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Cruising in Celebrity in March 25 and planning of staying about 3/4 days in Tokyo before. Any suggestions of hotels to stay at. Middle of the road hotel would be great.

I emailed my form in on Thursday and received my credit by Saturday morning

On 1/31/2023 at 7:18 AM, Roberto256 said:

Sure they do.   Good will.   Seems sort of obvious.

It was testing positive for Covid on cruise tour portion. If they gave me nothing back I could have claimed on my insurance but because they have a credit that I cannot use in time I’m out money. Great way to treat a loyal customer and shareholder. I’ve booked 2025 Celebrity Japan cruise.

5 hours ago, suzyed said:

You SHOULD get a refund in FCCs minus the insurance premium if you Cancel for Any Reason.  We just went through this and it took way longer than it should have.   They will tell you 2-4 weeks but we waited 3 months!!  Just got ours refunded today.

 

Thanks

8 hours ago, jwattle said:

It also depends on when your FCC expires; it may/may not be extended...

If the fcc is close to expiration how can they expect to keep my money, the insurance says cancel for any reason. I’m not looking for money back just the potential to use with a year if I have to cancel.

If I need to cancel a cruise that was paid for with FCC what happens. I’m paid in full and have platinum insurance. TIA

3 hours ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

Just to clarify...your FCCs are expired now?  If not and you say you are ready to pay in full...why not book?  If they *are* expired it will be much harder than if you were just nearing an expiration date.

I want to book for 24 but they expire in sept 23

Princess is not allowing any extensions or transfers on this FCC. Anyone find a work around. I’m willing to pay for a much more expensive cruise in full if allowed to extend 9 months to use. Willing to commit and pay in full now. Thoughts???

What cruise is still requiring tests?

I have FCC's expiring this summer from a cruise that I couldn't board as i tested positive for Covid in July. I'd like to use it for a trip in 2024 as I already have my travel booked for this year. Has anyone had luck getting it extended if I book now but don't sail until 2024.

Nothing yet. What phone number are you calling? 

I’ve received my FCC and refund for specialty dining and taxes/ port fees about 6 weeks after I was supposed to end my cruise.  I need to know if they are going to give me the per diem or not. I have private travel insurance but once you submit yiu can’t add items and you only have 90 days to file.

How long did everyone need to wait to get their $200 per day per diem when denied boarding a cruise for testing positive and having to isolate? 

Policy doesn’t matter - nobody on princess enforces anything. Many many people are catching Covid on the ship but won’t discover it until you get home.

20 hours ago, SargassoPirate said:

Then the next person should have worn an N95 to protect themselves.  

 

Some people have built themselves a Covid Prison and are two years into their sentence.

 

I prefer to get vaxxed and boosted and get back to living.

 

If you are truly worried about catching covid wear an N95 all of the time. Otherwise you are going to get covid sooner or later since the virus is here to stay.

 

The good news is the vaccines and the therapeutics are working.

I wore n95 entire time and fought it on land tour. Quad Vaxxed  - just cold symptoms but stinks my vacation was ruined. At some point they should let people on the ship and they can continue thr 5 day isolation and then resume the cruise.

1 hour ago, jinpasco said:

Anyone have information as to what hotel is used in Anchorage for quarantine? Reading all these recent posts from cruisers is making me scared for our Sept cruise. I certainly won't sleep prior to testing day . 

They used Voyager Inn for our bus load.

I was scheduled to be on Majestic July 9th but also caught Covid on the land portion. It is a joke - nobody wears masks and worse they don’t even mention when on the busses/tours please wear a mask for the safety of everyone. A simple statement I believe may have had some people other than us put on a mask.

Where did you go? I was on the land portion but tested positive so stuck in Anchorage.

4 hours ago, voljeep said:

who did the professional fitting for you for that mask?

4 hours ago, voljeep said:

who did the professional fitting for you for that mask?

My son is a Dr.

6 hours ago, basil92008 said:

When is the COVID test done? We are staying at Denali Princess and then taking the long 9 hour train to board the ship in Whittier. Will it be done that morning?

 

Do you get to swab yourself or does someone do it for you?

You will test the day before and you do it yourself 

17 hours ago, Coupe said:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scottmorefield/2022/06/05/new-study-mask-mandates-associated-with-increased-covid-death-rate-n2608241 

 

This is one of dozens of studies around the world in the last few years. It's not hard to find if you look. Try looking yoursel unless you are just here to argue.

I wear true N95 masks that are NIOSH certified and still got it. 

18 hours ago, broker1217 said:

Because they simply don't care, or they don't dare upset their anti-mask base.

It will be interesting to see how the 2022 Alaska cruise season ends up.

 

I find it irritating that they are presenting one thing (protocols and safety) and giving their paying customers a completely different experience.

That's why I won't cruise Princess again---one and done for us.

We are done also. I’m all for freedoms and don’t believe in lockdowns but cruises are ripe for infection so either require masks be worn or don’t prohibit people from getting on with testing 

On 7/8/2022 at 7:58 AM, memoak said:

300 people a day do not die from having a cold 

Mostly non vaccinated. And there was always people who die from the flu. I’m not minimizing the loss of life but this virus will never go away so we need to get back to life.  I tested positive now but have almost no symptoms.

For this if you with the land tour first I’d seriously give it second thought. Princess isn’t even checking for negative tests before boarding the busses/trains. Then very few people masked and many are coughing a lung up. They will test you at your last stop before boarding the ship. I haven’t done it yet but people from Beacon (people who are doing the tests) tell me there are many many positives. Trip over back to Anchorage.

We’re on Majestic starting on this Saturday the 9th . Any updates on whether we will dock at Skagway?