Mariner Chartered October 22-29, 2021

[Milwaukee Eight]

Mariner of the Seas chartered by High Seas Rally for October 22-29 2021. It was cancelled today from Brilliance December 3-10, 2020. 

[molly361]

Is that usually a full ship charter?  Those dates are still available for the Mariner 3/4 night trips

 

Asking for a  friend

[Milwaukee Eight]

6 minutes ago, molly361 said:

Is that usually a full ship charter?  Those dates are still available for the Mariner 3/4 night trips

 

Asking for a  friend

Yes. Tell your friend they are now and have been full ship charters since they switched to Brilliance 3 years ago. They used to book Freedom but it wasn’t a full ship charter. We quit booking once they decided to use Brilliance 3 years in a row with exact itinerary. We might give Mariner a try now. 
 

It doesn’t surprise me at all that Royal is still sailing cabin space. The Brilliance was pretty much sold out. Mariner adds more capacity. 

So the winter charters seem to be cancelling. 
 

M8

Edited July 8, 2020 by Milwaukee Eight

[cruisegirl1]

I am currently  booked on mariner October 25 and October 29, 2021.  I did a lift and switch from nearly the same dates  in 2020.

 

What now?

 

M   

[molly361]

3 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

I am currently  booked on mariner October 25 and October 29, 2021.  I did a lift and switch from nearly the same dates  in 2020.

 

What now?

 

M   

Wait for Royal to cancel it and you should get some OBC if Royal will still do that.  From what I understand the charter company pays that OBC not Royal

[Milwaukee Eight]

12 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

I am currently  booked on mariner October 25 and October 29, 2021.  I did a lift and switch from nearly the same dates  in 2020.

 

What now?

 

M   

That’s why I posted it here so people will know. It’s been advertised on the HSR site they were attempting to move the Charter for a few weeks now. The new dates were published but not the ship. Today they posted the ship change. 
 

M8

Edited July 8, 2020 by Milwaukee Eight

[cruisegirl1]

Thanks for posting the information so I can make plans.

 

I live far from port (An 8 Hour  drive or an air flight) ) and can’t do just the three night cruise on the 29th. The four night cruise on the 25th that will  be canceled isn’t available on the following Monday as that is now a five night cruise.   Maybe they will give me that 5 night cruise in exchange for the Cancelled 4 night. We want  a back to back cruise from PC.    
 

From the Rally website I see that booking for the charter cruise is not available until July 13. It will be interesting to see if I hear from Royal Caribbean before that date 

 

and as noted, one can still book the October 22 and  25 mariner cruise 

m

 

 

Edited July 8, 2020 by cruisegirl1

[Milwaukee Eight]

16 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Thanks for posting the information so I can make plans.

 

I live far from port (An 8 Hour  drive or an air flight) ) and can’t do just the three night cruise on the 29th. The four night cruise on the 25th that will  be canceled isn’t available on the following Monday as that is now a five night cruise.   Maybe they will give me that 5 night cruise in exchange for the Cancelled 4 night. We want  a back to back cruise from PC.    
 

From the Rally website I see that booking for the charter cruise is not available until July 13. It will be interesting to see if I hear from Royal Caribbean before that date 

 

and as noted, one can still book the October 22 and  25 mariner cruise 

m

 

 

We were not booked on this years cruise. Same itinerary three years in a roll turned us off. Mariner has more capacity. The only way to book is likely on the HSR site. I think you found it but just in case, try here. 
 

https://www.highseasrally.com

 

A word of caution. This cruise can get a bit rowdy and 90% will have the Drink Package. C&A perks are not applicable on this cruise. DL/CL may or may not be available. Points have been awarded in the past. 
 

M8

[cruisegirl1]

7 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

We were not booked on this years cruise. Same itinerary three years in a roll turned us off. Mariner has more capacity. The only way to book is likely on the HSR site. I think you found it but just in case, try here. 
 

https://www.highseasrally.com

 

A word of caution. This cruise can get a bit rowdy and 90% will have the Drink Package. C&A perks are not applicable on this cruise. DL/CL may or may not be available. Points have been awarded in the past. 
 

M8

Thanks - I  am not interested in the charter.  Our Oct 29 is not part of the charter dates. Hopefully I can change to Nov 1 for our B2B .

 

M

[Milwaukee Eight]

16 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Thanks - I  am not interested in the charter.  Our Oct 29 is not part of the charter dates. Hopefully I can change to Nov 1 for our B2B .

