Luvsailing

This thread is 4 yrs old but I will play because I am bored

 

Last yr we had to cancel our Oceania cruise we received the port taxes back

 

We insure for the total price of the trip ...air, pre paid hotel, cruise including taxes & fees (since Oceania bundles)

 

Insurance will pay the amount you have insured for less any refunds you get

 

I insured for a total of $7500 each

Insurance paid for the total insured which was $7500 pp

I lost about $300 for the air line seats I had upgraded to the night before we had to cancel......my fault for not calling & upgrade the insurance

I'm dealing with Oceania and they claim they do not charge for port charges even though my travel agent says her copy indicates port charges as "non-commissionable" so they will not refund anything other than taxes. Would you mind letting me know how did Oceania refund the port charges and how did you find out what they were?

I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thanks so much.

I would assume the answer is "yes, they are refundable", because you wouldn't be taking the cruise. However, many people tell us that the Port Charges & Taxes are non-refundable.

 

I'm not a travel agent and I've been trying to find this answer for months, but I can't find the right answer.

 

The reason I want to know the answer is because if you buy trip cancellation travel insurance and want pre-existing medical condition, financial default & Cancel For Any Reason / Change Your Mind coverage, many plans require you to insure 100% of your prepaid, non-refundable trip cost.

 

Trip cancellation travel insurance plans are priced in trip cost ranges (ie - $3001 - $3500, etc). If you have to include the Port Charges & Taxes you may be pushed into a more expensive price bracket.

 

For example, you take a cruise where the cost is $3350 and another $175 for Port Charges & Taxes.

 

• If you are age 61 and you insure in the $3001 - $3500 range, you will pay approx $215 - $260 for a good plan.
  
• However, if you have to include the Port Charges & Taxes, you'll have to insure in the $3501 - $4000 range and you will pay approx $245 - $295 for a good plan.
  

Therefore, you will end up paying more for the policy than the increase in the trip cost.

 

It doesn't matter to me what the answer is. I just want to know what the right answer is.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Steve Dasseos

Hello Steve.

I, too, am looking for the correct answer but in my case I already know what the cruiseline is doing. A friend had to cancel an Oceania cruise due to an upcoming open heart surgery. He, too, had been advised by his travel agent to only insure the actual cabin cost as all taxes and government fees, according to law, must be refunded. He received this information from a lawyer friend. Oceania will only refund taxes. He did not purchase insurance on port charges. He is now out the cost of the port charges.

So, bottomline, the cruise lines are saying "we will not refund port charges, this is part of the penalty amount you lose when you cancel after payment has been made."

I guess long way of saying, they will refund taxes, but not anything else.

Hope this helps.

We had an OS suite. I could not get a signal in the "bedroom" or on any portion of the balcony. I got a sporadic signal in the living room area. A number of times I also had to go outside to the hallway to be able to connect.

 

Bob

I was told by Edouard in the internet department that our cabins, especially our doors, are made of steel which impede satellite signals.

As for bringing alcohol on board, when I was onshore in Portugal I met a family on our ship who assured me I could bring as much alcohol on board as I wished. They were correct - I brought 3 bottles and put them through the belt in the bags from the store. That was truly wonderful as we enjoyed port and sweet wines on our balcony.

Hey Pia...sorry about your battery. Just threw a surge protector into my luggage.

 

Any chance you'd know when formal nights on the Venice-FLL run will be?

 

xo,

S.

Just called Princess and was told - first formal is 2nd night at sea, second is during the middle part of our cruise, third is on our last night at sea. Hope this helps.

There have been several threads started here recently on the main Celebrity board where cruisers are searching for others sailing with them. It occurred to me that we have so many new members here on Cruise Critic that many may not be aware that we have a ROLL CALL section within Cruise Critic where you can find others cruising with you.

 

Therefore, I thought I'd post a quick note to explain what ROLL CALLS are and how you can find one for your sailing.

 

WHAT ARE THEY?

Roll Calls were started for individual cruise lines so that our members could "meet up and chat with" others who they'lll be sailing with. This made it much easier to find others on your cruise instead of scrolling through all the threads here on the main Celebrity board.

 

HOW DO YOU FIND YOUR ROLL CALL?

There is a separate ROLL CALLS section on the main page of our BOARDS. Here is a link directly to the ROLL CALL area for Celebrity ships (called Celebrity Connections). http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=206 Click here and then locate your ship that you'll be cruising on. You'll then have to scroll and search for your particular cruise. Celebrity's roll calls are very popular and you can usually find a roll call for sailings within six months of your cruise.

 

WHAT IF I CAN'T FIND A ROLL CALL FOR MY SAILING?

You can start one! In the thread title, be sure to include the name of your ship, your sail date and year. Some roll calls get started very early, others start closer to sailing dates; some are very active; some tend to be a bit more quiet. Regardless of how active a roll call is, this is a great opportunity to meet some folks sailing with you.

 

IF MY ROLL CALL IS SLOW, CAN I POST IT ON THE MAIN BOARD?

No. Please don't post threads looking for others cruising with you on the main boards. Roll calls became so popular that there was a need to set up a separate area for them. We ask that you keep roll call discussions to your roll call in the ROLL CALL area and keep the main board open for general Celebrity cruise discussions.

 

 

If you need assistance with a roll call, please feel free to contac me or Host Walt and we'll be happy to help.

 

HAPPY SAILING!

Hi Anne.

I have searched and searched for information regarding starting a new post. So far all I've ever done was click on "Quote" to reply to a post. Sometimes I have something to say that isn't a reply and I just don't know how to do it. Can you please help? Thanks so much.