cman2020

Just now, Ampurp85 said:

@cman2020 The FCC is on what you paid only. As you booked refundable I would personally take the cash, FCC as a lot of rules. Once you apply it to a sailing you will never have any cash value again. If you had paid the entire fare it would have been FCC in the fare amount but the taxes and fees returned in cash. They are not giving you an FCC in anything you have not paid.

Thanks for your help, 1 more questions,  then for cruise planner purchases, what’s the policy there? We booked a drink package and a a cabana I believe, but you can’t get the 125% obc with out picking the fcc for the actual cruise or you can? 

Sorry all the more I read about the FCC credit. The more I am confused. On my sailing, I only paid the deposit so far $1000, which was a refundable fare booking. The fcc I receive is based on that or the total cruise fare, minus taxes and port fees? 

6 minutes ago, twangster said:

I suggest waiting a couple of days for the dust to settle.  Travel agencies are just getting notified like the rest of us.  Let a few other guests be the guinea pigs.  There is no hurry to deal with it today.

I was planning on waiting, but we have other cruises in mind, for that same week, and didn’t want the price to jump, and or availability go away. 

Just saw the news that the odyssey will be delayed, and all sailings through April 2021 are canceled. I had a cruse booked for March 2021, it’s obviously canceled, I booked via Costco, and just paid the deposit so far. I also booked as refundable. Here’s my questions :

if I choose fcc, what do I do?

do I have to wait for Costco?

can I book another in the mean time while waiting for the fix , then apply it to The new booking?

i also have a bunch of purchases on the cruise Planner , that I believe I can choose credit for that as well?

TIA for your answers 

7 hours ago, twangster said:

If you have booked Odyssey they can't raise your rate.  For folks who haven't booked yet, they are the ones that may end up paying higher prices.

That being said, Oasis and Symphony are equally great ships and both will provide an incredible experience.  The main differences are subtle such as a different broadway show, different ice skating show and different aqua theater show.  Some of the specialty restaurants are different.  The layout of the adult only solarium is slightly different.

There is more in common than different, both are great ships.

Awesome thanks, yea I know they can’t raise my odyssey rate, but I meant to books a backup, I was going to wait till I heard more about odyssey, but who knows when that would be and then at that point maybe prices would be higher for that back up booking. 

We are currently booked on a 3/12/21 southern Caribbean booking on odyssey of the seas, with the possibility of a delay in the ship being delivered , and the report that prices might go up, we have selected a few back up cruises for the same week timeframe , both western Caribbean, almost same intineirary that I am about to book as a back up. One being on the oasis , one being symphony , what are the main diff between the 2 ships, I know oasis was recently amped. Is there any reason to pick one over the other? TIA

15 hours ago, Andrew72681 said:

No. I’ve tried right at 10est when they open, later in the day, no luck. It’s been a complete joke that they still don’t have staffed lines. It’s not worth the executive rebate as it’s now cost me two price decreases. 

So here’s the update. I called at 9:59 am literally, and 10:01 one got through to a agent, but it took an hour for her to get someone at RC, but all set. Saved $457. 

10 minutes ago, Andrew72681 said:

No. I’ve tried right at 10est when they open, later in the day, no luck. It’s been a complete joke that they still don’t have staffed lines. It’s not worth the executive rebate as it’s now cost me two price decreases. 

Great. Guess ill keep

ya posted on how it turns out 

15 minutes ago, Andrew72681 said:

No. Nothing on the cruise planner will be changed. Good luck with Costco, anytime I’ve called over the last two months I get the “overwhelming call volume” message where it doesn’t even let you join the queue. It’ll certainly be my last booking with them. 

Great. Thanks for the warning. Going to try 1st thing as soon as they open. Have you ever gotten through at all?

I currently have a cruise booked with a beverage package, and some other things, but just saw the price dropped on the actual cruise, so will call Costco travel to get it re priced, will it affect anything booked on the cruise planner? TIA

We are currently booked on Odyssey of the Seas for a March 12, 2021 Southern Caribbean cruise, with a refundable deposit, due to the Covid etc, there is rumblings the ship will be delayed, obviously don't know how long etc. We already have a back up cruise in mind and picked out for the same week,(freedom) out of Puerto Rico, as timing is important as this is a week the kids are off of school. The question is should I book it and are you able to have 2 cruises booked for the same travelers for the same time basically? I would probably book that one refundable as well. TIA for any info. 

26 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

I think so.  As long as cash flow (because your deposit will be tied up) is not an issue, you will get it back. 

I have 3 right now double booked:  March 2021 (I have Allure and Odyssey booked), July 2021 (Anthem and Brilliance), and August 2021 (Symphony and Liberty).  Starting to lose track lol.

Curious, did you use a travel agent, or go, directly through RC. I’m booked via Costco on the first one. 

2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Yes! I have 3 (double bookings) of those going on right now! Lol. 

Haha, that’s awesome. Guess I could book another one with a refundable Deposit, and then Cancel 1, when we know more what’s going on? Would that work ?

On 5/11/2020 at 5:45 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said:

I think that with Cruise with Confidence, you have the flexibility to book it and cancel later and get your whole deposit back as FCC.  As long as you don't mind putting down the deposit and you could use the FCC down the road, I don't see any harm in that.  That is what I plan on doing.

We are booked on 3/21/2021 on the odyssey as well, and am concerned about it being affected if there was a delay, in ship delivery. Can you have 2 cruises booked at the same time for the same time frame? We have already scouted some cruises that go the same week. I have a refundable fare booked right now for the 3/12/21 sailing.