8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #6

[disneyjunkie]

Esteri can you explain how the DIY items will work?

I'd like to have a few baseball caps and bandanas. Do I purchase them here and mail them out or is there a site to order from?

Thanks for all you're doing.

 

[captaincrash]

Andrew...

 

[allshookup]

Thank you for the pictures,

An update from British Airways. This is concerning the price drop since I have booked my flights their answer was,

No

I wish I could post an expanded response but basically its No, you booked it at that price, it fell, thats for new bookings, thank you for your custom.

OK

Last time I ever fly BA!

Sorry Andrew! WHAT A BUNCH OF CARP THAT IS!!!

Hear, Hear Crew!​

Inquiries have been coming to the Quartermaster about the sale of soft good. Most notably T-****.

The Pre-Sale period will start on Monday 28 April. The purpose of the Pre-Sale is to tally the number of items going to the printer. The price will vary depending on the size of our order, so we need to pre-sale to figure out the price.

The following goods will be on the pre-sale:
T-**** and Unisex Tanks
Ladies Tanks and Camis
Pillowcases
Gear Bags (Tote Bags)
DIY (you provide the item, the printer prints it)

When you actually order the goods (later) you'll have all the options for size, color, etc. During the pre-sale you just indicate the quantity you intend to order - none of those options are listed. Don't worry, they'll be there when we do the actual sale.

Thanks for organizing all this!

And a few more.

Great pics! Love the groundhog!

 

[allshookup]

Happy Birthday Andrew!!!

 

[allshookup]

Happy Anniversary Bill & Laura!!!

 

[captaincrash]

Bill, Laura...

What a wondeful day to be celebrating!

May this day bring you two fond memories and pleasant smiles

Now you two Love-Birds go out tonite and celebrate! Here's some music for your 1st dance tonite!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

I've continued investigating Andrew...
.... I figured someone else must have had a similar situation and perhaps they've ALREADY developed a favorable conclusion... or otherwise. It seems BA has formalized their policy towards price matching as the BA "Price Promise". Unfortunately, it is (IMO) a JOKE as it only applies to competition undercutting thier price by MIDNITE of the day you purchase. Plus it only applies to online BA website purchases in pounds.
.... I persisted with this because we spent the day (in part) yesterday with old friends - and they were chatting about a similar rankling they had with a sour deal. We were discussing the remedies and alternatives available and IMAGINED.
In your case, I think it is worth considering that if you see a lower fare on BA you should print a screen shot of it for evidence. As this is what the BA Price Promise asks for. And although there seems to be no formal process for compensating the customer - if you had suitable evidence - and if you tried again with an alternative approach - that I think they should offer you some sort of compromise offer in compromise. Exactly as you mentioned - anything would have been appreciated. As such - I can't imagine their customer service staff being unable to respond with ANYTHING.
With United (not to tout them - as I'm sure almost every airline has similar "tools").... they've bumped us in class of service, free flight vouchers, fixed dollars off certificates, and bonus air mile awards in compensation for all manner of annoyances. You name it - we might have encountered it (as an annoyance) in our years of air travel .. almost. And we have noticed in recent years and months the airlines have definately tightened thier belts a bit.
However, as was recently mentioned - some forms of "compromise" would lead to nothing but more business for BA ... if they would only come up with something to reply with that represents a "win-win" for the customer and company. It has been cited the average unhappy customer spreads the negative word to 400-500 others ... while good news travels slow. So they really should have tried harder to compromise with you Andrew.
Frankly, it seems a shame they replied the way they did - and they've no doubt alienated an excellent customer (in you).... the sort they should bend over BACKWARDS to retain.
And now - to look for a nice cake that has NOT already been posted....

Thank you for your continued work on this, yes I agree with all of your post, I already have a long thread on UK Dis on this so the word is spreading very fast, in their brief e.mail they said that if it had occurred within 48 hours of booking they would have matched it. Of course it was September last year.

Its interesting to see how different companies look after customers, Virgin made an error on my 2009 Flights, poor old Stephen was left off for some reason, they sorted it out fast and contacted myself by telephone a few times to ensure i was happy, I didn't get ( or ask for compensation) but i am happy as they were interested in the issue, and personally dealt with it as a loyal customer.

