darwin and Embassy – had smaller changes than others.

But we’re not worried! We know that, although September and October are usually slower simming months, we’re getting ready for a big boost in December.