If someone has time to do this, I expect it would be a very high number. We already know the initial booking prices for all state room categories based on opening day, all you need to do is figure out the number of staterooms per category and average passenger load per sailing to guestimate a dollar figure.
It would be very interesting. Has to be hundreds of millions. Fully believe the slow cancellations are to get people to take 100% credit instead of 125% credit or a refund. It's a game of chicken as others have said.
Agreed. We took the credit and rescheduled our 5/15 cruise to November. But that was before we found out all discretionary out of state travel was prohibited indefinitely for my husband and myself due to our jobs. I’m dreading having to get on the phone with DCL again if they prohibit our travel again the fall...or if they just don’t lift the discretionary travel ban. At this point, I fully regret moving our cruise because I doubt they’ll offer us our money back now that we’ve moved it. And I doubt they’ll understand if we can’t go due to work issued travel bans if this comes up in the fall.
Well, the revenue will definitely be lost when a cruise is cancelled but there are expenses that will not be there as well. For example, fuel, food, laundry supplies, entertainment costs, cast member salaries (if they sent them home), port employees, etc. Its not a complete break even but it’s not a total loss either
You have until the normal PIF date of that cruise to get your money back. So if you were purchasing for the first time and your PIF was July, then you have until July to cancel for a refund.
I thought this credit was non-refundable? Wouldn’t we still be out what we had already paid in full for May? Or would I be able to get it back?
What I was told before I used my credit to rebook was that the new cruise rules now apply. My new PIF is Nov, so I have until Oct to change my mind. That was straight from the CM.
Interesting! I was told it was non-refundable and the only other option would be to move it to another cruise sailing before 5/15/21. I hope I don’t have to find out; I’m hoping this will all be under control by November
Lol i need them to do Hawaii. It's past the 30 day mark already.
Candidly, it's because they are definitely cancelling that cruise. Why bother change the port adventure options when the cruise will never sail?
Maybe I misunderstood your situation? We had a cruise cancelled. Disney moved funds to credits automatically and then we chose to assign those credits instead of refund, but I was told that I could refund the credits (up to what I paid, not the extra) up until the PIF of the new sailing.Interesting! I was told it was non-refundable and the only other option would be to move it to another cruise sailing before 5/15/21. I hope I don’t have to find out; I’m hoping this will all be under control by November
I cancelled (and rebooked for November) when they made the offer of 100% for rebooking because I didn’t see how it would be possible for us to fly down and cruise (and I wasn’t comfortable with going with the way things were already heading when they made the offer). As far as I know, they still have not cancelled our originally booked May cruise. But we live in the northeast and we would have to cancel and rebook anyway, since both of our jobs currently prohibit all discretionary travel outside of the state as of two weeks ago until further notice.
Ah. Your circumstance may be different than mine. Still it might be worth asking about if you're sure. Also, hopefully you can find suitable travel insurance.I cancelled (and rebooked for November) when they made the offer of 100% for rebooking because I didn’t see how it would be possible for us to fly down and cruise (and I wasn’t comfortable with going with the way things were already heading when they made the offer). As far as I know, they still have not cancelled our originally booked May cruise. But we live in the northeast and we would have to cancel and rebook anyway, since both of our jobs currently prohibit all discretionary travel outside of the state as of two weeks ago until further notice.
Maybe I will look into travel insurance that will cover job related issues for November. The more I read right now about how things are unfolding, the more I worry about us not being allowed to go in November either
This could be difficult but it will all work out one way or the other. In the long run, it’s just money and I would rather lose the money than risk my job or my kids’ health.Also, hopefully you can find suitable travel insurance.