Mistakes happen its how you sort it out, Now BA, I presume has been hit hard by the problems at T5 heathrow and business class customers have 'walked away' so I believe thats why they have had to discount fast.

I checked flight prices every week of last year and there wasn't a dip like this during the year, in fact prices rose as it got closer to the flight dates.

As you say the issue is how to resolve the issue, I wouldn't expect £2,000 refund the difference, ( nice but wouldn't expect it) I would have liked a personal call, and maybe a gesture, They are sorry... explanation.. we have assigned you seats together at the front of the plane with extra luggage, done deal.

Anyway BA, Only 1,000 people have viewed my posts today,

 

[justmestace]

QUESTION?

Have we in our group any CAT 1/2/3 Dissers, who can book next Sunday, I was looking at the Pirate Zone couldnt see anyone?

The Moms and I have a Cat 3 and a connecting Cat 4. I sent an e-mail to the concierge people to see if we will be allowed to book Spa, Palo and excursions all at the same time, at the 105-day mark. They responded with an automated response that they will answer me on Monday (since I sent the e-mail on Saturday).
In the past, I have been able to do that with my parents in their lower category....will be interesting to see if the rules are different for this "special" cruise.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

I looked at that and read a cookie stealing a bunny first?!?
Wheres the pancake, we want the pancake! -ON its head!

Andrew...

Thank you and I would not DELETE DELETE that post.

Sorry Andrew! WHAT A BUNCH OF CARP THAT IS!!!

Thanks for organizing all this!



Great pics! Love the groundhog!

You tidied that up for the moderators, ( two are on holiday on the Magic, only Lisa watching us,) so I can post and say, without her editing anything...WHAT A BUNCH OF Cxxx THAT IS

Happy Birthday Andrew!!!

Thank you

Thank you

 

[captaincrash]

REAL QUESTION ALERT!

About the trip insurance, we have never got it for any of our trips and we travel ALOT! So, I have about 1 week before we PIF and I have been looking around at different options as this is a long and expensive trip.

I looked at insuremytrip.com and there are so many options. I don't have a clue what to do.

The only thing I have been really thinking about is medical evacuation etc. We are all less than 40 and healthy and have no chronic illnesses, but I guess you never know and we are gone for a long time.

I have also read that they recommend trip insurance if you are travelling during hurricane season. Why would that make any difference? I would assume that if Disney plain cancelled the trip, we would get our money back and if they were diverted, so what. And if they made us disembark somewhere else, wouldn't they get us back to Port Canaveral? Or am I being dumb?

HELP please, any advice would be really appreciated!!!

This may not be what you're expecting...

... TWO main points. As you cited you're under 40 and in good health... and trip insurance is a fair decision when you have someone older and or with chronic or... or potentially unstable health conditions. However - for the other folks consider... are you planning on doing so high risk shore excursions? Are you accident prone? Your your travel plans conservative with arrival a day or more early and return flights a day or more AFTER we dock in Florida? And ... is the financial reserve currently maintained (or earning power) such that travel disruption or emergencies would bust the bank? Granted - the wildly unexpected could happen to anyone anytime... but it tends not to happen regularly.

As such in point one - barring unusual circumstances with heightened risk - I generally do without trip insurance.

Point two, if travel emergencies and disruptions threaten to break the bank - but the cost of travel insurance is affordable - then you might want it for PEACE of mind. Circumstances will vary in justifying or discouraging this.

Now - exactly how much was this travel insurance going to cost you?

I gotta go now.... we're meeting friends to see the NIM Adventure movie - then we're off for that working farm with the Daisey Troop and friends. I'll try to post pictures to share later.

 

[captaincrash]

I..[ed]...

Thank you and I would not DELETE DELETE that post.

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I didn't delete the image Andrew... it evidently exceeded its' bandwidth limit for the day in just a few minutes of DIS activity. I've run out of time to search for a replacement - as I might otherwise do...

I really gotta go now!

TTFN!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

The Moms and I have a Cat 3 and a connecting Cat 4. I sent an e-mail to the concierge people to see if we will be allowed to book Spa, Palo and excursions all at the same time, at the 105-day mark. They responded with an automated response that they will answer me on Monday (since I sent the e-mail on Saturday).
In the past, I have been able to do that with my parents in their lower category....will be interesting to see if the rules are different for this "special" cruise.

