Jared2 Posted September 8, 2020 #1 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Is this still a thing? My April 2021 TA has dropped about $150 in price, and at this point I'm expecting/hoping it won't be cancelled, but if it does get cancelled I would be cheating myself out of $187.50 additional FCC. Can you even get through when calling (I have to call with international charges, so the longer I have to spend on hold the more expensive it gets), or are they still overwhelmed with people calling about refunds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted September 8, 2020 #2 Share Posted September 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, Jared2 said: Is this still a thing? My April 2021 TA has dropped about $150 in price, and at this point I'm expecting/hoping it won't be cancelled, but if it does get cancelled I would be cheating myself out of $187.50 additional FCC. Can you even get through when calling (I have to call with international charges, so the longer I have to spend on hold the more expensive it gets), or are they still overwhelmed with people calling about refunds? Yes people are still calling. The wait times now are pretty much non existent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobro Posted September 8, 2020 #3 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Still a thing. I saved $400 in July for my January cruise. It took a while because FCC was involved. The CSR and I were on hold for 25 minutes for resolutions to figure out the final invoice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted September 8, 2020 #4 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Call and get the price drop. Even if you have to pay international long distance fees, you'll still be saving more than you spend on fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyrealnameoremail Posted September 8, 2020 #5 Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Jared2 said: Is this still a thing? My April 2021 TA has dropped about $150 in price, and at this point I'm expecting/hoping it won't be cancelled, but if it does get cancelled I would be cheating myself out of $187.50 additional FCC. Can you even get through when calling (I have to call with international charges, so the longer I have to spend on hold the more expensive it gets), or are they still overwhelmed with people calling about refunds? Unless you have paid off your cruise completely, any additional FCC is based on what you actually paid. If you have paid it off, you would only "lose" $37.50 since you would get your $150 back up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeywestK Posted September 8, 2020 #6 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Absolutely! And after you are re-invoice for the new price, that will be protected if you decide to do a Lift & Shift. Phone wait times are now minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted September 8, 2020 #7 Share Posted September 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: Yes people are still calling. The wait times now are pretty much non existent. I called last week got fast response. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared2 Posted September 8, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, notmyrealnameoremail said: Unless you have paid off your cruise completely, any additional FCC is based on what you actually paid. If you have paid it off, you would only "lose" $37.50 since you would get your $150 back up front. So far I have only paid a $100 deposit. I booked it on board with NextCruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted September 8, 2020 #9 Share Posted September 8, 2020 21 minutes ago, Jared2 said: So far I have only paid a $100 deposit. I booked it on board with NextCruise. So wouldnt it just change how much you owe? You said it would change fcc amount ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared2 Posted September 8, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, firefly333 said: So wouldnt it just change how much you owe? You said it would change fcc amount ? If I don't get the price adjusted and Royal cancels after final payment I would get 125% of the current higher amount. If I get the price adjusted now I would get 125% of the lower amount. Edited September 8, 2020 by Jared2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyrealnameoremail Posted September 8, 2020 #11 Share Posted September 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Jared2 said: If I don't get the price adjusted and Royal cancels after final payment I would get 125% of the current higher amount. If I get the price adjusted now I would get 125% of the lower amount. In that case, you would lose $37.50. You would pay $150.00 less and get an FCC for $187.50 less. On the other hand, if the cruise happens, taking the price drop will save you $150.00. Mathematically, if you think think there is better than a one in four chance that the cruise will sail, you should take the price drop. Personally, since I think it is likely that cruise will happen, I would take the price drop. But it's not my money. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared2 Posted September 10, 2020 Author #12 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/8/2020 at 11:02 PM, notmyrealnameoremail said: In that case, you would lose $37.50. You would pay $150.00 less and get an FCC for $187.50 less. On the other hand, if the cruise happens, taking the price drop will save you $150.00. Mathematically, if you think think there is better than a one in four chance that the cruise will sail, you should take the price drop. Personally, since I think it is likely that cruise will happen, I would take the price drop. But it's not my money. 🙂 At this point I'm assuming it will go ahead (although I might still cancel before final payment if it looks like I will have to wear a mask, etc.), so I guess I will call and get the price adjusted, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted September 10, 2020 #13 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/8/2020 at 11:29 AM, Jared2 said: If I don't get the price adjusted and Royal cancels after final payment I would get 125% of the current higher amount. If I get the price adjusted now I would get 125% of the lower amount. If this is your plan, why don't you book the most expensive suite on the ship or for that matter on any ship that you think will get cancelled so you will get an even larger amount of compensation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared2 Posted September 10, 2020 Author #14 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, ipeeinthepool said: If this is your plan, why don't you book the most expensive suite on the ship or for that matter on any ship that you think will get cancelled so you will get an even larger amount of compensation? Well I might just do that and have enough FCC for inside cabins for a year 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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