Comentarii la: STIRI CROAZIERE – NU MAI CROAZIERE IN ALASKA, ROYAL ANULĂ CROAZIEREA PENTRU ASTĂZI

De: Percy W

Percy W — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:22:32 +0000

Greetings Don. I'd like an opinion from you on carnival cruise changes in policies. I have come to a final conclusion they are no longer the cruise line they used to be. Over the past week or so, I've booked two sailings with them. The first will be a December sailing on Horizon for my wife's birthday celebration. After I booked this sailing some friends decided to travel with us on the same ship. Being that i generated the booking carnival direct i called them back to secure a second cabin next door to us. They penalized me for bringing friends to carnival. When i wanted to get the second cabin they used my name to secure the cabin and since they had made this change they canceled me off my original cabin,charged me a $50 penalty then placed my name on the new cabin. The issue with the new cabin was they demanded a four passenger occupancy. The couple has a nine year old so there would have only been three in that room. They demanded a fourth name be added to their room so they would get full booking dollars from the room. This is outrageous.
Now, for my second sailing. This one was the 12 sailing out of Long Beach on the Radiance. For the balcony that was about 160 square feet on the aft, with the huge wrap around balcony. They wanted 8grand for that stateroom. Three days later I called a vacation planner and tried to cancel the trip. They told me i would lose the deposit plus $800 I'd put to hold the cabin. I went ballistic. I was not nice to carnival. She claimed carnival changed policies last year on many things and at this point all money set on the cruise would not be refunded. They ended up charged me $125 in more penalties and they weren't done.
We decided on Alaska instead. Our friends wanted to see Alaska so i called them back and managed to transfer the $800 over to the Luminosa for a deposit. What I am seeing with a cruise line I've sailed 20 times on is pure desperation. Alaska will be all the carnival we do. I've learned from now on to make any reservation with this cruise line carefully. Carnival is desperate. Covid hit them hard and they are still playing rude games because of their huge loss. Thanks Don. Happy sailing.

De: Ron O'Connor

Ron O'Connor — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:55:10 +0000

A few years ago we went to Alaska and wind forced us to Haines. End of September like now, but Haines didnt expect us and half the town had closed down for winter. Cars and trucks rushing in to open shop doors was comical. Being the Eagle capital of the world was worth it, there were dozens of eagles flying all around.

De: Ron O'Connor

Ron O'Connor — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:49:43 +0000

Don, Im on the same cruise you are on. Say something nice about Boston if able. We never hopped off the hop on hop off bus, but listened to the narration from the driver. Not too sure how the one and one half days in Quebec works

De: RyanK-100

RyanK-100 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:12:26 +0000

I don't think this guy knows how insurance works. RC did nobody a favor by refunding the premium since there was nothing to insure.

De: Paul NJ

Paul NJ — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:42:26 +0000

I bet most people not flying into Baltimore. Mostly locals. And nobody would fly in early! Baltimore?? No

De: Joseph Ferrara

Joseph Ferrara — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:03:16 +0000

Confused about the end of Alaska season comment. NCL has the Bliss, Encore and Sun in Alaska through the end of October.

De: Marvin Huck

Marvin Huck — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:33:47 +0000

Portland Oregon or Portland Maine?

De: Jack Frost

Jack Frost — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:57:35 +0000

The military is going commandeer cruise ships and use them for troop transports. It has happened before….

De: Toby

Toby — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:18:33 +0000

Click bait, you made it look as if there were going to be no more Alaska Cruises. Not the last one of the season. How about a title like “ Last Alaska Cruise of the season” or year..

De: M E

M E — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:25:00 +0000

I’m going on an Alaska cruise on 10/8/23