Chadster

Thank you to Stephanie at MEI for the awesome upgrade!

Thank you to Sharla at MEI for working on our cancellation and our upcoming cruises! You rock!

Thank you Nancy Swope at MEI travel! She cancelled my Harmony cruise and booked us a Cancun all inclusive on a Saturday!  Saturday morning, I emailed her to cancel and asked her to look into Cancun or Punta Cana.  She gave me 3 options before lunch and everything was finalized by dinner!  Amazing job and so appreciated!

No cash....give me the FCC....I've already spent the cash once. It'll never trust me again.

As you can all imagine this is an ever changing world right now in the cruise world....
I just finished a call where they explained that everyone Sailing by the end of July has the option to either of these options.  I know some people were concerned and wanted a refund...
Cancel up to 48 hours and get a FCC for your full amount paid and you must use this by Dec 2021
OR
You can waive that and go with the regular cancellation penalties which after final payment for refundable deposits it would be   (depending on when you booked)
75 to 43 days - $100 per guest 42 to 29 days - 50% per guest 28 to 15 days - 75% per guest 14 to 0 days - 100% per guest IF you have a nonrefundable - there is a $100 per guest penalty if you cancel prior to 75 days.
OR... if you booked after Jan 2019 your cancellations would be
89 to 75 days - $100 per guest 74 to 61 days - 50% per guest 60 to 31 days - 75% per guest 14 to 0 days - 100% per guest IF you have a nonrefundable - there is a $100 per guest penalty if you cancel prior to 89 days.

Thank you to all of you for your kind words.  It seems in the TA world every year or two there is something that comes around such as this that shows people why they might not want to book direct - - the hold on the phone line or busy signal!  HAHA    While we are busy, it is you the client that we do this for because we love it.  Because many of us at MEI have been doing this for so long, we have lots of experience at holding on the phone, placing holds for new bookings online, chatting with another agent in the agency to either vent (so we don't toss the computer or phone out the window) , and we can order a pizza for dinner because we assume we will be on the phone til after dinner!  ???
 

Well, the work goes a long way in making some feel better about some frustrating times. In my former life, I was an Ops Mgr for a rental car company. One of the biggest training topics was the frustration of TRAVEL, and how a helpful person can go a LONG way in helping a frustrated person feel like this moment, at least, someone is trying to help and youre not fighting the entire world. Its how loyalty is created. Kudos to you and your team (especially Kelley) Annette. 

We use Chris Owens (sorry MEI). He's always been great and available at any time for us (he's replied to emails within an hour, even in the middle of the night and weekends). He just spent 2 hours on the phone Friday and got us a cabin upgrade, this after our final payment date, with no loss of OBC. I'm sure we'll also find a couple of bottles of wine, finger foods and some type of gift when we sail. 
THANKS CHRIS!!???

This may be the greatest cruise tip in the history of cruise tips.

Okay, this might be a deal-breaker. I'm a solo cruiser and I need both my gently-used Hyundais. ?

Okay, this might be a deal-breaker. I'm a solo cruiser and I need both my gently-used Hyundais. ?

Okay, this might be a deal-breaker. I'm a solo cruiser and I need both my gently-used Hyundais. ?

I'm officially dehydrated from drooling. 

My older daughter, Brenna, performed in her vocal performance majors' French Song Evening, and was given the closing performance of the night. She absolutely knocked it out of the park! I could not be more proud of her, after all the hard work she has put in since starting college a year and a half ago. My wife and I saw her talent when she was young, but she will tell anyone who asks that as a middle and high schooler, she seriously doubted herself. Last night, she not only did a fantastic job, but said out loud that she has never had so much fun with a performance or felt so proud of it. Her accompanist had fun with it, too, at one point ad libbing and making the entire audience roar with laughter.
Brava, Brenna!!
 

AHHHHHHHHH! Thanks to quick work by @AnnetteJackson and Kelley at MEI (and of course, Sharla, even though she's off on her getaway!), I was able to leverage MEI's presence on/sponsorship of this board to snag one of the aft balcony cabins that popped up for the June 4 sailing of Adventure of the Seas! I went from booking myself into an interior cabin on Grandeur a little over a month ago to the exciting notion that I'll get to have a great view as a newer ship with more options for dining and activities sails away and along! It wasn't a free upgrade, of course, but when all is said and done, I'll have spent just $400 extra to be on a newer ship and have an aft view and spacious cabin, plus a little to get myself up to Cape Liberty!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH, MEI TEAM!!! ?
Maybe now, I can breathe and take a break from obsessively watching availability and pricing, all while plotting and planning. I tend to get laser-focused on things, and I certainly have been with my upcoming cruise. What a ride -- but oh, my, what a sailing it'll be at the end!

