Jim Walton

Thank you, thank you, all who have responded. I truly appreciate your thoughts, words, ideas, and even a little finger wagging for not buying the insurance, which was well intentioned and good for me to hear. Thank you! I struck out upgrading flights and learned it’s better to book them directly with the airlines. NCL wouldn’t allow upgrades this late, even though there are seats available. My only option was to throw the booked seats away and pay for new ones directly with the airlines. $8600 each seat. No thanks. NCL did offer to treat me as handicapped and do what they could to make it work, which was thoughtful. But in the end it’s about pain management more than money. And multiple flights of 8 or more hours will really stir up the inflammation. In the end, we’ve decided to cancel. We should get 35 to 40% of our money back as long as it’s outside 30 days, which is better than nothing. It’s still a lot of money to throw away. I think we’ve learned not to book in advance going forward. We will wait, see how our health is, watch the weather, political environment, etc. and see what deals are available inside 30 days, once dummies like me have forfeited their money and the cruise lines are offering deals. At least that’s what we’re thinking now. Thanks again, signing out on this topic, travel safely everyone, Jim

Thanks so much for your kind thoughts and suggestions. I’ve been in contact with the credit card company, the airlines, and NCL, in addition to others. . In speaking with my surgeon, he thinks the long flights will be the most difficult part and, while he will provide sleeping aids and pain meds, feels I could be in bad shape stepping off the plane. I think I’m going to see if I can get anything at all refunded while we’re still outside 30 days. Thanks again.

Thanks so much. I will look into that now.

I have a NCL cruise booked starting Sept 24, 2024. A little over 30 days away. I injured my hip and now need hip replacement surgery. From calling in to customer service for some help, or ideas, Ive learned there are no rebooking options this late. I can go, deal with the pain with meds, or lose all my money. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks so much.