shoreline 1 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 i just heard about the cancellation extension that runs through May 11th. Wonder if I will be lucky enough for my June 6th Rhapsody cruise out of Venice to escape being cancelled? 90% sure it will cancel but hoping for the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floski 1,339 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Ogilthorpe, Lovetocruise2002, JLMoran and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlena 176 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 I'm happy they finally did it. We all knew it wasnt gonna happen by April. Might as well do it as early as possible so people can adjust their expectations and / or schedules. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CherishH 1 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Is there an official press release? I haven’t seen anything yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floski 1,339 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, CherishH said: Is there an official press release? I haven’t seen anything yet. Matt is about as official as it can be. RWDW1204, MicDay, Neesa and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mworkman 2,370 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 https://presscenter.rclcorporate.com/press-release/89/royal-caribbean-extends-global-suspension-of-cruisingrnnbsp There goes our Alaska trip! bhageerah, Okgladgal, Momof4crazytocruise and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shari3 66 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 I am booked on May 15 to New England. Any chance Royal might change the itinerary and not cancel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CherishH 1 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Floski said: Matt is about as official as it can be. Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TXcruzer 414 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Shari3 said: I am booked on May 15 to New England. Any chance Royal might change the itinerary and not cancel? Where would they change the itinerary too?? The whole world is on lockdown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnK6404 1,176 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 I'm glad they did not wait until the last minute! I guess we'll likely be the next wave since we're scheduled for a 5/31 sailing... hope they cancel at least a month in advance if the end of May is also a no go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyfsu21 975 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, TXcruzer said: Where would they change the itinerary too?? The whole world is on lockdown. Exactly. There’s really nowhere to go. This is maybe the 1st of many schedule push backs from RC. From a corporate standpoint it’s obvious they can’t just come out & cancel every cruise for the remainder of the year at once w/o setting off a mass sell off for every cruise booked out to 2021. The reality is that there’s not a chance they are back to a normal schedule in 2020. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof4crazytocruise 234 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Why Voyager so much later than the others? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnK6404 1,176 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, TXcruzer said: Where would they change the itinerary too?? The whole world is on lockdown. I would think once the U.S. is good to go, they will start up again. Our cruise is from Cape Liberty and hits Port Canaveral, Nassau (might be an issue) and Coco Cay... maybe we'll have another sea day instead of Nassau... fingers crossed for 5/31! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chadster 910 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Well, this puts me in an awkward spot. I just lost my June 4 cruise on Adventure to Canada, but so far, my July 15 backup sailing is still on. Problem is, I won't get my FCC in time to apply at final payment (on April 17). I know the situation is fluid, but I wish they'd just done a blanket 60 days from the beginning -- and made the decision about Alaska and Canada when Canada announced their port closures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KJ1231 328 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, mworkman said: https://presscenter.rclcorporate.com/press-release/89/royal-caribbean-extends-global-suspension-of-cruisingrnnbsp There goes our Alaska trip! Same here - had a pretty good deal. July cruises look like double the price of our May cruise... and would I get the 125% FCC in time for final payment in April for a July cruise? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 728 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Well We knew this was coming. We were on Oasis May 10th. Just were waiting for the cancel and credit. I believe they will start sailing mid May though. Question I have is for the cruise we want to go on instead a Central park balcony is a little over 100 less than ocean view balcony. Which one would you choose? Kinda like the novelty of a Central park balcony but what do you think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedNoodles 4,879 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Until there are countries/ports willing to take in a ship, they won't be sailing, sadly. RWDW1204 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zambia-Zaire 241 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Same here...I knew if it was extended, we will lose our cruise. September is on the docket now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KJ1231 328 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Just got email with official cancel for May 15 Alaska cruise. Cash refund or 125% FCC that I should get by 4/30 and good until 12/31/2021. Guess it's time to start planning. Can't imagine what the folks at MEI are going through..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frogfanatic 15 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 We have a May 24th sailing on Harmony. My hope is hanging on by a thin thread. If the port situation round The Caribbean is an issue for future sailings I would be happy to spend an extra day at Coco Cay and just hang on the ship for the rest of the days. haha..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovestotravel 73 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Frogfanatic said: We have a May 24th sailing on Harmony. My hope is hanging on by a thin thread. If the port situation round The Caribbean is an issue for future sailings I would be happy to spend an extra day at Coco Cay and just hang on the ship for the rest of the days. haha..... We are May 31st, but I just don't know if it is going to happen. Even if they lift travel bans/restrictions, cruises are going to be the last places they will want people to congregate on. I just don't think C-19 will be eradicated enough for officials to take that risk. Don't get me wrong, we are hoping with all hope that we still get to go, I just don't know logically if it will happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeWhoWaits 1,350 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 This news forced a change to my signature. SpeedNoodles, WAAAYTOOO and JLMoran 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darketower 76 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, RCIfan1912 said: Well We knew this was coming. We were on Oasis May 10th. Just were waiting for the cancel and credit. I believe they will start sailing mid May though. Question I have is for the cruise we want to go on instead a Central park balcony is a little over 100 less than ocean view balcony. Which one would you choose? Kinda like the novelty of a Central park balcony but what do you think. I would take ocean view all the time. I don’t like the idea of looking across into other balconies and vice versa. I love being able to look out over the ocean in the morning and also enjoy watching as we dock at port. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spiralqueen 747 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 So I think this is different from the last round of cancellations. If you bought something in the cruise planner you can either have it refunded or apply for 125% OBC for a future sailing. I’m curious if this would be able to be used online ahead of time or if it’s only able to be used on board. Makes a huge difference. RWDW1204 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MicDay 168 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 We were on the May 10th Allure sailing out of Barcelona. I'm so sad not to go on this trip this year. I really appreciate RC making the decision until waiting the last minute. Prayers everyone stays healthy. Prayers for anyone and their family who are dealing with this Virus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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