 

M

Good luck. I know charters can sure put a dent in plans, especially a b2b2b.........

[Ubiquitous Cruiser]

We were booked on the original Mariner (10/25) and just received the cancellation notice due to the charter. Frustrating thing is this was the back end of a B2B so now we're stuck with a 3 day (Fri-Mon) cruise and live 9 hours from the port ... 🤬

Edited July 15, 2020 by Ubiquitous Cruiser

[Milwaukee Eight]

2 minutes ago, Ubiquitous Cruiser said:

We were booked on the original Mariner (10/25) and just received the cancellation notice due to the charter. Frustrating thing is this was the back end of a B2B so now we're stuck with a 3 day (Fri-Mon) cruise and live 9 hours from the port ... 🤬

Sorry to hear. 

[Ubiquitous Cruiser]

Happy ending (I guess) ... They just cancelled the front end of the B2B so now we're clear to explore all other options.

[cruisegirl1]

On 7/15/2020 at 1:56 PM, Ubiquitous Cruiser said:

We were booked on the original Mariner (10/25) and just received the cancellation notice due to the charter. Frustrating thing is this was the back end of a B2B so now we're stuck with a 3 day (Fri-Mon) cruise and live 9 hours from the port ... 🤬

We lost the front end of our back to back   and are stuck with the weekend cruise. We also live far from Port,  8  hours, and can’t do just a three night  

 

I’m very disappointed that Royale Caribbean will not price protect the adjoining back to back and let me keep all of my benefits.  I had a $300 casino voucher that I used for the Cruise that is not canceled. They will help me a bit with the price protection of the cruise, but they will no longer allow me to apply the  casino voucher.   So if I want to move the cancelled cruise, and then add on my booked back to back so that the dates match, I either need to spend $300 more to do that or, I can cancel and lose my nonrefundable deposit of $200
 

I feel like I’m getting the royal treatment - royally screwed! 
 

m

[molly361]

3 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

We lost the front end of our back to back   and are stuck with the weekend cruise. We also live far from Port,  8  hours, and can’t do just a three night  

 

I’m very disappointed that Royale Caribbean will not price protect the adjoining back to back and let me keep all of my benefits.  I had a $300 casino voucher that I used for the Cruise that is not canceled. They will help me a bit with the price protection of the cruise, but they will no longer allow me to apply the  casino voucher.   So if I want to move the cancelled cruise, and then add on my booked back to back so that the dates match, I either need to spend $300 more to do that or, I can cancel and lose my nonrefundable deposit of $200
 

I feel like I’m getting the royal treatment - royally screwed! 
 

m

Are they offering OBC like they usually do with a charter?  Or is that one over as well?

[Milwaukee Eight]

On 7/15/2020 at 2:17 PM, Ubiquitous Cruiser said:

Happy ending (I guess) ... They just cancelled the front end of the B2B so now we're clear to explore all other options.

Yep. Sorry x2. Charter is a 7 day Friday to Friday. 

[Milwaukee Eight]

20 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

We lost the front end of our back to back   and are stuck with the weekend cruise. We also live far from Port,  8  hours, and can’t do just a three night  

 

I’m very disappointed that Royale Caribbean will not price protect the adjoining back to back and let me keep all of my benefits.  I had a $300 casino voucher that I used for the Cruise that is not canceled. They will help me a bit with the price protection of the cruise, but they will no longer allow me to apply the  casino voucher.   So if I want to move the cancelled cruise, and then add on my booked back to back so that the dates match, I either need to spend $300 more to do that or, I can cancel and lose my nonrefundable deposit of $200
 

I feel like I’m getting the royal treatment - royally screwed! 
 

m

Yikes. Lots of Charters after Thanksgiving to the week before Christmas and then the couple weeks after New Years. I think fares are also less expensive during the time.  Sorry to all

 

M8

[cruisegirl1]

22 minutes ago, molly361 said:

Are they offering OBC like they usually do with a charter?  Or is that one over as well?

$100 ( we had a prom interior  cabin)  for the cancelled one, nothing for the  attached B2B  that is  $300 more for me to sail. 

 

The cruise just following our weekend is not offered. 

 

M

[Ubiquitous Cruiser]

Just went through the redemption page to book a different cruise - not listed as an option on the price protection. Once you've added all the details of the cancelled cruise and selected the desired cruise the website was rather abrupt and not very informative ... hope to get an email or something for follow up

 

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Edited July 16, 2020 by Ubiquitous Cruiser

[Ubiquitous Cruiser]

26 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

$100 ( we had a prom interior  cabin)  for the cancelled one, nothing for the  attached B2B  that is  $300 more for me to sail. 

