shaydav19 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 @Matt I hope everyone is healthy and safe during this trying time. I have a an FCC issue and wonder if escalation is my only recourse. I had a family vacation that I paid for in full on one credit card for 7 people. My 72 year old mom and 80 year old aunt were in one cabin that we had to cancel under the Cruise with Confidence plan because their doctors advised them to forget about cruising. I am now fighting with RCCL as they do not want to offer the FCC to me although they are fully aware that I paid for all of the bookings and that I not only intend to cruise again, but already have another cruise scheduled for 08/22/2020. Does anyone have any suggestions, work arounds or insights that could help? I really appreciate the help this blog offers. Thanks in advance. Grandeur of the Seas 01/03/2019 Anthem of the Seas 03/15/2020 (Doomed) Independence of the Seas 08/22/2020 (Hopefully) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 @shaydav19, I hate to be negative, but you might be fighting a losing battle. Over the past week, I have had my own fight with Royal over FCC, even to the point of escalating to corporate level. Royal is not budging this time. They are giving out the same "canned/generic" responses to all. I know this because many people have sent messages my way of the same generic response. You could try to email corporate, like many of us already have, but what I am saying is, not to be surprised if you end up with the same response. But by all means, do so, because the more they hear, the better. Here are the emails that I sent a letter to: Guest_relations@rccl.com mbayley@rccl.com richardfain@rccl.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydav19 Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: @shaydav19, I hate to be negative, but you might be fighting a losing battle. Over the past week, I have had my own fight with Royal over FCC, even to the point of escalating to corporate level. Royal is not budging this time. They are giving out the same "canned/generic" responses to all. I know this because many people have sent messages my way of the same generic response. You could try to email corporate, like many of us already have, but what I am saying is, not to be surprised if you end up with the same response. But by all means, do so, because the more they hear, the better. Here are the emails that I sent a letter to: Guest_relations@rccl.com mbayley@rccl.com richardfain@rccl.com Thanks so much. I have already emailed Guest Relations and I am waiting to hear. I will send the same to the others. I just cannot believe that they would just keep over 1K in funds during this time without being flexible. I already have money invested in the August Cruise but if this doesn't get resolved I think I'll be looking into Norwegian, which makes me sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambia-Zaire Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 hour ago, shaydav19 said: @Matt I hope everyone is healthy and safe during this trying time. I have a an FCC issue and wonder if escalation is my only recourse. I had a family vacation that I paid for in full on one credit card for 7 people. My 72 year old mom and 80 year old aunt were in one cabin that we had to cancel under the Cruise with Confidence plan because their doctors advised them to forget about cruising. I am now fighting with RCCL as they do not want to offer the FCC to me although they are fully aware that I paid for all of the bookings and that I not only intend to cruise again, but already have another cruise scheduled for 08/22/2020. Does anyone have any suggestions, work arounds or insights that could help? I really appreciate the help this blog offers. Thanks in advance. Grandeur of the Seas 01/03/2019 Anthem of the Seas 03/15/2020 (Doomed) Independence of the Seas 08/22/2020 (Hopefully) Ridiculous Royal does not offer the FCC to the card holder...don't see how that's legal. However, if you are referring to the 3/15/20 Anthem cruise, you should be eligible for 100% refund, on your mom & aunt cabin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 So I'm understanding the issue, the elderly folks are the ones cancelling, and the FCC is in their name. The issue is you want the FCC to be something you can use, because you paid for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydav19 Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Matt said: So I'm understanding the issue, the elderly folks are the ones cancelling, and the FCC is in their name. The issue is you want the FCC to be something you can use, because you paid for it? Yes, Matt exactly that. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydav19 Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Zambia-Zaire said: Ridiculous Royal does not offer the FCC to the card holder...don't see how that's legal. However, if you are referring to the 3/15/20 Anthem cruise, you should be eligible for 100% refund, on your mom & aunt cabin. Yes, but unfortunately I had a total of four cabins and two we cancelled under the Cruise with Confidence which only allowed the FCC, not a full refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
711Dave Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Have you thought about disputing the transaction through you credit card company? It might be something to look into as I have not heard of anybody mentioning it on the blog. Good luck. shaydav19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOLO Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 @shaydav19 Since RCL cancelled your cruise, doesn't that make the your FCC's for the Anthem cruise null & void? I am having a hard time understanding why RCL is balking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambia-Zaire Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 7 hours ago, shaydav19 said: Yes, but unfortunately I had a total of four cabins and two we cancelled under the Cruise with Confidence which only allowed the FCC, not a full Your cruise fall under Royal's self-imposed cancellation; so you are eligible for "Full Refund", back to the original form of payment...in other words, your card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi333 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 does anyone know how long it will take to get my fcc? i cancelled my cruise a week ago. thanks so the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, gi333 said: does anyone know how long it will take to get my fcc? i cancelled my cruise a week ago. April 13: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/03/13/royal-caribbean-announces-refunds-cancelled-sailings-during-temporary-cruise-suspension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi333 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 My cruise wasn't canceled yet. It was supposed to be on April 19. I cancelled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydav19 Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 The two Credits that I am having a problem with were for a stateroom we cancelled during the Cruise with Confidence time period so it was before Royal cancelled all sailings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timm804 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 I talked to our TA this evening and had to have him repeat very slowly that FCC would now go to the individual not the (me) person who paid the bill. $800 PP or $4000 PP... I can’t believe they won’t credit the name paying the freight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydav19 Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 58 minutes ago, timm804 said: I talked to our TA this evening and had to have him repeat very slowly that FCC would now go to the individual not the (me) person who paid the bill. $800 PP or $4000 PP... I can’t believe they won’t credit the name paying the freight? I’m still in shock and I’m going to lose my money because my 80 year old aunt is never going to cruise again. This is making rethink Norwegian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 13 hours ago, shaydav19 said: The two Credits that I am having a problem with were for a stateroom we cancelled during the Cruise with Confidence time period so it was before Royal cancelled all sailings Unfortunately Royal has taken a hard stance that if you canceled before the cruiseline did, then you don't qualify for the payment refund option. I'm not sure the other cruiselines are handling that part any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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