Hi there, fellow cruiser on the Ruby Princess, and also on the Aloha/12 deck…
I just found this thread after looking into reimbursement for cruises with cancelled ports of call. I appreciate your positive attitude, but I am still very disappointed in Princess. This is our first Princess cruise, we have cruised previously with Royal Caribbean & Carnival. We were under-impressed prior to the canceled ports of call, but now I just feel robbed blind. A $75 onboard credit… That is like 1/100th of what I paid for this cruise even though 2/3 of the trip was canceled. 🧐
This trip was one of the last family trips we will take for awhile since my kids are all young adults & will all be in college next fall. Also, celebrating my birthday & my oldest son’s 1st year of sobriety. I spoke with one couple celebrating their 50th anniversary and another couple on their honeymoon. No amount of money can make up for a ruined vacation/time you will not get back, but I would like Princess to at least make an effort. 🤷🏻♀️
No one thinks that the weather is Princess’ fault, but I do think that we could have docked at Roatan, that the Captain gave up too soon. I agree that the Costa Maya stop wasn’t feasible, although rushing to Cozumel didn’t make up for it. I just cannot believe that they don’t have a back up plan for bad weather! 🤯
Previously we have been on RC in a heavy storm in Alaska, and on Carnival when Hurricane Nate came through, and neither cruise missed a single port of call. Do you think that there is any hope for more than a $75 onboard credit?… To me that is almost insulting. All I have to say that we are probably never cruising with Princess again. 😣