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I don’t have any inside knowledge but I bet sister ships will be put on hold awhile also

I always get offers. Some good some not so good.  I check daily under my profile and look at offers.   Some only last a few days.  
You look at the dates those offers are available.  A certain offer may only be available on 1 cruise a month.  You just never know..  

Don’t wait on e-mail or snail mail to look for deals 

Good luck and keep checking. 

Absolutely we will cruise again.  I hope this ends sooner rather than later,  

For our August cruise that we had booked way before Covid 19 there is only a few rooms available and the price is much higher.

I was trying to find out the actual  deposit date without calling. Is there a way to check?

I can't find my conformation e-mail.  When I look in the cruise planner or print documents it always has todays date.   When I look under cruise planner the invoice shows payment amounts but no date.

I could check my credit card statement but it could be off a day or 2 from the actual purchase to posting. 

Any ideas?

 In the past if you cancelled a cruise with FCC you would lose the FCC,  I don't know anymore, things are so different and rules are not the same.  I'm thinking it might be different if you cancel vs Carnival canceling.

 I'm in the same boat some what.  I have a cruise book for late August that a good portion was paid for with FCC from our cancelled cruise from hurricane Dorian last summer. We rebooked and then wanted to change and I was told I would lose my FCC if I rebooked so we stayed with the August cruise.

  Sorry for not really answering anything.

I would love that option.  But when I checked it would cost me $700 if I chose to change.

$200 more on cruise fair and the lost of $500 OBC for a casino deal

Yes    The FCC part is on the cruise fair only.  

You will get cash back for everything else (taxes, port fees), any thing you bought online shore excursions cheers etc)

The cash back will go to the original form of payment.

Times are changing, But in the past you could not use OBC for anything before you were onboard.

We canceled no 3-09 and refund hit on 03-12. 

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22613-carnival-cruise-line-details-dock-locations-for-its-fleet.html

4 minutes ago, SRQbeachgirl said:

If cruise lines permanently ban everyone with any chronic condition (high blood pressure, diabetes, COPD, heart condition, etc.) even if those conditions are controlled with medication, then their business would effectively dry up. I highly doubt these restrictions will stay in place once the pandemic is over. 

I hope you are correct.   I pretty much have them all but feel pretty darn healthy.   I hope to cruise again one day

23 hours ago, Radiioman46 said:

I'm going to go out on a limb here, but all the conditions that were in that email and especially, the condition for being 70 or older are here to stay. People are saying that these are just temporary, but usually when mandates are implemented, they never get revoked. 

 

 

If they stick to these requirements I guess my days of cruising is over. I take diabetic meds and my A1C has been less than 6 for years.  I’m in my early 50’. This just sucks. 
I have all this FCC plus 2 more cruises booked in the future with non refundable deposit. 
I hope they will give me cash refunds if this is why I can’t cruise 

insurance is normally non refundable since you have been covered since the day you booked it.
Maybe you also have a non refundable deposit.

I would wait until closer to final payment, maybe  Carnival will extend there cancellation policy’s dates.  
  I was in the current cancel dates and the gave me a FCC for my non refundable deposit.  
 

In my experience you cannot re price if your category is sold out.

However if a higher category is open and the price is lower you can upgrade to the lower price.

The drawback is you have to relocate and you might not like the new location.

1 hour ago, TakeMeAway1001 said:

 I wasn't ready to book so I am holding off to see what's available down the road. 

  I never got a clear answer when I called to cancel,  As a matter of fact we got several answer's.   If you read the cancel e-mail Carnival sent out it says you can cancel by 5-31-2020.  And sail before 3-31-2021

What I wanted to is know was did I have to rebook by that date (5-31-20) to get the FCC.  I got both yes and No from carnival.

 We are not taking chances and  going to rebook by 5-31-20 deadline just to be safe.

5 minutes ago, Brrae said:

How did u see your fcc was available i out a cruise on hold to move to and canceled mine but have seen nothing about fcc or refund

We called and cancelled 1 cruise and booked another on the same call. The lady said she applied the FCC during that conversation.  Well in about 48 hours the final payment on the new cruise we booked  dropped the amount of the FCC so that's how we knew it was applied.

5 minutes ago, thesmiths said:

This was my thought process as well., Just thought I'd see if anyone had done it. I will still check onboard.

Thank you !

 You might try to call them,  When they had coke products they never offered Mr Pibb on line for purchase.

However  I would call them and buy Mr Pibb and it would be in our room.

It might work the same for Rum.

It might do better than it looks.

When we ordered there we were given a beeper to come back when the food was ready so we did not hang out there.

But we have never had t wait in a line to make an order.

45 minutes ago, bstel said:

how much is the lobster roll?

They were $12 last time we had them

Just a FYI   Your non refundable deposit is part of the FCC if you choose to cancel.

One cruise I cancelled only had non refundable deposit paid on it and I got al of it in an FCC

6 hours ago, Gamecock_Cruiser said:

That is our issue too. We have 16 of us going on a cruise May 21 out of Charleston. Our final payment date is March 22, and we can get a FCC by March 31. If we reschedule, at least 4 of of our group can't do it again my March 31, 2021. 

 

So the FCC goes to the person only? If that is the case, as bad as I had to jump the gun so soon, I think we are better off not paying our final payment and losing the $50 deposit than risk losing $450 a person the the FCC that may not be able to get used.

Yes on a gift card.   I'm in the minority but I don't like the gift card's for that reason. 

$2500 tied up in gift cards.   I had to cancel for a medical reason and then one thing lead to another and we could not cruise for a couple years.  

 I only had $500 tied up but still could have used the cash. 

For us the 10% saving is not worth the risk. but its a great value for most.

In the past it has went to the original form of payment.

We cancelled and rebooked.  Was not worried at all about catching it but worried about getting stuck without an extra 2 weeks vacation time.

  We just pushed it back a few months.