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18 hours ago, FOPMan said:

HAL usually posts pricing in US dollars unless denoted otherwise, especially if you are on the core US site. Onboard, pricing is in US dollars. The front desk can convert reasonable amounts to the major currencies on the route it is currently sailing.

 

When using the web site to make dining reservations, you can indicate use of a HIA credit through a check box. If you subsequently cancel the reservation, the credit will restore, but it may take a couple of hours to refresh.

 

Depending on the itinerary, there may be additional excursions, either duplicates of existing excursions or new destinations.

 

 

Where is the credit box when booking?  I tried to book and they want me to pay.

That doesn’t seem right when its in your room.  Other cruise lines only charge if you open in the restaurants.

Thanks!  Do you know if you can take wine onboard to have in your room?

Can you pay in cash when you get onboard?

How did you pre pay your gratuities?  I phoned HAL and they said I had to do it online which is i  US funds which makes it quite a bit more.

3 hours ago, rojaan19 said:

There is always that 1% that think  the dress code  doesnt apply to  them  ... BUT it does  !

It is a jacket  or a nice dress   !!!!  How much space does that take !  we travel  from Australia  ,,, its a long way - and we pack  accordingly !!

 🙄  If you dont  want to  adhere to  the dress code dont  book  Silversea !!

I am not trying to get away from taking a jacket or implying the dress code does not apply to me,  it was just a question.  Lots of cruises say jacket for men but they don’t wear them.

We are going on our first Silver Sea cruise in January.  When reading about what to bring, they say the men need a jacket?  Does anyone know if they can get away without one.  We have never had to have on on Oceania.

On 12/22/2021 at 7:32 PM, WESTEAST said:

Wonderful news and very happy for you that Oceania took this decision. We have a September booking with Oceania and hope that we will be able to cruise as have cancelled two cruises with O to date.  Have a Merry Christmas.

On 12/22/2021 at 7:04 PM, jean163 said:

No escalation necessary.  Today we received FCCs for the full value of our cruise on Oceania.  They are reacting to evolving situations I think so presumably Canada's Dec. 15th travel advisory was considered sufficient reason to cancel.  They do state that their T&C can be overridden as they are certainly out-of-date compared to SailSafe and this was a new development.  We have until the end of 2022 to book (we already have a cruise under deposit) and 2023 to sail so, hopefully, by then all this will be behind us!  I would still rather be on the cruise now but this does make for a Merrier Christmas!

We have a cruise booked for Feb 7.  I wonder if they would do the same for us.  The travel advisory is until Jan 18.  Guess it is worth a try.  Good for you to get a credit.

I would be interested also to find out how yiu resolved the situation.

On 12/15/2021 at 4:02 PM, jean163 said:

Would love to hear about refund policies from different cruise lines for travel during the new advisory.  So far it appears that Carnival and Princess will issue a FCC and Oceania is refusing to do anything at all.  If you were set to depart in the next month and have decided to cancel please let me know what your experience is.  Thanks!

 

We have a cruise booked for Feb on Oceania.  We live in Chilliwack and would also like to cancel.  We are sailing on Oceania.  When we booked Omicron wasn’t heard of.  I think Oceania should have more compassion for people and allow them a refund or FCC.  Maybe they will if others are.  I certainly hope so!

We are booked on a cruise for Feb 7 for the ABC Island with Oceania.  We would like to cancel but of course final payment has already passed so no money back.  It sounds very stressful now with everything you have to go through with testing.  I sure hope things get better as we really don’t feel comfortable coming from BC to cruise at the moment!

Has anyone on Oceania had any luck getting a refund or FCC?