pstone1 Posted May 15, 2020 #76 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Just now, NancyIL said: Quite a few of us from the Explorer TA have done the Lift & Shift to the Odyssey's 10/28/21 Transatlantic. Thanks Nancy, but we are booked on Rhapsody for the month of October in 2021 and will then transfer onto the Vision TA back to Florida. Although we do love Voyager class ships, we generally prefer the itineraries of the smaller ships, so we probably wouldn’t switch to Odyssey anyway. We don’t plan to cancel EX till final payment. Hopefully, they will cancel first if it is not sailing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Merion_Mom Posted May 15, 2020 #77 Share Posted May 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, pstone1 said: I agree - I don’t think your July cruise is going to sail either. On my September 6 Roll Call, I said about two months ago that I am not at all sure that our cruise will sail, but if it does, it will be among the very first. 😞 Link to post Share on other sites
newcruiser1573 Posted May 15, 2020 #78 Share Posted May 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Snit13 said: I believe you are on Brilliance too. Amsterdam site says we would not be allowed to exit airport to go to cruise terminal or hotel. I cancelled all excursions and our dining package but am waiting for Royal to cancel air and cruise. Yes we are on Brilliance as well. My flight is not even listed on Delta any more. I think you're right, I will cancel my cruise planner items right now. Link to post Share on other sites
pstone1 Posted May 15, 2020 #79 Share Posted May 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: On my September 6 Roll Call, I said about two months ago that I am not at all sure that our cruise will sail, but if it does, it will be among the very first. 😞 We’re supposed to sail from Vancouver on Serenade on September 6. I’d be very surprised If our cruise isn’t cancelled. 😞 Link to post Share on other sites
Biker19 Posted May 15, 2020 #80 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, happymanitee said: Did anything change? I can’t see any differences between today’s update and the one that was already there On most days nothing changes but the day listed at the top of the page. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
livylotte Posted May 15, 2020 #81 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I'm booked to sail on Brilliance in August and I know RC aren't going to cancel my cruise any time soon but I think it's disgusting that people booked to sail on her in less than 4 weeks are still waiting for RC to cancel. Link to post Share on other sites
RETNAVY1996 Posted May 15, 2020 #82 Share Posted May 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, livylotte said: I'm booked to sail on Brilliance in August and I know RC aren't going to cancel my cruise any time soon but I think it's disgusting that people booked to sail on her in less than 4 weeks are still waiting for RC to cancel. Royal should but final payment on a 30 day time period during this stuff, I am sure a lot of people cancelled because they did not want to put the money up not knowing. Link to post Share on other sites
livylotte Posted May 15, 2020 #83 Share Posted May 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, RETNAVY1996 said: Royal should but final payment on a 30 day time period during this stuff, I am sure a lot of people cancelled because they did not want to put the money up not knowing. What I think is bad is that RC gets to keep all the deposits of the people who cancelled. It's only in the US that deposits are refundable. RC must surely know these sailings are not going to happen. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Milwaukee Eight Posted May 15, 2020 #84 Share Posted May 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, livylotte said: What I think is bad is that RC gets to keep all the deposits of the people who cancelled. It's only in the US that deposits are refundable. RC must surely know these sailings are not going to happen. US here and don’t have a choice of refundable deposit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NancyIL Posted May 16, 2020 #85 Share Posted May 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said: US here and don’t have a choice of refundable deposit. Refundable deposits usually cost more than nonrefundable - but they are available. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SNJCruisers Posted May 16, 2020 #86 Share Posted May 16, 2020 7 hours ago, NancyIL said: Refundable deposits usually cost more than nonrefundable - but they are available. Not if you just book through a TA that has group space that was obtained when bookings open up. This way you have a refundable deposit. Just need to wait on the next round of cancellations and I'll get a full refund including deposit on our June 26 Adventure sailing. Link to post Share on other sites
DISFANS3 Posted May 16, 2020 #87 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Sept 6th on the Harmony for us. If it sails we will be there... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ourusualbeach Posted May 16, 2020 #88 Share Posted May 16, 2020 10 hours ago, NancyIL said: Refundable deposits usually cost more than nonrefundable - but they are available. 2 hours ago, SNJCruisers said: Not if you just book through a TA that has group space that was obtained when bookings open up. This way you have a refundable deposit. Just need to wait on the next round of cancellations and I'll get a full refund including deposit on our June 26 Adventure sailing. Suites do not have the option of refundable deposits and are not available in group space. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Snit13 Posted May 16, 2020 #89 Share Posted May 16, 2020 13 hours ago, livylotte said: I'm booked to sail on Brilliance in August and I know RC aren't going to cancel my cruise any time soon but I think it's disgusting that people booked to sail on her in less than 4 weeks are still waiting for RC to cancel. You can imagine how we feel. I looked first thing this morning and still no cancel email. Link to post Share on other sites
