Cancellations Due to Private Chartering of Ships

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More Cruises Cancelled by Voyages To Antiquity !

 

See Other Cruise Lines Thread.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1504811

 

This is just one of the reasons why I no longer book cruises far ahead. Such a disappointment for those who have booked and made travel plans.

[lizzy77]

Oh how devastating for those who are booked on those cruises. Imagine how upset you would be if you had already booked air or used frequent flyer points:(

I know Rugbypopsie is booked on one of those cruises but not the cancelled dates. Lucky Sue.

[The_Big_M]

Yeah, it's at a minimum, annoying to happen and can be worse depending on what else you may have booked.

 

I do at least credit their response by being a) honest in disclosing the reason and b) providing compensation. When this happened to me by P&O locally, all they said was the cruise is cancelled and gave no compensation (except a token OBC for re-booking), and asked me to re-book another cruise with the deposit I'd paid. Given the fares had gone up substantially on the alternative due to it being holidays and they said I had to pay current fares instead of what I'd originally booked at, there was a fat chance of that.