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Posted: 7 months ago | 341 Views

Victims of RCI Coronavirus cancellations...What did you do with your 125% FCC and 125% Cruiseplanner?

So, we were supposed to sail on Symphony of the Seas on April 25th, 2020. Obviously has been canceled.

From RCI, we are receiving 125% Future Cruise Credit, and 125% refund on what we spent in the Cruise Planner, as OBC.

In order to book our replacement cruise, we had to pay a $500 deposit(through the cruiseline) so we rebooked on Oasis of the Seas for April 11, 2021(Less than 1 year away!)

According the the cruisline, we will be receiving approximately $2,500 in FCC.

After our $500 Deposit, we owe $1600 on our Oasis Cruise...After applying the FCC, We now have $900 in FCC...so we did what any responsible cruiser should do:

Looked for a travel agent offering reduced Deposit rates, and booked another cruise!

Going through Cruise.com. we were able to place a deposit of $276($100/pp, and $76 Insurance) on a cruise on Adventure of the Seas, Departing Galveston on December 9, 2020! remaining balance of $692...

So, we'll have around $200 left of FCC....

What has anyone else done/planning on doing?

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Posted: 7 months ago

Very astute spending of your money.

We had our cruise cancelled by Carnival and took the refund instead because if we had rebooked and transfered the funds to a later booking and then were unable to go on that new date we would have lost our money. Or at least that was the information/understanding passed onto me.

We then did a new rebook for a B2B2B for next August and paid the deposit for each booking. Those funds, should we have to cancell, are refundable.

The point I am trying to make here is that not all cruise line policies are so crystal clear so check things out before you decide what to do with a refund/rebooking.
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Posted: 7 months ago

I will definately not be applying any FCC to either of these cruises until near the final payoff date - August 31 for December, and January 11 for April.

Working in the Fire/EMS and Code Enforcement sections of emergency services, I'm feeling very optimistic for the return to cruising...since I have not had a real vacation since my Cruise on Majesty last april...
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Posted: 7 months ago

Been urging caution for awhile now...I have a number of choices with the NCL FCC, and Im in no hurry. For you folks who are lurking, be sure to read the "terms",,,not all cruise lines are the same..
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Posted: 7 months ago

That is sad, the safety and health of the people inside the dock should be the first priority.

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Posted: 7 months ago

Not RCI but Celebrity. June 6th cruise cancelled, so we booked for 2021. 14 day TA , with stops in Greenland & Iceland. Docks in Southampton. Disembark, run across the pier to the QM2 for a 7 day trip home to NY(Brooklyn)

only 456 days to go
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