Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #676 Share Posted May 10, 2020 2 hours ago, soremekun said: @Ourusualbeach If I were to utilize Lift & Shift for my July 2020 cruise, supposedly I would keep everything associated with the booking for the next cruise I shift this cruise to. I am considering moving my July 2020 Oasis cruise to July 2021, again on Oasis. I have the grandfathered Boardwalk balcony stateroom amenities under the Dine, Drink, Discover offering (JR meal, soda package, and rock climbing). Do you know if those will carry over as well? It did say perks would carry over but I’m not sure in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted May 10, 2020 #677 Share Posted May 10, 2020 5 hours ago, molly361 said: No on Oasis they are reclassifying our 8D balcony is becoming a 4D Thanks for the clarification. Now we just need a CSR that knows their stuff to do the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted May 10, 2020 #678 Share Posted May 10, 2020 29 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: It did say perks would carry over but I’m not sure in this case. Thanks. In order to use Lift & Shift, must I act before the cruise is cancelled? This may have been answered so I apologize in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #679 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Just now, soremekun said: Thanks. In order to use Lift & Shift, must I act before the cruise is cancelled? This may have been answered so I apologize in advance. That is unknown at this time as they have not released guidelines for cancelled cruises. I am hoping you will have 3 options 1. refund 2. 125% FCC 3. L&S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #680 Share Posted May 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Saab4444 said: Regarding flexible cancellation up to 48 hours prior to departure with 100 % FCC of the applicable cancellation fee: Does anyone know if there are additional restrictions on how early I can cancel? A Royal agent just told me I can not cancel before final payment due date. Is this true? I can not find this requirement anywhere. That is absolutely incorrect. 15. How are Non-Refundable Deposit bookings impacted by Cruise with Confidence? Non-Refundable Deposit bookings are eligible for Cruise with Confidence and follow the same guidelines. Prior to the Final Payment deadline, Non-Refundable Deposit bookings wishing to change to a future, qualifying ship and sail date can do so with no fee assessed if the booking is re-accommodated on-or-before August 1, 2020. Beginning on-or-after August 2, 2020, standard policies apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 10, 2020 #681 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Jimbo said: Good question, also I booked August 2020 cruise with non refundable deposit, when doing the Lift and Shift can it be booked(switched to) as a refundable deposit? Since the booking number stays the same the answer is most likely no. It has always been that you can only go from refundable to non-refundable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #682 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Jimbo said: Good question, also I booked August 2020 cruise with non refundable deposit, when doing the Lift and Shift can it be booked(switched to) as a refundable deposit? It must stay as a NRD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted May 10, 2020 #683 Share Posted May 10, 2020 10 hours ago, RG306 said: I noticed that too. It'll be interesting to see if it changes the vibe of the cruise. I opted for Barcelona because I have some companion vouchers to use with WestJet and they offer direct to Barcelona but not to Rome. I'm also really looking forward to a couple days in Barcelona. I pretty much believe we can get non-stops to both Barcelona and Rome, from one of the NY Airports.........Just not sure which we would like a couple of pre or post stays at. How do you decide which is best, we have been to neither? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgal432 Posted May 10, 2020 #684 Share Posted May 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jimbo said: I pretty much believe we can get non-stops to both Barcelona and Rome, from one of the NY Airports.........Just not sure which we would like a couple of pre or post stays at. How do you decide which is best, we have been to neither? HAve you already did the lift and switch? I have a cruise previously booked out of Barcelona on the Allure and want to switch to Harmony in 2021 out of Rome and they said no has to be the same departure port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorraineP Posted May 10, 2020 #685 Share Posted May 10, 2020 23 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said: Thanks for the clarification. Now we just need a CSR that knows their stuff to do the switch. Do you think they’ll switch you to a 4D then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #686 Share Posted May 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jimbo said: I pretty much believe we can get non-stops to both Barcelona and Rome, from one of the NY Airports.........Just not sure which we would like a couple of pre or post stays at. How do you decide which is best, we have been to neither? Depends on how much you want to see. As a port stop you don’t get to experience much of Rome as it is so far away where in Barcelona you can do a lot more on excursions in the day long port stop. Personally if flights were equal I would sail out of Rome and spend 3 days there beforehand. So much to do in Rome. if you are just going in 1 day before then Barcelona is easier transportation wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #687 Share Posted May 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, LorraineP said: Do you think they’ll switch you to a 4D then? Yes. The cabin that was an 8D is now a 4D only because they eliminated the 8D as a category. It is still the same cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorraineP Posted May 10, 2020 #688 Share Posted May 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Yes. The cabin that was an 8D is now a 4D only because they eliminated the 8D as a category. It is still the same cabin. So when I do the L&S I should be allowed to keep my same cabin even though now it’s a 2D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 10, 2020 #689 Share Posted May 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Yes. The cabin that was an 8D is now a 4D only because they eliminated the 8D as a category. It is still the same cabin. And then some unknowledgable rep will read a directive that says you can only move to the same catagory cabin. And that will be the start of a three hour phone call. