m12e31g Posted April 1, 2020 #1 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) The idea crossed my mind of booking a May cruise (that I would be more than happy to go on), but also halfway counting on it being cancelled to get the extra 25% FCC to apply to sailings we have already booked. Has anyone done this or had the same thought? We have cruises booked for 2021 and 2022 so I have no worries about using the FCC and it seems like a way to get a great deal on a cruise, or save a few hundred off future cruises. Edited April 1, 2020 by m12e31g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 1, 2020 #2 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) The problem is...you are beyond final payment. Have to cough up the whole amount as soon as you book. Then...if it is not canceled..... BTW...the FCC is for cruises you would sail on before 12/31/21...would not apply to your 2022 cruises. I am way more worried about how long this horrible virus will be around. 😮 Edited April 1, 2020 by island lady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrateslife4me84 Posted April 1, 2020 #3 Share Posted April 1, 2020 It’s repulsive to me to try to take advantage of a pandemic to get free money for a cruise. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_and_L Posted April 1, 2020 #4 Share Posted April 1, 2020 29 minutes ago, pyrateslife4me84 said: It’s repulsive to me to try to take advantage of a pandemic to get free money for a cruise. Is it any worse than Royal continuing to sell cruises they know will be cancelled so that they can bring in cash? Or any worse than them waiting to cancel cruises in the hopes that people will self-cancel and take a FCC instead of being eligible for a cash refund? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted April 1, 2020 #5 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Worse case if they don't cancel is you get your money back in the form of a FCC if you have the money to lay out for the cruise since they would have to be paid in full Edited April 1, 2020 by molly361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted April 1, 2020 #6 Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, P_and_L said: Is it any worse than Royal continuing to sell cruises they know will be cancelled so that they can bring in cash? Or any worse than them waiting to cancel cruises in the hopes that people will self-cancel and take a FCC instead of being eligible for a cash refund? I think that Royal Caribbean would LIKE to be up and cruising as soon as possible. Thus they are not cancelling blocks of cruises until they are sure that they can't sail - and that their system can handle the work involved with thousands more cancellations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrateslife4me84 Posted April 1, 2020 #7 Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, P_and_L said: Is it any worse than Royal continuing to sell cruises they know will be cancelled so that they can bring in cash? Or any worse than them waiting to cancel cruises in the hopes that people will self-cancel and take a FCC instead of being eligible for a cash refund? They don’t KNOW how long anything will be shut down. No one knows. So they extend 1 month at a time. Just like states, cities, and countries tell people to stay-at-home for 2 weeks or a month at a time. Is it unreasonable that the US recommended staying at home for two weeks and then extended it by 30 days? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suesnake2002 Posted April 1, 2020 #8 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Well i think we could say oasis and navigator won't be sailing anytime soon. With all the cases they have onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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