Moving funds when the cruise you want is sold out...

[Birdie dog]

My husband and I had adjoining rooms with our BFFs for the 2020 EBTA. Obviously, it was cancelled. We all moved to the 2021. IMO, I don't think that cruise is happening either. I moved my cruise again. to the 10 Hawaii cruise in May. I booked at 0800 on platinum day and moved all my funds from the TA to this cruise.
My friends, (who are gold) weren't able to get a room in time and now the cruise is sold out. I added two TBAs to our room as a last resort but we are constantly checking for a room to open up and so far, no luck.
So, here's my question. Final payment for the 2021 TA is January 9th (unless DCL is allowing later payment- I haven't really been following). The money has to be moved by the end date because our friends aren't doing the TA without us and don't want to play the waiting game for the second time. So, if we don't find an open room on the Hawaii cruise by January first, what do we do? Will we lose benefits if we just move to another cruise and then move again if something opens? Or do I add the funds to my room and hope that something opens and we can move their funds back out?
And final question. If something opens closer to final payment, and my friends move from our room to their own, is there any penalty to me for cancelling my 2 TBAs later in the cruise? (If they're not actually cancelling and spending money for their own - more expensive- room?)

 

[Disneypeach]

I can’t answer all your questions but I just received an email from DCL for my June 2021 cruise that they’ve adjusted the pif date to 60 days before the cruise so your January one is part of that timing as well. May give you a bit more time to decide.
good luck.

 

[mocodis]

we are on the 10 day Hawaii cruise in May 2022, our pif is Jan 2022

 

[Intr3pid]

The funds (incl. the FCC) belong to each guest. However, since you can edit the remaining guests in your room (except for the lead adult) anytime before the PIF date, Disney will likely not allow you to move their old funds to your room even if they are listed as guests in that room. They will have to cancel their own EBTA booking first and receive their funds. Then, a payment can be made using, say, their credit card on your room.

The best approach would be to change the sailing date of their existing EBTA booking. This will preserve any benefits attached to that booking. Change the EBTA date preferably to a date farther out in 2022 and when a room opens up, call Disney once again to change the sailing date to Hawaii. As long as you make these changes before each cruise's PIF date, there won't be any penalty.