Missed cruise this week

[dsncruise lover]

What are they going to do with all the people who missed their crusie this week? Are they going to give them another cruise date?

 

[Cap]

I would assume the people who missed the cruise would claim against their travel insurance. Disney's costs are mostly fixed, and they certainly can't tell the crew that "it's not a full cruise, so take the week off".

 

[MarkRG]

The real plan was if they missed the actual sailing at 6:30 but could still get to the port, they were going to offer to bring them down and board them in Key West today. For those who don't get there, yes, that's what travel insurance is for. I wouldn't be surprised to hear DCL offer other alternatives, they have in the past when something precluded people cruising.

 

[TinkHappy]

Originally posted by Cap
I would assume the people who missed the cruise would claim against their travel insurance. Disney's costs are mostly fixed, and they certainly can't tell the crew that "it's not a full cruise, so take the week off".

I might be wrong...but, I was under the impression that natural disasters were not covered under Travel Insurance.

 

[debloco]

It's my understanding that even if you purchase travel insurance (from Disney or elsewhere) that it does not cover weather related issues, acts of God, war, etc, etc. Am I mistaken?

CLC Tiger Pom Mom

 

[Cap]

I checked one policy. It says:

TRIP CANCELLATION & INTERRUPTION
The Insurer will pay this Primary benefit up to the Maximum Limit shown on the Schedule of Benefits if a trip is delayed, canceled, or interrupted due to any of the following Unforeseen reasons:
...
Inclement Weather conditions causing delay or cancellation of travel;
...

This is not the Disney sold policy. I don't know what it protects.

 

[drclaws]

Originally posted by debloco
It's my understanding that even if you purchase travel insurance (from Disney or elsewhere) that it does not cover weather related issues, acts of God, war, etc, etc. Am I mistaken?

Just read the Insurance brochure on the link from the DCL website and I can say with absolute certainty.....I have no idea....

It would seem that if you missed the trip due to a complete cesssation of services by your airline, you'd be covered. Southwest cancelled all Orlando flights yesterday so it would seem that would qualify. Other carriers didn't, so who knows....

If your home was made inhabitable by a hurricane you'd be covered.

It would seem that expenses incurred with the need to join the cruise in Key West would be included up to $100/day/person under the trip delay provision.

But who knows........

 

[newholiday]

I can honestly sympathize (sp?) with these people
To anticipate and then not have it happen sucks

 

[jgalecpa]

I heard a radio interview Saturday here in DC with a young girl whose family was stranded at the airport with no way to get their flight to Orlando.

The interviewer asked where she was going and she said "we missed our Disney Cruise!"

He said "I bet you were looking forward to it (DUH!)"

She replied in a broken voice "We looked forward to it for a whole year!"

Sniff.

 

[Pacha]

We got our trip ins. through Travelex and it would be covered under their "trip delay/missed connection" clause which pays for "additional transportation cost to join the covered trip or return home, including up to $200 per day for reasonable accommodations and meals"

Pacha

 

[TheWog]

I was under the impression you could not board in Key West becaues of certain governmental laws. I don't think there are any exceptions. I could be wrong though.

 

[MarkRG]

Yes, there are exemptions, and they did get one to board the 500 passengers who missed the ship in Port Canaveral.

Mini Report 8/14/04 Magic

And even if they didn't get an exemption, it's a $200 fine per person. I think they would have taken the fine vs rescheduling or refunding them.