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #690 Share Posted May 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, LorraineP said: So when I do the L&S I should be allowed to keep my same cabin even though now it’s a 2D? Yes, you should be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #691 Share Posted May 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: And then some unknowledgable rep will read a directive that says you can only move to the same catagory cabin. And that will be the start of a three hour phone call. They seem like they are all 3 hour phone calls. Every one of these L&S has to go to a supervisor. definitely agree that the reps aren’t informed or are trying to dial back what they offer until they get pushback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginlyn Posted May 10, 2020 #692 Share Posted May 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Yes, you should be able to. We have 8N on Explorer so would a lift and shift be to 2N on Odyssey? What would Harmony category be? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #693 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Just now, Ginlyn said: We have 8N on Explorer so would a lift and shift be to 2N on Odyssey? What would Harmony category be? Thanks. Not sure that they will do that going one ship to another. The example I was giving was where they eliminated a category on the same ship where you could easily see it was the exact same cabin. You will have to call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 10, 2020 #694 Share Posted May 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: They seem like they are all 3 hour phone calls. Every one of these L&S has to go to a supervisor. definitely agree that the reps aren’t informed or are trying to dial back what they offer until they get pushback. I can't help but suspect that many of the newly invented, and reassigning of, catagories is to give RCI more leverage in saying no to requests for cabin changes unless people are willing to reprice their cruise or lose orimitional perks on the original reservation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 10, 2020 Author #695 Share Posted May 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: I can't help but suspect that many of the newly invented, and reassigning of, catagories is to give RCI more leverage in saying no to requests for cabin changes unless people are willing to reprice their cruise or lose orimitional perks on the original reservation. The cabins were recategorized last fall. The changes were always scheduled to take place May 2021 and have been active in the system ever since the new itineraries were released last November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted May 10, 2020 #696 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, irishgal432 said: HAve you already did the lift and switch? I have a cruise previously booked out of Barcelona on the Allure and want to switch to Harmony in 2021 out of Rome and they said no has to be the same departure port. I have not made the switch yet, you can get on the ship in Rome. Besides the original Explorer of the Seas cruised I booked was Rome to Rome. Should be a problem changing to that on Harmoney at all, Should be no questions asked. Edited May 10, 2020 by Jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted May 10, 2020 #697 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Jimbo said: I pretty much believe we can get non-stops to both Barcelona and Rome, from one of the NY Airports.........Just not sure which we would like a couple of pre or post stays at. How do you decide which is best, we have been to neither? 48 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Depends on how much you want to see. As a port stop you don’t get to experience much of Rome as it is so far away where in Barcelona you can do a lot more on excursions in the day long port stop. Personally if flights were equal I would sail out of Rome and spend 3 days there beforehand. So much to do in Rome. if you are just going in 1 day before then Barcelona is easier transportation wise. That's exactly what we did. The Rome cruise port is actually in Civitavecchia. It was a two and a half hour train ride from Civi to Rome so any excursion into Rome requires a minimum of 5 hours just for transportation time. In Barcelona, you get off the ship and you are right there with a myriad of transportation options and sights to see within walking distance or at worst a short bus ride. Barcelona was our favorite port of call. To do Rome right you need a few days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted May 10, 2020 #698 Share Posted May 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, Ginlyn said: We have 8N on Explorer so would a lift and shift be to 2N on Odyssey? What would Harmony category be? Thanks. We paid $2500 more for our Owners Suite then your Ocean View, this way for whatever ship we shifted to I knew there would be no questions asked as to what cabin we could switch to. Owner Suites are on every ship no matter what class. Still happy with our overall price for one of these cabins for a Europe sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted May 10, 2020 #699 Share Posted May 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tree_skier said: That's exactly what we did. The Rome cruise port is actually in Civitavecchia. It was a two and a half hour train ride from Civi to Rome so any excursion into Rome requires a minimum of 5 hours just for transportation time. In Barcelona, you get off the ship and you are right there with a myriad of transportation options and sights to see within walking distance or at worst a short bus ride. Barcelona was our favorite port of call. To do Rome right you need a few days. Can you give me time needed to get from Airport to Cruise Ports for both? I assume we could pay RCCL to transportation, is that what most people do? I guess I should be asking these kind of questions on the Port of Call Board and not hyjack this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RG306 Posted May 10, 2020 #700 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, irishgal432 said: HAve you already did the lift and switch? I have a cruise previously booked out of Barcelona on the Allure and want to switch to Harmony in 2021 out of Rome and they said no has to be the same departure port. We did a lift & shift from the Explorer out of Rome to the Harmony out of Barcelona. 7 night West Med was good enough. Just call back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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