 

The cruise just following our weekend is not offered. 

 

M

Yikes that is awful ... we are looking to book an alternate one for a different  month. Will cancel one of the B2B for a refund and use the other for the "new" cruise.

 

Challenge right now is the full summer 21 schedule is not out yet and we have until 7/29 to rebook or lose the $100 OBC. The one we have picked out will end up saving us a few hundred ... sorry your ending is not pleasant ... 😞

[cruisegirl1]

ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING TRAVELS

Dear Guest, We hope that you and your family and friends are healthy and safe during this challenging time. We’re reaching out to let you know that, regrettably, we have to cancel our October 25th, 2021 Mariner of the Seas sailing, as it has been chartered. We know this news is disappointing, and we’re sorry for the impact to your holiday. Understanding how much time and effort go into planning your holiday, it’s important to us that every aspect of your time with us is enjoyable. So, we’ve put together some alternative options that we hope will work for you. Option 1: Re-book one of the following 4-night Mariner of the Seas 2021 sailings visiting the exact same destinations as the itinerary you originally booked! Sep 27th, Oct 4th, Oct 11th, Oct 18th, Nov 11th, or Nov 25th sailing to Nassau, Bahamas and Perfect Day at CocoCay. What you’ll receive: Your original stateroom category will be price protected at the original cruise fare rate, excluding taxes, fees, gratuities, and other non-cruise fare items. If you were already paid in full and your cruise fare rate decreases, we’ll provide you with a refund if there is any difference in pricing. You can expect to receive your refund to your original form of payment 45 days after we move you. Kindly note, refund times may vary depending on your financial institution. And, you’ll receive a credit to spend onboard per stateroom: $100 USD for Interior, Ocean View, and Balcony staterooms | $200 USD for Suites Plus, an additional $25 USD for each third or more guest to spend onboard Option 2: Re-book any other Royal Caribbean International sailing and receive the following credits to spend onboard per stateroom: $100 USD for Interior, Ocean View, and Balcony staterooms | $200 USD for Suites Plus, an additional $25 USD for each third or more guest to spend onboard Option 3: If you can’t find a new cruise itinerary that works for you and choose to cancel, we’ll be sad to see you go. You’ll receive: We’ll process a full refund of any paid portion of your cruise fare to the original form of payment, including non-refundable deposits. Lastly, any pre-paid amenities will be refunded to the original form of payment within 45 business days. Please note, if you choose this option, we will not provide additional compensation. It’s important to us that you find the best holiday option. Please call us at 888-281-9344 or contact your Travel Advisor by July 29th, 2020 to let us know your decision and know, hold times may be longer than usual. If you know how you’d like to proceed and would like to avoid waiting on the phone, CLICK HERE by July 29th, 2020 to select which option you prefer. If we haven’t heard from you by July 29th, 2020, your reservation will be cancelled. If you have any questions, please contact your Travel Advisor immediately or contact us at:  1 800 754 500 in Australia  0344 493 4005 in the U.K.  1 866 562 7625 in the U.S. or Canada All other countries, please visit http://www.royalcaribbean.com/contactus for your local Royal Caribbean International office phone number. Thank you for understanding. We hope you find another cruise holiday with us. Whether you are celebrating a special occasion or looking to explore, relax, and recharge, we have no doubt your time with us will be nothing short of amazing. We look forward to welcoming you onboard. Sincerely,

[cruisegirl1]

Surprised that the OBC is the same for Interior, Window and Balcony.

 

We changed the 4 night  ( using the on-line feature) and will have to  decide what to do with the 3 night that is not included in the  formal cancellation.  I'll crunch the  numbers to look at the  best option. 

M

[Ubiquitous Cruiser]

20 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Surprised that the OBC is the same for Interior, Window and Balcony.

 

We changed the 4 night  ( using the on-line feature) and will have to  decide what to do with the 3 night that is not included in the  formal cancellation.  I'll crunch the  numbers to look at the  best option. 

M

When you changed using the online feature did you choose a cruise other than one in Option 1 and if so did you get anything other than the popup letter that I posted earlier? I just entered the sailing details (Ship & Date) for the cruise we wanted and then the letter popped up ... no confirmation email or anything.