What is in a name Posted December 18, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Long story short. I booked 3 staterooms in May 2018 with Royal Caribbean. My wife and I recently found out she is pregnant and will be in her third trimester during the cruise. Also stateroom #2's partner is also expecting (she wasn't coming) and due like 1 week after our cruise. So we either need to cancel or change, and I'm trying to know what to expect when I call RCL. 5 total passengers, each having paid the $250 deposit. I have also bought a few drink, dining and internet packages as well. I see there is $100 dollar change requests per guest. We did sign up for the Vacation Protection Plan through royal, but not sure if this will cover us. Obviously one booked passenger can get a doctor's note, but the other pregnant couple is not married nor is the expectant mother a booked passenger. So worst case we just have to eat $250? Or pay the $100 dollar change request per person and pick a date really far in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 18, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 18, 2017 If you cancel or change, you wll automatically get refunded all your pre-cruise purchases (drink, dining, internet packages). If you chose fares with refundable deposit, you should get the entire deposit back if yiou cancel. If you chose fares with a nion-refundable deposit, you will lose $100 per person if you cancel, and the balance will be given as a credit that you must use wthin one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted December 18, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Remember, if you cancel and rebook, and intend to bring the new baby, it must be 6 months old to sail on everything but a trans-Atlantic or Pacific trip...for those, it must be 1 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted December 18, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I would opt for the refund now versus moving the date far into the future, too many unknowns at this point in time. Since you are before final payment date if you booked with refundable deposit you would get the total amount back. If you booked with non-refundable deposit you will lose out on the fee and have a credit for the remainder. The sooner you act the better off you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted December 18, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The sooner you act the better off you are. Not in the case of NRD - the 1 year clock to use the FCC starts ticking when you cancel. In that case, you are better off waiting till just before final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted December 18, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Doesn't the fact that the OP & wife can't sail due to a medical condition (yes pregnancy) make a big difference here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted December 18, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Doesn't the fact that the OP & wife can't sail due to a medical condition (yes pregnancy) make a big difference here ? If they have travel insurance that covers having to cancel for medical reasons, and they have a non-refundable deposit, then I presume that upon cancelling and filing a claim with the insurer, they would get $500 (or perhaps less if the carrier attributes value to the future credit RCI would provide). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted December 18, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 18, 2017 If they have travel insurance that covers having to cancel for medical reasons, and they have a non-refundable deposit, then I presume that upon cancelling and filing a claim with the insurer, they would get $500 (or perhaps less if the carrier attributes value to the future credit RCI would provide). I believe the OP took the RCI cruise insurance...so this and the fact that they can't sail with the pregnancy policy RCI has in place...that's what I was getting at and questioning even if they have a NRD...wouldn't this make a difference ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 18, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I believe the OP took the RCI cruise insurance...so this and the fact that they can't sail with the pregnancy policy RCI has in place...that's what I was getting at and questioning even if they have a NRD...wouldn't this make a difference ? It would depend if the policy considers pregnancy one of the covered medical reasons. They might consider it a pre-existing condition and may not be covered depending on when the insurance was actually purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted December 19, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Remember, if you cancel and rebook, and intend to bring the new baby, it must be 6 months old to sail on everything but a trans-Atlantic or Pacific trip...for those, it must be 1 year old. That's not exactly the policy. Infants sailing on a cruise must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise and/or CruiseTour. HOWEVER: For transatlantic, transpacific, Hawaii, select South American and other selected cruises and/or CruiseTours, the infant must be at least 12 months old as of the first day of the cruise/CruiseTour. For the purposes of this policy, any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise/CruiseTour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyllrap Posted December 19, 2017 #11 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Most travel insurance does not cover cancelling due to pregnancy, unless a specific rider was purchased. But it really depends on the specific plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesr3939 Posted December 19, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Cancel now, take the hit, and request reimbursement from the insurance. We had the same thing happen when DIL decided to get PG and the baby wouldn't be old enough to sail. Yes, any FCC must be used within one year of cancellation. But, fact is $100 isn't going break the bank if you can't use it. Keep in mind the FCC must be used by the named PAX so you can't pass it along to anybody else. All the excursions and drink packages you can just cancel and they will be back on the CC within a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnamac123 Posted December 19, 2017 #13 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Congratulations on the great news!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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