MuddyDragon

• Any cancellation will receive a Future Cruise Credit (FCC) for the amount of your cancellation fee, which can be used for another cruise in 2020 or 2021 ...  I have already paid in full for my cruise .... My cruise leaves on April 4.  So, for example, if I have paid in full in the amount of $3,000 ... I will have a future cruise credit in the amount of $3,000 ???  I have a difficult time understanding the email ... It's me; not HAL's email ......... Can someone please help me with this?  Thanks!

On 3/3/2020 at 10:31 PM, JennAngel9 said:

I don't think it's fair to say this is a "conspiracy theory"-- if I had been on that particular cruise I would appreciate seeing such a story posted here, just as a heads-up if to take it seriously if one starts experiencing serious respiratory/flu symptoms so you can take action accordingly and warn your local doctors that you had a *chance* of exposure.  

I do think some of the news articles on this case are sensationalist and it should be made clearer that there's no strong reason to believe the transmission occurred on the ship.  Presumably, being now 2 weeks out from that particular passenger's disembarkation, if it's isn't spreading around the ship now, it's a false alarm...but the best way to protect ourselves, our communities and our beloved cruise vacations is to all try to be aware of our exposures and act responsibly with the information we have (which includes sharing it with others who might find it helpful in a non-alarmist way).

Please remember this: one can carry the virus without showing any symptoms.  That's the scary part.  And, how accurate is the test result?  14-days post disembarkation, and, showing no symptoms -- do you still want to get tested to confirm that you are actually negative for the virus?  

On 8/18/2019 at 9:50 AM, chiapet said:

 

We were a family of 4 and booked ourselves thru ToursByLocals in Busan for our own individualized private tour ... as we usually stay away from Viator since they're just the middle man.  You might find a better price and get more out of your tour!

 

Either way ... we loved Busan and found it to be beautiful ... so I think you'll have a good time!

Re: Viator.  I have slept on this topic for more than a few days, before deciding to post, so my fellow travelers won't make the same mistake.  I had booked and pre-paid for a sailboat ride, through Viator, from La Spieza, Italy to Cinque Terre.  I had sailed to Rome on Holland America in April 2019, and rented a car.  When I arrived in La Spieza, after a long and scary drive, no sailboat, no nothing!!!  No notification about the cancellation from Viator whatsoever !!!! It's my life's dream to visit Cinque Terre, ever since I had seen a beautiful oil painting of Cinque Terre when I was in college ... It took several phone calls (from La Spieza!) to get my refund.  I was very unhappy!  Happy ending though: I drove onto Genova, and visited Cinque Terre (alot more work with logistics) from there -- I even made it to Portofino, where one of my favorite films, The Talented Mr. Ripley, was filmed .... For me, no Viator for the rest of my life !!!  The comment about Viator being the middle man is true.  Even at that, Viator failed miserably by not confirming and keeping track of cancellation by the local vendor ...