Non-Refundable fare...

[NavyCruiser]

Our Alaska cruise in June final payment is coming up end of Feb, little over a month away.

TA quoted that we'll (20+ cabins for our group) save $200 by changing our fully refundable booking to non-refundable & save $200 (all balcony cabins) per cabin.

Since most of us have already booked flights & hotel rooms for 3 nights before cruise,

Is this worth it?

Any risks of changing to non-refundable rate...?
Thanks,

[LGW59]

1 minute ago, NavyCruiser said:

Our Alaska cruise in June final payment is coming up end of Feb, little over a month away.

TA quoted that we'll (20+ cabins for our group) save $200 by changing our fully refundable booking to non-refundable & save $200 (all balcony cabins) per cabin.

Since most of us have already booked flights & hotel rooms for 3 nights before cruise,

Is this worth it?

Any risks of changing to non-refundable rate...?
Thanks,

Well it is non-refundable, but I believe that only applies to the deposits.

[firefly333]

Are you leaving out of Vancouver or seattle. Last summer there were issues you probably know with canada.

 

Final payments could be moved to 30 days out for your cruise but otherwise of course there is always a risk. ..someone cant go, could be any of you. 

 

Right now cwc extended thru sept so worse comes to worse you should be able to book later if you have to cancel.

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, NavyCruiser said:

Is this worth it?

Any risks of changing to non-refundable rate...?

Sure. Only if you change your mind before final payment.

[molly361]

Since CWC is extended thru September 2022 the worse case is if you cancel you would get a Future Cruise Cert which would be valid for a year

[NavyCruiser]

Out of Vancouver.

Worst case, if WE cancel, entire paid amount, 100% applies to FCC to rebooked future cruise?

If Royal cancels, we'll probably get 125% FCC?

Sorta correct, or am I wrong?

Thanks,

[Biker19]

2 minutes ago, NavyCruiser said:

Sorta correct, or am I wrong?

Sorta correct, though I wouldn't count on the 125% part. You'd get a refund for port taxes, the rest is FCC.

[crzndeb]

Sometimes I book refundable and then change to non refundable, as the cruise gets closer. It is usually a savings of $150-200 off final price. I actually did this on my Alaska cruise in May. You also might want to check with TA about date of final payment, as Firefly mentioned. My cruise in May final payment was moved to Apr 4, 30 days before.

Edited January 21, 2022 by crzndeb

[ReneeFLL]

If you change to non-refundable just make sure the price hasn’t increased because that might eat up the amount you would save.

[ONECRUISER]

3 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Sorta correct, though I wouldn't count on the 125% part. You'd get a refund for port taxes, the rest is FCC.

Agree, all my canceled Cruises last Fall no 125%