UNCFanatik Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 OK, I know I am opening myself up and I welcome all feedback so here goes. I have a July 17 cruise scheduled on the Symphony of the Seas out of Miami that I have fully paid. What would you experienced cruisers recommend: 1. Keep July 17th cruise scheduled in hopes that it sails 1a. Keep July 17th cruise and if its cancelled, receive 125% FCC and MAYBE receive extra cruise credit on Cruise Planner Purchases OR since I dont wait to keep the family waiting until next summer for their first cruise (i have been on cruises previously) and we were scheduled for cruise in summer 2020 that was cancelled: 2. Cancel July cruise and go ahead and book Thanksgiving week cruise on Oasis of the Seas or Symphony of the Seas out of Miami 2a. put refundable deposit down on Thanksgiving week cruise to lock in price and wait and see if July cruise is cancelled so I will not miss out on any extra FCC that Royal may give me for them cancelling July Cruise. And then roll money into the Thanksgiving week cruise I am so conflicted because of the roller coaster ride of whether or not the CDC will let July cruises happen and then the thought of maybe relaxed protocols on Thanksgiving cruise AND on top of all that the normal concern of Hurricane season for a July cruise *edited to add. I am welcome to any suggestions in addition to what I have come up with this far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Wait until RC cancels it then book the Thanksgiving cruise. Neesa, RCIfan1912 and Reigert2008 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigert2008 Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Wait until RC cancels it then book the Thanksgiving cruise. 18 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said: OK, I know I am opening myself up and I welcome all feedback so here goes. I have a July 17 cruise scheduled on the Symphony of the Seas out of Miami that I have fully paid. What would you experienced cruisers recommend: 1. Keep July 17th cruise scheduled in hopes that it sails 1a. Keep July 17th cruise and if its cancelled, receive 125% FCC and MAYBE receive extra cruise credit on Cruise Planner Purchases OR since I dont wait to keep the family waiting until next summer for their first cruise (i have been on cruises previously) and we were scheduled for cruise in summer 2020 that was cancelled: 2. Cancel July cruise and go ahead and book Thanksgiving week cruise on Oasis of the Seas or Symphony of the Seas out of Miami 2a. put refundable deposit down on Thanksgiving week cruise to lock in price and wait and see if July cruise is cancelled so I will not miss out on any extra FCC that Royal may give me for them cancelling July Cruise. And then roll money into the Thanksgiving week cruise I am so conflicted because of the roller coaster ride of whether or not the CDC will let July cruises happen and then the thought of maybe relaxed protocols on Thanksgiving cruise AND on top of all that the normal concern of Hurricane season for a July cruise *edited to add. I am welcome to any suggestions in addition to what I have come up with this far I would just wait and see what happens. Way too close to make a decision now and if you would feel comfortable going on the cruise in July (with whatever rules they have) then you can go on the cruise. If it is cancelled, then you can take the FCC and use it to book the Thanksgiving cruise for this year (or move to a cruise next year). My family is in the same "boat", we have a cruise planed for August with final payment coming up. This was booked in 2019 for 2020 and then moved to 2021. We are making the final payment and then let the chips fall where they may. We also have NRD, so if Royal cancels we should be able to get a full refund at the "worst case scenario", but within our party everyone will be fully vaccinated (except 1 person under 16), and we would plan on still going on the trip should it go off and "the kid" either has the vaccine or they allow kids to cruise with other provisions. Stay Safe and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Specifically, the day the July one is canceled, call them up and say you want to book the Thanksgiving cruise and they'll put a hold on it for you until your FCCs come in. Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Agree with others. May as well wait for RC to cancel on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Spending my 2 pennies on the "2a" option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 hours ago, UNCFanatik said: 2a. put refundable deposit down on Thanksgiving week cruise to lock in price and wait and see if July cruise is cancelled so I will not miss out on any extra FCC that Royal may give me for them cancelling July Cruise. And then roll money into the Thanksgiving week cruise This one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCFanatik Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Thank you all for your input. I just saw that Carnival has cancelled all their June cruises so I would suspect Royal wont be far behind cancelling June cruises with July still very much in limbo I went through one round of cancellations last summer with a July cruise. So tell me if I have this straight if Royal were to cancel my 2021 July cruise. I will use round numbers here to simplify the math I paid $1000 Deposit $1000 Came from FCC from last summer Lets say $500 in taxes and fees and lets say my remaining balance was $1000 just for math sake. So if my understanding is this. If Royal cancels, I will get straight refund for taxes and fees of $500 to my form of payment. My previous FCC would remain the same at $1000 and then my balance + deposit would be $2000 and I would get $2500 in FCC if Royal still offers 125% FCC I would then have 2 FCCs on at $1000 and the other $2500. Am i understanding this correctly? Whereas if I just cancel the June cruise myself, I would get a full refund without any penalties? And still have my previous FCC from last summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floski Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said: Thank you all for your input. I just saw that Carnival has cancelled all their June cruises so I would suspect Royal wont be far behind cancelling June cruises with July still very much in limbo I went through one round of cancellations last summer with a July cruise. So tell me if I have this straight if Royal were to cancel my 2021 July cruise. I will use round numbers here to simplify the math I paid $1000 Deposit $1000 Came from FCC from last summer Lets say $500 in taxes and fees and lets say my remaining balance was $1000 just for math sake. So if my understanding is this. If Royal cancels, I will get straight refund for taxes and fees of $500 to my form of payment. My previous FCC would remain the same at $1000 and then my balance + deposit would be $2000 and I would get $2500 in FCC if Royal still offers 125% FCC I would then have 2 FCCs on at $1000 and the other $2500. Am i understanding this correctly? Whereas if I just cancel the June cruise myself, I would get a full refund without any penalties? And still have my previous FCC from last summer UNCFanatik, emmef and Neesa 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 Roll it to Thanksgiving which IMHO (and many others on the blog) is the best week to cruise!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCFanatik Posted April 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 19 minutes ago, tonyfsu21 said: Roll it to Thanksgiving which IMHO (and many others on the blog) is the best week to cruise!! Why do people feel thanksgiving is the best week to cruise? Please elaborate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 32 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said: Why do people feel thanksgiving is the best week to cruise? Please elaborate I think that comment was alluding to the RoyalCaribbeanBlog group cruise on Harmony of the Seas this November tonyfsu21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, UNCFanatik said: Why do people feel thanksgiving is the best week to cruise? Please elaborate I like it because I get 2 days off for Thanksgiving from work, so to book that week I only use up 3 vacation days. There are more kids because of this but not as many as the other school holidays. Royal does little Thanksgiving activities and has a MDR Thanksgiving meal. Sometimes they start decorating for Christmas at the end of the week too so you see some of the decorations. It's still warm enough to enjoy the time outdoors but not oppressingly hot like a summer cruise. Reigert2008 and UNCFanatik 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 16 hours ago, UNCFanatik said: Why do people feel thanksgiving is the best week to cruise? Please elaborate Holiday sailing vibes, best use of company vacation days since many get Thurs/Fri off + The RC Blog group cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorbackhead Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 I “set sail” on the July 31st cruise hoping this year is the year. UNCFanatik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorbackhead Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 So we sail? Since the state of Florida just sued the feds. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCFanatik Posted April 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, Razorbackhead said: So we sail? Since the state of Florida just sued the feds. Lol I am hoping so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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