SteveT

Ahh. I went to the website that RCC directed me to over the phone. Cruiseportal.com or something like that. That's where the 125% rebooking through 12/31/2020 and 100% cash refund was displayed, not on RCC's own website.

Royal's website doesn't even mention cash refund or 125% at all anymore. Regardless of date or cancellation. This wording was on the CWC flyer previously. And this is for cruises now through July 31, 2020, just as it was before.

I just talked with Royal. Seems my only option for my June 7, 2020 Oasis cruise is to take a 100% FCC, not a 125% FCC. Agent on the phone stated that there is currently no cash refund for anything sailing after April 11th-estimated date. Even the wording on Royal's site has changed on their Cruise with Confidence banner. I told the agent, that's not a lot of confidence there the way the program changed.

Then why would they have to cancel booked cruises with short notice and ruin logistics for over 5,000 people if they knew the ships(full ship charters) were privatelychartered years in advance? That doesn’t add up.

Go with a waterproof point and shoot from, say, Nikon. These will take better than iPhone pictures, take a beating, and take a bath without breaking the bank. They have good OPTICAL zooms around 5x compared to an iPhone 2x. Also, most do standard 1080p HD or 4K 30fps videos on top of geotagging I have an iPhone I will use for most days but also have a Nikon D750 with either an 80-200 2.8 or 24-70 2.8 lens. These lenses are pretty big and not very practical for most photos you will never print or view on a screen larger than an iPad, except for depth of field. I am bringing the D750 for some family wedding photos...this camera stands out in low light and pictures in the setting sun.