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5 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

Don't  worry about it.  Been Platinum for over 10 years, it's not all it's  cracked up to be.  One of the two good benefits can be purchased by buying FTTF. (Dedicated line at customer service)

Agreed. Benefits are going one way. And that way ain't up! Platinum feels like what normal crusing should be. Not advanced and loyal customer service.

Get your refund. Cruising isn't coming back this year, why tie your money up. Take a nice vacation to the Rockies, Coast of Maine, Desert Southwest.

Everyone is getting different deals. My "Free Cheers" adds about $500 total to my cost.

I wouldn't expect cruising to return until 2022. If 75% of the USA is vaccinated by October it will be a miracle.

On 1/20/2021 at 9:21 AM, MsTabbyKats said:

Who is losing thousands of dollars?  Are you talking about NCL raising prices?  The passengers aren't losing thousands....they are willing to pay more.  I wouldn't call that crazy at all...it's realistic.

If they go Bankrupt, your money down is Gone and it ain't coming back. Thats how you lose thousands. They are gambling that you will still book with them after losing some $2 K for example on next years cruise that you have already booked.

The Beauty of bankruptcy for the cruise line is taking all the peoples deposits as stay afloat money.  They will come back leaner and ready to go and people will book again. Some people are so crazy about cruising that it will not depress them that they are losing thousands of dollars.

NO RELATION, but sadly, Norwegian Air is being killed by Covid and eliminating all long hauls. They will be come a regional airlines out of Scandinavia. Great airlines, very sad to hear this news.

8 hours ago, BlerkOne said:

Cruising is occurring as you type.

 

I see Royal is still selling March sailings from the US which almost certainly won't occur. Now that doesn't seem to be honest.

If you want to cruise out of some other country perhaps, if you're American, they probably don't want you there.

3 hours ago, oldracer said:

This is my fourth cancellation and this time, I'm taking the cash and giving up $900 OBC. I will just rebook in the future if there is one.

Its a wise move. I don't see cruising in 2021 and if it ever happened, how fun would it be. Masks everywhere, including laying out like Vegas this summer. etc, etc.

10 hours ago, tidecat said:

If Carnival starts sailing this quarter or next, I doubt the interest rates are going to be an issue, because the Fed is content to keep interest rates near zero.

 

The principal, on the other hand, is still going to be a problem.

Yeah......NO. Doubtful to sail in 2021. This virus ain't going anywhere in America. You may be able to sail out of Europe in the off chance they let an American into their country.

19 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

I found this interesting.

 

 

GREAT VIDEO GREG!!! Miss those days. If they had a Platinum program, you have been treated like a Very Important Person. That ship has long sailed.

On 12/20/2020 at 5:33 PM, gtalum said:

Signing papers with the finance guy at the dealer is always the worst...

Couldn't have been too bad. Its only a year + late. I think they got a Brand new 2019 at the end of 2020!!

On 12/18/2020 at 5:31 PM, Tjcalley said:

We booked the Mardi Gras a year and a half ago for May 2021! We didn’t think we would be one of the first sailings on her (if we sail). We are excited to see the new ship! 

Sadly, you're not! That ship ain't moving anytime soon.

On 12/17/2020 at 1:25 PM, simplelife said:

DH and I each got the email with the free drink  package offer. (BTW, we have a current booking  Carnival Cruise for March 2022, Trying to decide if we should book anything before that or just put our money towards buying the drink package on our booked cruise.)  Interested in what everyone thinks is a safe date in 2021 book to reasonably expect semi-normal cruising?

 

I do not see anything normal on the OFF CHANCE cruising returns in 2021. I wouldn't book until 22 at the absolute earliest.

Don't listen to the people here who book / cancelled / book / cancelled / book like robots thinking Carnival is cruising in April / June / August etc. 

On 12/21/2020 at 1:27 AM, MoCruiseFan said:

It is fun or not fun depending on what you choose it to be.

This looks like a blast! 

I think I'll avoid being on a cruise ship until 2022 at the earliest. Unless its fun, why go.

You are correct. And smart move. You can always buy a cruise if they sail again. 

22 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

Since it is a slow Saturday, please explain how your Plat benefits have been gutted.  Why would the experience change at all?

Many, here's one. Miami VIP lounge. Private area, refreshments, snacks. NOW, Sitting with rest of passengers (on one side of velvet rope) with Vending machines! Nice touch.

On 11/20/2020 at 9:08 AM, asalligo said:

You may not like this, but this person is right. Carnival is going to be cutting every corner and trying to maximize every profit when they return to cruising. They will have no choice. 

Its going to be VERY different. Thats why I'm avoiding for a year +. Watching my Platinum benefits get gutted over the last 17 years I can't imagine what much of the cruise experience will have shrunk by the time they start up.

Jimbo, Just send me a bottle bottle of Scotch so you don't owe as much on the tail end! MAYBE cruises are up and running by August!

26 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Eventually, but IMHO, not until 3rd or 4th quarter of 2021. We have two cruises booked next April that I don't have a warm fuzzy feeling about, even though they are from the two ports (Miami & Pt.Canaveral), and the two ships ( Horizon & Breeze) that Carnival will be restarting with. 😎

I wouldn't feel too warm and fuzzy either. April isn't going to happen. NOW the question is are you going to rebook 3 months later like BnBeyer and lamate over the cruises being cancelled?  I fully intend on waiting until cruising is , for most part, normal again. Probably 2022 at the earliest, likely 2023. 

I was really hoping by June or July we would be crusing. I am not getting on a ship until 2022 at the earliest, but I'm losing hope on cruising in 2021.

The will be enough vaccines to protect hospital workers by the end of this summer, not for vacationers.

At this rate, we'll be in a National Lockdown by January.

The only way you can be sure is if the passengers quarantined a full week before they cruised. Absolutely no one would do that and if they said they did, who would believe them.

With  SEVEN BILLION people on Earth, maybe the average Joe gets the vaccine before next Christmas. Here's to hoping ER personal get it as soon as possible and people in need. I think cruises start up in 2021. Summer, maybe.

2 hours ago, CRocks said:

We're booked on Jan 10 Pride 14 day outta Baltimore for the Panama Canal. We've known for some time now this cruise wasn't gonna happen. Now, it's absolutely certain not to happen and still no word from Carnival. Wonder how long they're gonna make us wait for our money this time (May Bermuda cruise also canx).

Your money is earning interest for them. And Carnival is quite satisfied with that.