ticketsunlimited Posted January 7, 2022 #101 Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, tbo said: This really stinks -sorry to everyone who is losing their cruise. We are scheduled on 1/29 and now I'm wondering if we should just cancel and reschedule and save the hassle of dealing with it later down the road. You will get better options if they cancel it. The waiting game sucks 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted January 7, 2022 #102 Share Posted January 7, 2022 I'm on the Allure Jan. 22 sail and if cancelled I'll forgo the 4x C&A points.😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted January 7, 2022 #103 Share Posted January 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, ticketsunlimited said: You will get better options if they cancel it. The waiting game sucks This seems to be the case. All the hoops to jump through, scheduling vacation time, planning flights, hotel, Covid tests, boarding pets... But the writing was on the wall. This is a bad time to cruise, period. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinsmom03 Posted January 7, 2022 #104 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Pratique said: This seems to be the case. All the hoops to jump through, scheduling vacation time, planning flights, hotel, Covid tests, boarding pets... But the writing was on the wall. This is a bad time to cruise, period. I'm so sorry. I feel your pain. We were supposed to have been on Freedom this week, we cancelled last week. My husband wanted to wait and see if Royal cancelled. I finally couldn't play the game anymore. We moved our 4 night on Freedom to a 6 night on Allure in May. I hope you have good luck with your next pick! We will try again at the end of March. Hoping things will be better by then. Edited January 7, 2022 by erinsmom03 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted January 7, 2022 #105 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, erinsmom03 said: I'm so sorry. I feel your pain. We were supposed to have been on Freedom this week, we cancelled last week. My husband wanted to wait and see if Royal cancelled. I finally couldn't play the game anymore. We moved our 4 night on Freedom to a 6 night on Allure in May. I hope you have good luck with your next pick! We will try gain at the end of March. Hoping things will be better by then. I was on the verge of cancelling for weeks, but decided to go for it even knowing the risks. We can't travel out of state until late May due to our schedules, so it was either now or much later. I feel bad for the folks who are already on airplanes or in Miami. On FB someone said they rebooked on Carnival for this weekend. 👍 Edited January 7, 2022 by Pratique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4 Posted January 7, 2022 #106 Share Posted January 7, 2022 24 minutes ago, tbo said: This really stinks -sorry to everyone who is losing their cruise. We are scheduled on 1/29 and now I'm wondering if we should just cancel and reschedule and save the hassle of dealing with it later down the road. You could just decide you’re not going. And then plan to cancel it more than 48 hours before your sailing. That way, if the cruise line ends up cancelling your cruise, you’d probably end up better off. I really feel for all the people that took the CDC advice and cancelled their sailings for the 8th and 9th. Because the people that didn’t cancel are getting a full refund AND full FCC since Royal cancelled the cruise. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted January 7, 2022 #107 Share Posted January 7, 2022 This is what I was doing this morning, so looking forward to getting away for the first time in two years. Oh well, stuff happens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF125 Posted January 7, 2022 #108 Share Posted January 7, 2022 https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2022/01/06/royal-caribbean-moving-covid-positive-crew-vision-rhapsody-ships/9115818002/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted January 7, 2022 #109 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, BF125 said: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2022/01/06/royal-caribbean-moving-covid-positive-crew-vision-rhapsody-ships/9115818002/ The whole process is ingenious. I really hope they can pull it off without having to close down anymore ships. They are definitely giving it their best effort. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted January 7, 2022 #110 Share Posted January 7, 2022 To everyone being affected by the cancellations I feel for you. Things must be pretty severe on board the ships for RCI to cancel with sail dates so close. As disappointing as it has to be hopefully all will be able to get rebooked at a later time when things are looking up. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted January 7, 2022 #111 Share Posted January 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, ticketsunlimited said: The whole process is ingenious. I really hope they can pull it off without having to close down anymore ships. They are definitely giving it their best effort. I think it's pretty sad to tell you the truth just to try to keep things going. How long can they continue this? I guess after seeing todays cancellations, they really can't continue like this. . Sad, but more cancellations might be just a matter of time and no way of telling which ships or when. Makes it really hard to make plans right now to go on a cruise. Maybe works fine for people who live in Florida and are retired but for the working person who needs to request time off for work etc., it's really tough. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted January 7, 2022 #112 Share Posted January 7, 2022 32 minutes ago, cruisingator2 said: To everyone being affected by the cancellations I feel for you. Things must be pretty severe on board the ships for RCI to cancel with sail dates so close. As disappointing as it has to be hopefully all will be able to get rebooked at a later time when things are looking up. Still scratching my head as to why they waited until today to cancel sailings leaving tomorrow. Didn't they see this coming by, like, Tuesday or Wednesday? I think they did, but didn't want to pull the plug until their hand was forced. Just MHO. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmermaid Posted January 7, 2022 #113 Share Posted January 7, 2022 46 minutes ago, Pratique said: This is what I was doing this morning, so looking forward to getting away for the first time in two years. Oh well, stuff happens. I have 5 inches here in Philly suburbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted January 7, 2022 #114 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Pratique said: Still scratching my head as to why they waited until today to cancel sailings leaving tomorrow. Didn't they see this coming by, like, Tuesday or Wednesday? I think they did, but didn't want to pull the plug until their hand was forced. Just MHO. It's a hard decision to make I'm sure -- the timing is never right but I agree you should have had more than one day's notice. Were you able to cancel flights, hotels, kennel boarding etc. without penalties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted January 7, 2022 #115 Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said: It's a hard decision to make I'm sure -- the timing is never right but I agree you should have had more than one day's notice. Were you able to cancel flights, hotels, kennel boarding etc. without penalties? We lost on the hotel, it was too late to cancel. The others we canceled. American Airlines issued a credit, no penalty, although the fare is refundable. I guess I either need to expressly request a refund or just hold onto the credit and use it later. I'm just wondering how Royal couldn't see this coming a few days ago. Maybe they were hoping to minimize the number of FCCs they had to issue by waiting out the last minute cancelations from nervous guests. A warning to everyone, if they did it once they can do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted January 7, 2022 #116 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Pratique said: We lost on the hotel, it was too late to cancel. The others we canceled. American Airlines issued a credit, no penalty, although the fare is refundable. I guess I either need to expressly request a refund or just hold onto the credit and use it later. I'm just wondering how Royal couldn't see this coming a few days ago. Maybe they were hoping to minimize the number of FCCs they had to issue by waiting out the last minute cancelations from nervous guests. A warning to everyone, if they did it once they can do it again. I guess after NCL's eight cancellations, it opened the door for RCI to do the same. If the number of cases keep going up as we're hearing from other unconfirmed sources, they might just cancel more sailings. Hopefully they have the situation under control with just these preliminary cancellations - let's hope there are no more to follow. Did you book a non-refundable hotel? Great that you got your airline credit! Edited January 7, 2022 by livingonthebeach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 7, 2022 #117 Share Posted January 7, 2022 56 minutes ago, ticketsunlimited said: The whole process is ingenious. I really hope they can pull it off without having to close down anymore ships. They are definitely giving it their best effort. Absolutely ingenious, but it's also following CDC guidelines. I wish them well. Of course there's a certain group that call them Plague Ships and its only being done to save money. Oh well, 😥 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted January 7, 2022 #118 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said: I guess after NCL's eight cancellations, it opened the door for RCI to do the same. If the number of cases keep going up as we're hearing from other unconfirmed sources, they might just cancel more sailings. Hopefully they have the situation under control with just these preliminary cancellations - let's hope there are no more to follow. Did you book a non-refundable hotel? Great that you got your airline credit! The hotel cancelation policy was 24 hours on this room rate. Which was yesterday. How is it that American Airlines can issue a credit to my account within seconds (yes I checked and it is already there waiting for me), but Royal takes weeks or months to do the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted January 7, 2022 #119 Share Posted January 7, 2022 38 minutes ago, Jimbo said: I think it's pretty sad to tell you the truth just to try to keep things going. How long can they continue this? I guess after seeing todays cancellations, they really can't continue like this. . Sad, but more cancellations might be just a matter of time and no way of telling which ships or when. Makes it really hard to make plans right now to go on a cruise. Maybe works fine for people who live in Florida and are