Coronavirus and DCL Megathread - Suspension of Departures for the fleet until early November. Booking only available from early December.

Sad I'm having to say this again but please PLAY NICE. You don't know what's going on in someone else's life and while we are all certainly able to have and share our opinion directing mean spirited comments directly at someone else - or their choices - is generally a bad idea.
 
We booked with a placeholder. The cruise we want to switch to would be within our placeholder time limit (by all of 4 days). Can anyone confirm that you can or can't get the placeholder benefits?
I would think so. Normally I would say call and ask, but unless you have at least 6 hours to listen to Disney music on a loop that’s probably not an option.
 
😁And then there’s me . I’ve switched DCL cruises just to get away from someone who 1) has an underlying health issue and who is bullheaded enough to go on a cruise before mine to 2) Italy 😳

I apologize to all for my prior behavior these last 4 days but by Gosh , I feel so relieved to get away from that kind of irresponsibility/ selfish behavior and onto more of a welcoming cruise group .

and to all , hope you all find your happiness as I have now found mine .😎
 

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I haven't been able to go over this whole thread, especially since I was incommunicado for a week while on the Fantasy. I did 2/29-3/7 and can give some recent info.

First - passport checks. Last year I visited Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Japan, so my passport had recent stamps from those places. The check-in agent did go thru every page and noticed those, so stepped aside to make a phone call and ensure everything was ok. I wasn't worried since I visited 4 months prior, well before the virus started, but it was interesting to note. So if you have been to a virus hotspot recently, be aware they are doing in-depth checks of the passports. I was seated at a table with a couple from Japan, however they had been living in the US for several months, so after verifying that, they were allowed to board. If they had come direct from Japan, they wouldn't have been allowed on.

Second - the ship itself. I never felt like I was in a cleaner environment than on the ship. As usual, they were diligent and ensured people washed hands/used disinfectant wipes before eating. I noticed more crew members by the drink and ice cream stations making sure to keep them clean. And it was rare to walk down a hallway and not eventually run into a crew member cleaning down handrails. I felt completely safe (much more so than the plane flight away from Orlando last night, but that's another issue altogether). We are doing another Disney cruise in May (Alaska) and have no plans to cancel or change it.

Thanks for leaving a recent update! Unless there are strict travel bans we are still heading out on the Fantasy on Saturday. I have three older kids and this has always been such an important time for us/them. How did you find the cruise? Less busy than usual? The kids are worried it will be a ghost town. Again - I totally understand the concerns. However, this is not the first virus to circulate and it certainly wont be the last. I hope that the lessons here about prevention, tracking crew, not cross-contaminating ships with crew transfers, strict crew health checks, hand-washing etc will prevent this from happening again - but until then we are doing our best to practice common sense but not derail our lives!
 
😁And then there’s me . I’ve switched DCL cruises just to get away from someone who 1) has an underlying health issue and who is bullheaded enough to go on a cruise before mine to 2) Italy 😳

I apologize to all for my prior behavior these last 4 days but by Gosh , I feel so relieved to get away from that kind of irresponsibility/ selfish behavior and onto more of a welcoming cruise group .

and to all , hope you all find your happiness as I have now found mine .😎
How do know there won’t be people with underlying conditions on your new cruise? Not everyone on the cruise in is your facebook group.
 
Thanks for leaving a recent update! Unless there are strict travel bans we are still heading out on the Fantasy on Saturday. I have three older kids and this has always been such an important time for us/them. How did you find the cruise? Less busy than usual? The kids are worried it will be a ghost town. Again - I totally understand the concerns. However, this is not the first virus to circulate and it certainly wont be the last. I hope that the lessons here about prevention, tracking crew, not cross-contaminating ships with crew transfers, strict crew health checks, hand-washing etc will prevent this from happening again - but until then we are doing our best to practice common sense but not derail our lives!
Ouch, that means the kids' clubs might not be the place to make friends that it has been in other years. :(

That cruise may well have a lot of vacancy. I just changed to a 10:30 PAT this morning and both royal rooms were available as of this afternoon.
 
I’m sorry if this has been asked as I haven’t been able to read all the posts.
Has anyone been able to transfer their cruise credit to another booking for other people?

we are thinking of cancelling our May 2020 cruise and I’m not sure we can go another time during the 12 month window. My in laws are booked on a cruise feb 2021. Can we transfer the credit toward their cruise? I’m guessing no, but thought I’d check if any one has tried before I wait on hold.
 
we are thinking of cancelling our May 2020 cruise and I’m not sure we can go another time during the 12 month window. My in laws are booked on a cruise feb 2021. Can we transfer the credit toward their cruise? I’m guessing no, but thought I’d check if any one has tried before I wait on hold.

I heard you can’t even use the cruise credit towards an already-booked cruise for yourself, you have to make a new booking (would love to find out I’m wrong) so it seems unlikely you could transfer it. But I’m just guessing based on what I’ve heard.
 
I’m sorry if this has been asked as I haven’t been able to read all the posts.
Has anyone been able to transfer their cruise credit to another booking for other people?

we are thinking of cancelling our May 2020 cruise and I’m not sure we can go another time during the 12 month window. My in laws are booked on a cruise feb 2021. Can we transfer the credit toward their cruise? I’m guessing no, but thought I’d check if any one has tried before I wait on hold.
I can’t answer your question, but I was able to get through to DCl in 10 minutes by pushing the I want to book a new cruise option. She was able to answer my question about booking a new GT rate. She did say supervisors are the only ones that can move money around and the wait time for a supervisor is over an hour. She suggested calling back later this week if I decide to through with it.
Just an FYI for anyone that has questions.

My question was if GT rates fall under the cancel up to 24 hours before and she said yes. This would eliminate the need for cancel for any reason insurance.
 
That’s what counts.
I wouldn’t call it the high road...
Their imuno compromised friend is going on an Italian cruise over the summer and the poster was hysterically worried about going on a cruise with their friend in early 2021. They were clearly more worried about how this would impact their ‘21 cruise and not about how their friend’s health could be impacted.
The poster also refused to listen to the logic of any reply to them.
 
I wouldn’t call it the high road...
Their imuno compromised friend is going on an Italian cruise over the summer and the poster was hysterically worried about going on a cruise with their friend in early 2021. They were clearly more worried about how this would impact their ‘21 cruise and not about how their friend’s health could be impacted.
The poster also refused to listen to the logic of any reply to them.

Let's not pile on them at any rate... I don't really want this thread to derail or tempers to flare back up please!
 
I guess it never crossed my mind as I was signing those contracts after paying an exorbitant amount of money for a dream vacation that I could potentially be held prisoner in a tiny state room with no control over anything including when or what I eat and then follow that up with a quarantine at an army base with no way to get back to my life all because one person on a ship packed with thousands gets sick. My bad! This has definitely turned me off cruising for good!

This exactly! Take away the quarantine risk and I’m good! This is is very likely our last cruise as well. Even if I softened to cruising again, my DH will not.
 
The problem with 12 month rebooking is that everyone who booked 2020 on opening day will now be booking well after for 2021, and we know what that does to pricing.

If DCL at least offered concession to opening day 2021 for anyone rebooking now, it would be a plus.
 

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