In the immortal words of Ric Flair...
WOOOOO!

Same thoughts here for Sharla @ MEI. She works so hard for us and while we were not cancelling anything she did manage to secure us fantastic re-pricing during this crazy time. While I like to imagine she is all mine, I want to acknowledge her hard work and dedication as reality is she most likely makes all of us feel like that, while she helps us all!  Yes and thanks to the wonderful @SpeedNoodles for starting this thread. Be safe and stay well everyone, happy sailing.

AHHHHHHHHH! Thanks to quick work by @AnnetteJackson and Kelley at MEI (and of course, Sharla, even though she's off on her getaway!), I was able to leverage MEI's presence on/sponsorship of this board to snag one of the aft balcony cabins that popped up for the June 4 sailing of Adventure of the Seas! I went from booking myself into an interior cabin on Grandeur a little over a month ago to the exciting notion that I'll get to have a great view as a newer ship with more options for dining and activities sails away and along! It wasn't a free upgrade, of course, but when all is said and done, I'll have spent just $400 extra to be on a newer ship and have an aft view and spacious cabin, plus a little to get myself up to Cape Liberty!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH, MEI TEAM!!! ?
Maybe now, I can breathe and take a break from obsessively watching availability and pricing, all while plotting and planning. I tend to get laser-focused on things, and I certainly have been with my upcoming cruise. What a ride -- but oh, my, what a sailing it'll be at the end!

Changed from Grandeur on 5/14/20 to Adventure on 6/4/2020. Still going to New England and Canada!

Changed from Grandeur on 5/14/20 to Adventure on 6/4/2020. Still going to New England and Canada!

AHHHHHHHHH! Thanks to quick work by @AnnetteJackson and Kelley at MEI (and of course, Sharla, even though she's off on her getaway!), I was able to leverage MEI's presence on/sponsorship of this board to snag one of the aft balcony cabins that popped up for the June 4 sailing of Adventure of the Seas! I went from booking myself into an interior cabin on Grandeur a little over a month ago to the exciting notion that I'll get to have a great view as a newer ship with more options for dining and activities sails away and along! It wasn't a free upgrade, of course, but when all is said and done, I'll have spent just $400 extra to be on a newer ship and have an aft view and spacious cabin, plus a little to get myself up to Cape Liberty!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH, MEI TEAM!!! ?
Maybe now, I can breathe and take a break from obsessively watching availability and pricing, all while plotting and planning. I tend to get laser-focused on things, and I certainly have been with my upcoming cruise. What a ride -- but oh, my, what a sailing it'll be at the end!

Okay, this might be a deal-breaker. I'm a solo cruiser and I need both my gently-used Hyundais. ?

AHHHHHHHHH! Thanks to quick work by @AnnetteJackson and Kelley at MEI (and of course, Sharla, even though she's off on her getaway!), I was able to leverage MEI's presence on/sponsorship of this board to snag one of the aft balcony cabins that popped up for the June 4 sailing of Adventure of the Seas! I went from booking myself into an interior cabin on Grandeur a little over a month ago to the exciting notion that I'll get to have a great view as a newer ship with more options for dining and activities sails away and along! It wasn't a free upgrade, of course, but when all is said and done, I'll have spent just $400 extra to be on a newer ship and have an aft view and spacious cabin, plus a little to get myself up to Cape Liberty!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH, MEI TEAM!!! ?
Maybe now, I can breathe and take a break from obsessively watching availability and pricing, all while plotting and planning. I tend to get laser-focused on things, and I certainly have been with my upcoming cruise. What a ride -- but oh, my, what a sailing it'll be at the end!

I second that...and give Kelley at MEI a WOO, WOO, WOOOOOOOO for getting us a no cost upgrade today. I honestly feel kinda guilty for asking her to check on that when I know she's just flooded with work. This will be me in my new room: