HS2BS Posted December 16, 2020 #1 Share Posted December 16, 2020 New expiration date will be 5/4/2022 Hal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted December 16, 2020 #2 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Are you sure? The expiration date has been 12/31/21 which means it had to be applied to a sailing by 12/31/22 however the cruise it was applied to had to have a sail date on or before 5/4/22. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted December 16, 2020 #3 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Can you provide details? The website doesn't reflect this change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marieps Posted December 16, 2020 #4 Share Posted December 16, 2020 You might have a typo jelayne, but I get what you're saying. Book by 12/31/21, sail by 5/4/22. It's been a struggle to find cruises to meet these deadlines for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS2BS Posted December 17, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted December 17, 2020 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, HS2BS said: Thank you! From a practical point of view, assuming that they don't extend the "sail by" date, the latest that one could apply the FCC would be the final payment date for a May 4, 2022, cruise, some 3 months before the new FCC expiry date. I wonder if extending the sail by date will be step two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted December 17, 2020 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, Fouremco said: Thank you! From a practical point of view, assuming that they don't extend the "sail by" date, the latest that one could apply the FCC would be the final payment date for a May 4, 2022, cruise, some 3 months before the new FCC expiry date. I wonder if extending the sail by date will be step two. Hope they extend the sail by date also, otherwise it really only extends the expiration date from 12/31 to to 2/3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted December 17, 2020 #8 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Just now, jelayne said: Hope they extend the sail by date also, otherwise it really only extends the expiration date from 12/31 to to 2/3. Not that everything Celebrity has done over the past 9 months or so has made a lot of sense, but changing the FCC apply by date and not changing the cruise sail by date doesn't benefit anyone. What possible advantage is there for a booked passenger holding FCC to apply it a month later? If it was a delay in making a cash payment, there could be a minor advantage, perhaps, but an FCC? I have already L&Sd to 2022, and applied FCC, but for others with cruises through August 2021, I hope that the sail by change is forthcoming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marieps Posted December 17, 2020 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2020 It's not the book by date, but the sail by date that's key. I agree this change is of little benefit by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel1973 Posted December 17, 2020 #10 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Got e-mail today that RCCL extended till 4/30/22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted December 17, 2020 #11 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, diesel1973 said: Got e-mail today that RCCL extended till 4/30/22 I'm hoping RCI extends through 2022 for sail by date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted December 17, 2020 #12 Share Posted December 17, 2020 If I decide to use the CWC option for a cruise I have booked (July 2021) with a final payment due in May 2021 how long will I have to use/apply the FCC to a new yet to be determined/booked cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italgal24 Posted December 17, 2020 #13 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I just got email from Celebrity extending FCC date to 5/4/22 but had to call and find out what the new cruising date would be extended to. Was informed 4/30/23 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted December 17, 2020 #14 Share Posted December 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, italgal24 said: I just got email from Celebrity extending FCC date to 5/4/22 but had to call and find out what the new cruising date would be extended to. Was informed 4/30/23 I'd want to see that written somewhere. You would have thought they would have included that in the email if true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGW59 Posted December 17, 2020 #15 Share Posted December 17, 2020 21 hours ago, Fouremco said: Not that everything Celebrity has done over the past 9 months or so has made a lot of sense, but changing the FCC apply by date and not changing the cruise sail by date doesn't benefit anyone. What possible advantage is there for a booked passenger holding FCC to apply it a month later? If it was a delay in making a cash payment, there could be a minor advantage, perhaps, but an FCC? I have already L&Sd to 2022, and applied FCC, but for others with cruises through August 2021, I hope that the sail by change is forthcoming. Curious to know if you moved to 2022 and not later in 2021, because you could not find a cruise you wanted or because you just did not feel good about anything in 2021? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted December 17, 2020 #16 Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, LGW59 said: Curious to know if you moved to 2022 and not later in 2021, because you could not find a cruise you wanted or because you just did not feel good about anything in 2021? The original cruise was scheduled for March 2021, and the terms of the L&S are that you must switch to a cruise a full year later, give or take 4 weeks, so there was no possibility of moving it to a later date in 2021. At the same time, we had - and still have - misgivings about any cruising in 2021, so March 2022 was good for us on both counts. Given the ongoing uncertainty with respect to cruises next year and the safety protocols that will be in play, and the fact that DW and I might not be able to get our vaccinations until as late as September, we remain very comfortable with our decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 18, 2020 #17 Share Posted December 18, 2020 All very confusing at this point..typical X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted December 18, 2020 #18 Share Posted December 18, 2020 We L & S’d 2 cruises 1 to Feb 2022 and another to April 2022, in between we have a 3rd cruise which we booked pre pandemic. 3 Caribbean cruises in 60 days😝 trying to salvage FCCs. Would love to see the sail by date extended and the ability to move a previously L & S cruise again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo1966 Posted December 18, 2020 #19 Share Posted December 18, 2020 9 hours ago, wrk2cruise said: I'd want to see that written somewhere. You would have thought they would have included that in the email if true. this is what it says on the Uk site: If you have an expired Future Cruise Credit (FCC) on your booking and you choose to take advantage of our Cruise With Confidence program, we’ll extend your FCC’s expiration date to May 4, 2022. This is now a redeem and sail by date. You may select any sailing you’d like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickT Posted December 18, 2020 #20 Share Posted December 18, 2020 15 hours ago, italgal24 said: I just got email from Celebrity extending FCC date to 5/4/22 but had to call and find out what the new cruising date would be extended to. Was informed 4/30/23 Hoping the cruise date has been extended to April 2023. I got the email about the extension of the FCC date but it made no mention of sail date. Given my FCC is based on a deposit for a booking made onboard I’m not really sure the onboard booking rules would allow it to expire but will worry about that if/when I reach that point. Stay safe everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerelmx Posted December 18, 2020 #21 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) in the web page says : We're Extending Your Expired Future Cruise Credits If you have an expired Future Cruise Credit (FCC) on your booking and you choose to take advantage of our Cruise With Confidence program, we’ll extend your FCC’s expiration date to May 4, 2022. This is now a redeem and sail by date. You may select any sailing you’d like. Edited December 18, 2020 by gerelmx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydbarrett Posted December 18, 2020 #22 Share Posted December 18, 2020 They need to extend the sail by date - I don't think cruising in 2021 is realistic. Maybe Alaska with no Canadian ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruiserFromMaine Posted December 19, 2020 #23 Share Posted December 19, 2020 They’re going to run out of berth-nights if everyone has to use the FCC by May 2022. I don’t think there will be enough availability between when cruising restarts in late 2021 and May 2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted December 19, 2020 #24 Share Posted December 19, 2020 53 minutes ago, CruiserFromMaine said: They’re going to run out of berth-nights if everyone has to use the FCC by May 2022. I don’t think there will be enough availability between when cruising restarts in late 2021 and May 2022. Yes, a lot of time between now and then. 16 months away and a lot of uncertainty. Once cruising returns and stabilizes, a lot of the uncertainly will be removed. No doubt in my mind that the demand will drive up prices. My magic crystal ball predicts that the Celebrity policy will change at some point. They may wait until they have less uncertainty and start accepting deposits for the new releases first. It does not benefit Celebrity to have strong demand on the new releases if the booking are all done with FCCs. Celebrity will most likely allow customers to just apply the FCC by May 2022, but it will then be non refundable. (Unless the cruise is cancelled by Celebrity). Of course this would apply to any bonus FCC given by Celebrity. Any cash deposits or payments will continue to be fully refundable. I suggest if you find a cruise you desire after May 2020, book it has normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbirds Posted January 3, 2021 #25 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 12/16/2020 at 7:39 PM, HS2BS said: I contacted Celebrity on 12/30/20 about the sentence that states “also note that only one certificate can be used per person per sailing”. We currently have 6 certificates from 3 cancelled cruises, and have no plans to take 6 cruises in the next year. Celebrity confirmed the statement is true at this time, and if we wanted to get refund, we had to do it by 12/31/20. We elected not to, in hopes of some new way to use our FCCs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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