molly361 Posted May 16, 2020 #90 Share Posted May 16, 2020 15 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: Watching the clock were we... Instead of watching the clock I am now 5 Link to post Share on other sites
LXA350 Posted May 16, 2020 #91 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Didn't Bayley mention that when RCL will start they will likely start with the short 3-4 day cruises first and see how it goes? However if the situation in Europe will allow crusing first, which seems to be likey it will be interesting to see if ship will be deployed to Europe for a shortened season as of August. Well, Allure is already there and Anthem will also be around after brining the Indian crew home. Link to post Share on other sites
island lady Posted May 16, 2020 #92 Share Posted May 16, 2020 16 hours ago, soremekun said: The health and travel alerts page has been updated again but they still plan on sailing on June 12. Disgusting. Mentioned this before....RCI simply updates the date ONLY of the "current" announcement...to make it look current. It's the same posted announcement. No actual updates. Link to post Share on other sites
island lady Posted May 16, 2020 #93 Share Posted May 16, 2020 13 hours ago, NancyIL said: Refundable deposits usually cost more than nonrefundable - but they are available. Agree...Indeed they are. Can be requested though agent, or click on that option during last page of booking on line. Link to post Share on other sites
NancyIL Posted May 16, 2020 #94 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, SNJCruisers said: Not if you just book through a TA that has group space that was obtained when bookings open up. This way you have a refundable deposit. Just need to wait on the next round of cancellations and I'll get a full refund including deposit on our June 26 Adventure sailing. Agreed, and I recently cancelled one and booked another that was in group space via my travel agency. However, my other cruises weren’t booked in group space, and refundable deposit cost considerably more than with the nonrefundable deposit option. If RCI cancels the cruise, you can get a full refund - even if your deposit was nonrefundable. Edited May 16, 2020 by NancyIL Link to post Share on other sites
johnjen Posted May 16, 2020 #95 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Snit13 said: I believe you are on Brilliance too. Amsterdam site says we would not be allowed to exit airport to go to cruise terminal or hotel. I cancelled all excursions and our dining package but am waiting for Royal to cancel air and cruise. We're on the same boat (no pun intended) but ours was for June 22nd. We lift and shifted the same cruise to next year on Jewel out of Amsterdam - June 21st, Baltic. Right now, our (former) cruise stands at 403 empty cabins - that's 37% empty, unheard of a month out. In January only two cabins remains unbooked. And I will say this, the process was painless and relieved some stress because we don't want to go on a cruise wearing masks and being policed constantly. All of our excursions and the royal brunch we reserved will be refunded in 45 days; the prepaid gratuities carried over to next cruise so even if those go up in price we are locked in. Edited May 16, 2020 by johnjen Link to post Share on other sites
ThirstyCruiser Posted May 16, 2020 #96 Share Posted May 16, 2020 21 hours ago, newcruiser1573 said: Not sure why this has not happened. ......... Come on Royal release my money. Its a game of chicken between individual cruisers and a multi-billion dollar company. "You cancel first." "No, you cancel first." I can empathize with both positions. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
orville99 Posted May 16, 2020 #97 Share Posted May 16, 2020 58 minutes ago, LXA350 said: Didn't Bayley mention that when RCL will start they will likely start with the short 3-4 day cruises first and see how it goes? However if the situation in Europe will allow crusing first, which seems to be likey it will be interesting to see if ship will be deployed to Europe for a shortened season as of August. Well, Allure is already there and Anthem will also be around after brining the Indian crew home. Doubtful Europe will see any cruises this summer. Even if a home port is open, there still isn't any international air travel, and most (if not all) itinerary ports-of-call are in countries where travel restrictions are still in place. Link to post Share on other sites
karena1 Posted May 16, 2020 #98 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) On 5/13/2020 at 2:34 PM, PompeySailor said: My money is on 5pm EST Friday 15th May 2020 🐥 Good thing you did not bet real money on that - lol! Edited May 16, 2020 by karena1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PigsCanFly Posted May 16, 2020 #99 Share Posted May 16, 2020 We got an email today re: our July 4th cruise out of Bayonne. Although I expected it to be a cancellation notice, it was our "Guest Ticket Book" docs. So, the automated IT folks have not yet been notified of summer plans either! We are not alone, just apart. Link to post Share on other sites
CruisingHogFan Posted May 16, 2020 #100 Share Posted May 16, 2020 17 hours ago, soremekun said: The health and travel alerts page has been updated again but they still plan on sailing on June 12. Disgusting. Why is it disgusting? They are a for profit business. You can’t blame them if they wait as long as they can. They are going above by offering 125% FCC if they cancel. You can also cancel at anytime on your own and get 100% FCC or move your sailing to next year with no price changes. Very reasonable to me and we have taken advantage of both offers... a canceled March cruise and upcoming to be canceled June cruise. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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