Hope it all goes well for you, please report back, They seem to have limited staff in at weekends, maybe all at the port, I asked a Question Friday night, and they said they will come back to me Tuesday.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

I didn't delete the image Andrew... it evidently exceeded its' bandwidth limit for the day in just a few minutes of DIS activity. I've run out of time to search for a replacement - as I might otherwise do...

I really gotta go now!

TTFN!

Actually, it was a 'little' joke, as it was the Cybermen!!!

DELETING EVERYTHING.

 

[justmestace]

Happy Birthday Andrew!!

 

[Esteri]

Esteri can you explain how the DIY items will work?

I'd like to have a few baseball caps and bandanas. Do I purchase them here and mail them out or is there a site to order from?

DIY: You provide the item, ship it to me, I get it to the printer and he prints it, I ship it back to you.

The printing is a very high quality (900 dpi) digitial solution print on a heat transfer medium. Basically, he prints it using solution based ink on to a vinyl backing and cuts around the image. The image is then picked up using some sticky tape stuff, and press ironed, using high heat, to the item.

I'm not certain he can do hats as they would require a rounded iron for the transfer. I'll ask.

Bandanas are no problem.

Anything you send for DIY needs to be heat resistant for that transfer process.
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[justmestace]

Happy Anniversary, Bill & Laura!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Happy Birthday Andrew!!

Thank you Stace very nice, very British,

 

[poohmomof5]

Here, There, and Everywhere. I might even try to badger our webmaster into sending out an email - just to be certain the lurkers / busy folks get the message.




I get it. When Pre-orders open tomorrow you'll see the ladies tanks and camis, I've selected two types - but if they hate those you can go to my supplier and let me know what you want (http://www.dharmatrading.com). The colors available are white and black. I'll be dying the black items myself - using professional dyes, not that stupid Rit stuff.

If they absolutely have to have something different, contact me privately - my services in fabric art can be hired... That's a plan ahead thing, not a last minute thing.

Regardless, the printing is only available with a white or black outline - so you have to consider that. Anyone thinking of the DIY option needs to consider that too.

Thanks so much , that is the info I was looking for!

 

[poohmomof5]

Most, if not all, of the "package" policies include Medical Evacuation coverage to some degree. For example, I think the basic TravelGuard package policies cover at least $100,000 medical evacuation coverage, and that's per person. However, as you considered, the risk is extremely low in requiring a medical evacuation. I think the most common claim is onboard illness to help pay for onboard medical bills and if you are quarantined to your room, the insurer will reimbursement you each day you aren't able to enjoy the trip.

I think the peace of mind if there is a requirement to cancel or interrupt the trip due to a family illness or death and be reimbursed is also worth the price of insurance. Some more expensive policies allow cancellations for more broad reasons like "work obligations" or "any reason".

Also, If you plan on renting a car at any of the ports, many of the policies will help cover damage to the rental car.

As for the hurricane coverage, if the trip is disrupted for at least 24 hours, including missed ports or early disembarkation, then travel insurance may reimburse you for those days. The most the cruiseline may offer is a discount on a future cruise or some onboard drinks to compensate for missing a port. You aren't likely to get reimbursed by DCL for missing Castaway Cay.

When you really look at the policies, even the basic ones are generally good. The differences with the "deluxe" and "basic" policies are generally:

1) the amount reimbursed in the event of a claim (i.e is it $2,500 for lost baggage or $500?) and;

2) covered cancellation/delay reasons (i.e Does it cover the Financial Default of airline? Does it pay only on death or illness? Is a work related cancellation covered? Can I cancel for any reason? What is a travel delay? Is it 5 hours, 12 hours or 24 hours?).

Thanks for the advice...I understand your point about something happening to someone back home and we would have to return. That would be heartbreaking enough without even considering the financial loss. Another thing I hadn't thought about. Could I just tell my parents and in laws to confine themselves to the house while I am gone?

 

[arlenesp]

The familiy cruisng story on RC is on the main DCL board under a thread on TRIP INSURANCE AND PASSPORTS. Little girl became sick, ship threw her off, Doctor said she had a cold aferwards, didnt have passports had to pay out a lot.

http://www.wftv.com/news/15998021/detail.html

Thanks, I didn't have time to research it and figured someone would find it. I never travel without insurance and always take the name of the agent at that port! Will try to read it.