Rare ColeThornton Posted March 24, 2020 #76 Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, spanishguy1970 said: interesting, you stand up for CEO's making exuberant amounts of money and yet you think people with PHD who went to school, did everything right are doing something wrong..Hmmm, you do you... Yes, you have that correct. If you have a Masters or a Doctorate and you have to work three jobs like you said....something is amiss. My opinion from life experience and having a higher degree myself. That's fine if you disagree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted March 24, 2020 #77 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I'm trying to cancel my current sailing at full penalty. They can keep my cruise fare. All I want from NCL is my refundable port charges and prepaid service charges refunded by NCL, NCL is telling my travel agent that they will not do this. Im gonna have to get on a conference call with NCL and my travel agent at this point or see if the agent will release my booking to me. So, so wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cb2534 Posted March 24, 2020 #78 Share Posted March 24, 2020 6 hours ago, ColeThornton said: Yes, you have that correct. If you have a Masters or a Doctorate and you have to work three jobs like you said....something is amiss. My opinion from life experience and having a higher degree myself. That's fine if you disagree. If you guys want to keep debating this could you go and start a new thread? I have an April sailing and am interested in what others think ABOUT THIS TOPIC. Please stop. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllieinNJ Posted March 24, 2020 #79 Share Posted March 24, 2020 4 hours ago, blcruising said: I'm trying to cancel my current sailing at full penalty. They can keep my cruise fare. All I want from NCL is my refundable port charges and prepaid service charges refunded by NCL, NCL is telling my travel agent that they will not do this. Im gonna have to get on a conference call with NCL and my travel agent at this point or see if the agent will release my booking to me. So, so wrong. Why would you want them to keep your cruise fare if you can get a FCC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted March 24, 2020 #80 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, EllieinNJ said: Why would you want them to keep your cruise fare if you can get a FCC? Sorry, I should have mentioned I'm going to make a CFAR insurance claim. I didn't want FCC - too many unknowns for me, NCL ability to survive, future pricing models, length of Coronavirus pandemic. I just didn't want my money tied up with NCL. I did receive a cancellation email promptly as well as an email indicating port charges and beverage package charges will be refunded within 10 days. I thought that was more than fair and we will see if it materializes. Oh, and this totally sucks. I have never had to cancel a cruise and I am disappointed that I am not cruising, but I also know it was the right call for me. Edited March 24, 2020 by blcruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted March 24, 2020 #81 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Cb2534 said: If you guys want to keep debating this could you go and start a new thread? I have an April sailing and am interested in what others think ABOUT THIS TOPIC. Please stop. Hey...he started it. lol. Back to the topic. You are going on no cruises in April. 🙂 I wish you were but chances are slim to none. Good luck. Edited March 24, 2020 by ColeThornton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentiumvi Posted March 24, 2020 #82 Share Posted March 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, EllieinNJ said: Why would you want them to keep your cruise fare if you can get a FCC? For me at least, if I was able to get NCL to refund me the port charges, prepaid fees etc, but provide no refund for the cruise fare (no FCC either), my travel insurance would reimburse me for the cruise fare. If I got FCC, then I receive nothing from my travel insurance. I'd much rather have cash vs a FCC which I may or may not be able to use. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted March 24, 2020 #83 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Royal has extended their cancellations, everyone else will be next: https://presscenter.rclcorporate.com/press-release/89/royal-caribbean-extends-global-suspension-of-cruisingrnnbsp/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted March 24, 2020 #84 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thanks for posting. I've been following one of their crew members on y-o-u-t-u-b-e and when he mentioned they were flying a lot of the crew home, it was pretty much a done deal. Yep, many others to follow. That is too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cb2534 Posted March 24, 2020 #85 Share Posted March 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, ColeThornton said: Hey...he started it. lol. Back to the topic. You are going on no cruises in April. 🙂 I wish you were but chances are slim to none. Good luck. Edited just now by ColeThornton Sorry Cole - been refereeing spats between the kids for the last week as I'm trying to work from home. It's made me a little edgy. I agree - cruises in April are a no go. Just playing chicken with NCL so I can get a refund rather than cruise credit. Fun times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted March 24, 2020 #86 Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cb2534 said: Sorry Cole - been refereeing spats between the kids for the last week as I'm trying to work from home. It's made me a little edgy. I agree - cruises in April are a no go. Just playing chicken with NCL so I can get a refund rather than cruise credit. Fun times! No worries. I'm at home on lock down by myself and I'm going nuts. It will be a wonderful day when all of us can stop stressing about all this and get back to having drinks out on the ocean. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krittykat Posted March 24, 2020 #87 Share Posted March 24, 2020 37 minutes ago, ColeThornton said: No worries. I'm at home on lock down by myself and I'm going nuts. It will be a wonderful day when all of us can stop stressing about all this and get back to having drinks out on the ocean. Cheers. Lockdown here as well....at least another 2 weeks but likely longer. To quote Lewis Carroll "We are all mad here" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raschueller Posted March 24, 2020 #88 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I am going to give a thin ray of hope. Admittedly it is thin. But here is what it is based upon. A. Rebooked hotels. The hotels were EMPTY in new Orleans. Rates were plummeting. Now the hotel which is across from the port is filled to capacity. Can not get a room. That happened over the last day or so. b. Crew has not been sent home yet. c. The cruise is still open and the next week it is set for a translatantic the next week. d. The feds are not going to push to extend the suspension. Again. There is a bit of evidence that NCL still intends to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted March 24, 2020 #89 Share Posted March 24, 2020 23 minutes ago, raschueller said: I am going to give a thin ray of hope. Admittedly it is thin. But here is what it is based upon. A. Rebooked hotels. The hotels were EMPTY in new Orleans. Rates were plummeting. Now the hotel which is across from the port is filled to capacity. Can not get a room. That happened over the last day or so. b. Crew has not been sent home yet. c. The cruise is still open and the next week it is set for a translatantic the next week. d. The feds are not going to push to extend the suspension. Again. There is a bit of evidence that NCL still intends to go. There NO EVIDENCE that your cruise is on. The governor of Louisiana has issued a stay at home order,all non essential business are to be closed. Your hotels may be all booked because they're closed for booking, meaning the hoteks probably will be closing,not because they're all booked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raschueller Posted March 24, 2020 #90 Share Posted March 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, kwokpot said: There NO EVIDENCE that your cruise is on. The governor of Louisiana has issued a stay at home order,all non essential business are to be closed. Your hotels may be all booked because they're closed for booking, meaning the hoteks probably will be closing,not because they're all booked up. No. The hotel is booked. The hotel eight blocks away is open. I understand the order. I am not stupid. However... and please read. If this cruise goes we will be on it. Why? Because if we are not on it we will lose our money. So if it is even a slight chance of going I have to be prepared. I had gotten refunds on all my rooms a week ago. However, I noticed that it night not be so cut and dry. So I rebooked the hotel. The hotel we use, which is a pretty cruise specific hotel was now booked. They had rooms... now they do not. So I had to book a room a bit further away. And yes you are probably right. It is probably not going to go.I would PREFER for it to be cancelled. But it seems a sliver more likely to go today than it did yesterday. Posted evidence why I felt that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erdoran Posted March 25, 2020 #91 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Could it also be FEMA or medical staff? I have a really hard time believing cruisers all of a sudden booked up an entire hotel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidstoat Posted March 25, 2020 #92 Share Posted March 25, 2020 New Orleans is doing really bad, I don't think it's going to turn around for a while: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-orleans-epicenter-coronavirus-mardi-gras-could-be-blame-doctors-n1167741 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted March 25, 2020 #93 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, erdoran said: Could it also be FEMA or medical staff? I have a really hard time believing cruisers all of a sudden booked up an entire hotel.... I'm sure the OP is talking about the Hilton Riverside New Orleans. The hotel is un bookable from March 24th through April 22nd. OBVIOUSLY the hotel closed bookings for 1 month. There are TONS of hotel rooms available throughout New Orleans for 1 one night stay starting April 11th. Edited March 25, 2020 by kwokpot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted March 25, 2020 #94 Share Posted March 25, 2020 How's New Orelans with hospital beds, surge capacity, vacant ICU beds and ventilators. There is a good chance that the hotel mentioned has been booked using FEMA/federal government or state government rates for use - why not call the hotel's local/in-town # directly and ask them what's up. Good luck and hey, I much rather be on a Spring cruise next month ourselves. Reality. Different facts, otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted March 25, 2020 #95 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) anyone have an update if the sialings are on schedule april 12th onward? Edited March 25, 2020 by seaman11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted March 25, 2020 #96 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, seaman11 said: anyone have an update if the siblings or on schedule april 12th onward? ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted March 25, 2020 #97 Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, ColeThornton said: ?????? excuse me, sailings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted March 25, 2020 #98 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, seaman11 said: excuse me, sailings There will be no sailing for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted March 25, 2020 #99 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, ColeThornton said: There will be no sailing for quite some time. according to ncl they said april12th they should be back on schedule for cruises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted March 25, 2020 #100 Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, seaman11 said: according to ncl they said april12th they should be back on schedule for cruises All I can tell you is to watch the news to see whats going on around the world or at the very least read through this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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