Oh gosh....that seems like it could cause a huge mess. Hopefully nobody gets their cruise canceled!
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That email that lbgraves posted is only specific to that TA agency I believe. They know who has a dummy booking and it looks as though they are going to convert THEIR clients over to the new DCL process.
It must have been noted on our reservation that is was a dummy booking because on the email was also saying that they have the summer itineraries out if I would like to go and check them out and switch our dates. And if I don't call them by the date they will make it a placeholder reservation and will only keep $200 of my deposit and refund the rest. I wish they would keep my full deposit as we are from Canada and will loose money on the exchange rate
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I find it interesting that they are really converting existing bookings. It appears as if they really want to get that capacity back!
If they can do it before the PIF date, they are hoping that's going to mean fewer rooms available for *GT rates.
I wonder how this effects travel insurance too. I don't use DCL and it must be booked within 14 days for it to cover pre existing conditions. You need to tell them your destination and dates. I guess you could do a dummy policy and then change it as you book the real cruise. Crazy games we have to play.....
Usually travel insurance doesn't apply unless you have a confirmed date of travel. Even though you've put the $200 deposit down, that's not really a payment toward a specific cruise/date. So, IMO, the "14-21 day" thing won't be applied until you actually select a date and the payment is applied to that date.Oh goodness I hadn't even thought about the travel insurance aspect of it!! If you only need trip insurance and not medical, though, would the 14-day window still apply, or is that if you only want a medical coverage for preexisting conditions?
I believe so.So what if your placeholders didn't have $200 deposit on them? What if you paid less? When/if they auto-convert to the new placeholder will they want the difference to meet the $200?
Usually travel insurance doesn't apply unless you have a confirmed date of travel. Even though you've put the $200 deposit down, that's not really a payment toward a specific cruise/date. So, IMO, the "14-21 day" thing won't be applied until you actually select a date and the payment is applied to that date.
I would recommend, however, making sure about this by talking to the insurance people you may be doing business with. Different insurance companies may have different requirements. And I'm not sure how DCL will handle it.Thanks for clearing that up