RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Ok from disappointment of May 10th Oasis cruise cancelled back to excitement because we rebooked Oasis Sept. 6th and we went for a Central Park balcony. We just wanted to try this category. Man this guy, this guy John Ames from MEI is incredible. He looked, saw one cabin left and just booked it for us. I told him what we wanted, he saw it was the last cabin and booked it for us. Excited again! I can't say enough about John from MEI! Rose City Cruiser, sk8erguy1978, JLMoran and 9 others 9 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 10,929 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 So glad to hear that. Thanks for supporting our sponsor! RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Matt said: So glad to hear that. Thanks for supporting our sponsor! Thank you, and no problem. They really are pretty awesome or at least John is. Just gotta hope things clear up for a lot of reasons, peoples health and then of course for cruises and normal life. Excited to be one again on a Oasis countdown. Baked Alaska and PRebecca 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc Van Niekerk 248 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Echoing the thumbs up for John. I emailed him a couple questions last night and he replied within minutes! Thanks to the @AnnetteJackson and the MEI team for all their work on our behalf! RCIfan1912, WAAAYTOOO, Jacki_MEI and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Marc Van Niekerk said: Echoing the thumbs up for John. I emailed him a couple questions last night and he replied within minutes! Thanks to the @AnnetteJackson and the MEI team for all their work on our behalf! Yeah I emailed a bunch of times, he got back to me so fast I was stunned. I then emailed him what we were thinking of doing and before I knew it we were booked. I mean just awesome. WAAAYTOOO, AnnetteJackson and Marc Van Niekerk 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLowder 3 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Do you have contact information for John at MEI? Thanks. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, TLowder said: Do you have contact information for John at MEI? Thanks. I certainly do. When I get home from work at around 4 I will post it for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 hours ago, TLowder said: Do you have contact information for John at MEI? Thanks. Here ya go, this link should take you directly to his MEI page with his number and email. https://mei-travel.com/about-us/team/johna Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLowder 3 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Thank You. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, TLowder said: Thank You. No problem, he is excellent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill 910 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 I put a deposit down last weekend on a replacement cruise in anticipation of these new cancellations. Already transferred it to Sharla at MEI. I had a few questions regarding the 125% FCC and 125% OBC for cruise planner purchases and Sharla got back to me within an hour. Great service! Have been very happy with MEI and Sharla. AnnetteJackson, Marc Van Niekerk, Chadster and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Hey have a question I just noticed on my rescheduled cruise invoice, I mean this is I guess pending my FCC that will be issued in a few weeks but it says [booking status:offer]. I know TA said disregard deposit date. I assume that "offer" means that when the FCC is issued that status will change to [booked] or something similar. What do you think? I mean we have a cabin number and were told we are booked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spiralqueen 747 Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, RCIfan1912 said: Hey have a question I just noticed on my rescheduled cruise invoice, I mean this is I guess pending my FCC that will be issued in a few weeks but it says [booking status:offer]. I know TA said disregard deposit date. I assume that "offer" means that when the FCC is issued that status will change to [booked] or something similar. What do you think? I mean we have a cabin number and were told we are booked. “Offer” is what shows up when a travel agent puts a hold on the room. From what I understand, it takes the room out of inventory. Previously there were a couple of days padding that they allowed a TA to put a hold on a room before a deposit was needed to hold it, but because of all the craziness happening now and the delay in FCC issuance, they are letting TAs put a very extended hold on the room. If I’m remembering correctly, it’s now a 5/31 deadline for deposits to hold sailings. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, spiralqueen said: “Offer” is what shows up when a travel agent puts a hold on the room. From what I understand, it takes the room out of inventory. Previously there were a couple of days padding that they allowed a TA to put a hold on a room before a deposit was needed to hold it, but because of all the craziness happening now and the delay in FCC issuance, they are letting TAs put a very extended hold on the room. If I’m remembering correctly, it’s now a 5/31 deadline for deposits to hold sailings. Yeah that makes perfect sense. TA said disregard deposit due date as Royal Caribbean will let us hold these cabins. I guess when FCC is issued it will just become booked and be done. Then its cross our fingers we cruise in Sept. