Cancel and book a different cruise?

[rcrabb1513]

We booked an RCL cruise with a refundable deposit and have changed our minds.  We are outside of any financial penalty dates.  If we cancel it and choose a different one do we incur a change fee? 

[Ourusualbeach]

21 minutes ago, rcrabb1513 said:

We booked an RCL cruise with a refundable deposit and have changed our minds.  We are outside of any financial penalty dates.  If we cancel it and choose a different one do we incur a change fee? 

No.

 

You can also cancel and get a 100% refund.

Edited February 2, 2023 by Ourusualbeach

[rcrabb1513]

22 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

No.

 

You can also cancel and get a 100% refund.

Thanks!  We still want to cruise, just not on the one we booked.

[Mum2Mercury]

5 minutes ago, rcrabb1513 said:

Thanks!  We still want to cruise, just not on the one we booked.

But, if refunded, you could go ahead and book another cruise.  

It kinda works out the same. 

[Demongear]

I just did this not too long ago. I asked  to keep the same booking number. The $100 p/p penalty was applied towards my deposit of $500 bringing the total deposit paid on the new cruise to $700

[firefly333]

16 minutes ago, Demongear said:

I just did this not too long ago. I asked  to keep the same booking number. The $100 p/p penalty was applied towards my deposit of $500 bringing the total deposit paid on the new cruise to $700

The op says he booked refundable. 

[matj2000]

You don't change cruises with your deposit.

 

You cancel, they credit you a refund for you deposit and/or payments.

 

Then you just do a new booking on something else.

[Ourusualbeach]

16 minutes ago, matj2000 said:

You don't change cruises with your deposit.

 

You cancel, they credit you a refund for you deposit and/or payments.

 

Then you just do a new booking on something else.

If you know a different date it's actually easier just having them change the ship and sail date. Then you aren't waiting for your deposit to be refunded

[Sunshine3601]

22 minutes ago, matj2000 said:

You don't change cruises with your deposit.

 

You cancel, they credit you a refund for you deposit and/or payments.

 

Then you just do a new booking on something else.

Yes, you definitely can simply move your deposit to a new booking.    We have done several times, easy peasy!   Most times we have kept the same booking # too

[matj2000]

1 minute ago, Ourusualbeach said:

If you know a different date it's actually easier just having them change the ship and sail date. Then you aren't waiting for your deposit to be refunded

I go throught the TA so it's done this way.

 

I don't' need to have the refund before booking voyage.

 

Just as long as I get it back at some point

[rcrabb1513]

Thanks for all the replies.  I had considered just booking a new cruise and cancelling the current booking as 2 separate operations. Since you have to cancel over the phone I figured if I had to be on hold for a long while (based on previous personal experience) I would do both operations at the same time.  Hence the question of a possible additional fee.

[BirdTravels]

20 hours ago, matj2000 said:

You don't change cruises with your deposit.

You cancel, they credit you a refund for you deposit and/or payments.

Then you just do a new booking on something else.

For us, it is easier to just to change the existing reservation. All of the current information just carries forward. We have done this a lot (.... there is always a "better" cruise on a "better" date... so says the significant other) 🙂