retired but for the working person who needs to request time off for work etc., it's really tough. NFL, NHL, NBA and Major leagues have all been in the same situation. They have had to make some tough decisions to postpone some games hear and there but have made the best with the hands they were dealt. Musicians and Broadway actors have had to do the same JIMBO. One thing they have all attempted to do is keep the brand as productible and entertaining under the circumstances. All while keeping people safe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted January 7, 2022 #120 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Pratique said: The hotel cancelation policy was 24 hours on this room rate. Which was yesterday. How is it that American Airlines can issue a credit to my account within seconds (yes I checked and it is already there waiting for me), but Royal takes weeks or months to do the same? So I take it you didn't book your air through Royal's AirtoSea? Wonder how long the wait is to be refunded air tickets from RCI? Wow what a bummer for you all around. Hope you get a great deal on your next cruise to make up for all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted January 7, 2022 #121 Share Posted January 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, Pratique said: We lost on the hotel, it was too late to cancel. The others we canceled. American Airlines issued a credit, no penalty, although the fare is refundable. I guess I either need to expressly request a refund or just hold onto the credit and use it later. I'm just wondering how Royal couldn't see this coming a few days ago. Maybe they were hoping to minimize the number of FCCs they had to issue by waiting out the last minute cancelations from nervous guests. A warning to everyone, if they did it once they can do it again. You shouldnt have any problem Pratique getting your hotel refunded with your trip insurance. The whole thing is a nightmare. I could very well be in the same situation on the 29th with Odyssey. The insurance definitely makes me sleep a little better. Hoping they can stop the bleeding and outlast this Omicron variant. Maine has peaked and was the only state in the nation coming down yesterday but we were also the fastest going up so lets hope the rest of the country trends down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted January 7, 2022 #122 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Pratique said: This is what I was doing this morning, so looking forward to getting away for the first time in two years. Oh well, stuff happens. You can watch PTZtv and see the nice ships sailing out of various ports. sorry I know this is all I can offer but I am having fun at least and so can you. Oh and I also shoveled 2 inches today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted January 7, 2022 #123 Share Posted January 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said: So I take it you didn't book your air through Royal's AirtoSea? Wonder how long the wait is to be refunded air tickets from RCI? Wow what a bummer for you all around. Hope you get a great deal on your next cruise to make up for all this. No we always book direct. I avoid relying on Royal for anything I don't need them for. 13 minutes ago, ticketsunlimited said: You shouldnt have any problem Pratique getting your hotel refunded with your trip insurance. The whole thing is a nightmare. I could very well be in the same situation on the 29th with Odyssey. The insurance definitely makes me sleep a little better. Hoping they can stop the bleeding and outlast this Omicron variant. Maine has peaked and was the only state in the nation coming down yesterday but we were also the fastest going up so lets hope the rest of the country trends down. The only insurance we had was Royal's, which seems to only cover costs paid to Royal and for delays or interruptions after the trip has begun. The airfare was refundable and we took our chances with the hotel. Half of it were points and the other half cash. Our governor in NH said yesterday that there is not enough data to see a trend in the cases. It looks flat right now but it's incomplete because of the holidays. In any event, they are going to start focusing on hospitalizations because there are too many home/self tests not being reported. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted January 7, 2022 #124 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Oceansaway17 said: You can watch PTZtv and see the nice ships sailing out of various ports. sorry I know this is all I can offer but I am having fun at least and so can you. Oh and I also shoveled 2 inches today. Normally I enjoy watching PTZtv but right now I'm not in the mood to. Too painful. It has been a long two years since we last sailed and it will be at least another four or five months. Likely more. But I had fun with the Ariens. It was only a few inches today, more fun to blow it when it is really deep. Edited January 7, 2022 by Pratique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted January 7, 2022 #125 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 hours ago, tbo said: This really stinks -sorry to everyone who is losing their cruise. We are scheduled on 1/29 and now I'm wondering if we should just cancel and reschedule and save the hassle of dealing with it later down the road. wait for them to cancel and see what you get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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