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Muster 83 Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Oh man. John is great but I always thought we had an exclusive relationship. I didn't realize he had other clients. Neesa, RCIfan1912, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, Larry Muster said: Oh man. John is great but I always thought we had an exclusive relationship. I didn't realize he had other clients. Is this a joke? I mean a TA can't survive with just one client unless that client is Bill Gate or Jeff Bezos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Holy Cow what a deal! John Ames from MEI just emailed me with a crazy new price on our Sept. 6th cruise. Now I don't know if we are gonna sail but this price is just nuts. We booked a Central Park balcony and the price was 1,791 and now today its 1,355. That is for 3, our 7 year old son. Please lord we have to sail now with this price. After the FCC is applied we are gonna have 900-1,000 bucks in more FCC for next year. I am in total awe of John Ames at MEI. This guy does not stop, he continually keeps looking for price breaks and deals. Neesa, JohnAmes, Matt and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 10,929 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Thanks for supporting our sponsor, @RCIfan1912 ! RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 I'm noticing a common theme here ....... MEI Travel... Whether it's John, @AnnetteJackson, or @michelle - the common element is how awesome they are. I know, with Michelle's sense of humor, she has really helped to keep my stress through all this crap at a reasonable level. It's very comforting knowing that there is someone out there that I can trust to have my best interest at heart .... I'll just tend to follow her lead. They all must be members of MENSA, because they are brilliant at how they're navigating these shark infested waters Jacki_MEI, Matt, RCIfan1912 and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnnetteJackson 687 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 3 hours ago, coneyraven said: I'm noticing a common theme here ....... MEI Travel... Whether it's John, @AnnetteJackson, or @michelle - the common element is how awesome they are. I know, with Michelle's sense of humor, she has really helped to keep my stress through all this crap at a reasonable level. It's very comforting knowing that there is someone out there that I can trust to have my best interest at heart .... I'll just tend to follow her lead. They all must be members of MENSA, because they are brilliant at how they're navigating these shark infested waters This is so sweet! Thank you so much for the kind words and all of you guys support. It is some trying times we all find ourselves in but the 10 of us that work with the Royal Caribbean Blog group love sharing and helping you all save so you can sail more! Neesa, coneyraven, RBRSKI and 3 others 2 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, AnnetteJackson said: This is so sweet! Thank you so much for the kind words and all of you guys support. It is some trying times we all find ourselves in but the 10 of us that work with the Royal Caribbean Blog group love sharing and helping you all save so you can sail more! I had no idea there were 10 of you ..... WOW!!! Well, all I can say is, you all are "rock stars" in my book. Personally, I can really only speak in regards to Michelle, she is incredibly calm and patient during all this, which is amazing...... Truly a gift to those that she works with. Mark AnnetteJackson and RCIfan1912 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ampurp85 1,189 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 I am also a John from MEI client and he recently saved me almost $300 on my Jan Mariner cruise. It is very nice to not have to constantly check the price, although I still do. I want to applaud everyone from MEI who continue to provide great service. Whether it be dealing with tons of questions or just providing us with hope that we will all be sipping Lava flows in the near future. JohnAmes, RCIfan1912, AnnetteJackson and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAmes 6 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Just wanted to say thank you for all of the kind words! We are here to help and seeing threads like this helps us get through these crazy times. Stay Safe Everyone! This too shall pass! coneyraven, Ampurp85, Marc Van Niekerk and 3 others 1 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCIfan1912 692 Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, JohnAmes said: Just wanted to say thank you for all of the kind words! We are here to help and seeing threads like this helps us get through these crazy times. Stay Safe Everyone! This too shall pass! John, honestly I could not thank you enough for what you have done for us. With all that is going on for you to keep up to date with our booking is just incredible. The deal you got us is beyond awesome. You also stay safe, and yes, this too shall pass. Neesa, coneyraven and JohnAmes 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheJones 66 Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 22 hours ago, coneyraven said: I'm noticing a common theme here ....... MEI Travel... Whether it's John, @AnnetteJackson, or @michelle - the common element is how awesome they are. I know, with Michelle's sense of humor, she has really helped to keep my stress through all this crap at a reasonable level. It's very comforting knowing that there is someone out there that I can trust to have my best interest at heart .... I'll just tend to follow her lead. They all must be members of MENSA, because they are brilliant at how they're navigating these shark infested waters I found MEI from this forum/blog. Last week it was looking very likely our cruise would be cancelled, so I contacted MEI. Jacki is now our new agent & we are very impressed with her. Answers emails very quickly & answers our dumb questions. Our last TA we would be lucky to get an email response in DAYS, my email 3 weeks ago to them was never answered... coneyraven, RCIfan1912, Neesa and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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