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When Will Cruising Really Start Up? Cruise Shutdown Questions #4

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👁️ 81K views📅 6 years ago⏱️ 11:58
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Creator Had Mixed FeelingsTips & Advice🥈Expert Creator
Veteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

the best thing you can possibly do is hold on and wait until the cruise line cancels

if you have any idea or concern that you're not going to do a cruise is don't pay your final balance

my personal view is it's a long way off

I think cruising is going to fall in my view unfortunately lower down the priorities

Creator's Tips & Advice

Hold on and wait until the cruise line cancels before making changes
Do not pay your final balance if you have concerns about cruising
Consider moving your cruise to next year if worried about deadlines

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow insurance can or cannot help with cancellations or changes to your cruise booking
QWhat happens if you change your cruise or take Future Cruise Credit and then the line cancels your cruise with better offer
QMy view on if cruises will start again in May
QWhen do I think European river cruising will start up
QWhat is happening with new ships and maiden voyages

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YouTube Video Description

In the fourth in my cruise shutdown questions, I answer more of the questions sent to me which includes on (1) how insurance can or cannot help with cancellations or changes to your cruise booking, (2) what happens if you change your cruise or take Future Cruise Credit and then the line cancels your cruise with better offer, (3) my view on if cruises will start again in May, (4) when do I think European river cruising will start up and (4) what is happening with new ships and maiden voyages? The other videos in the cruise shutdown Q&A series: 1: What should you do with bookings: https://youtu.be/Bp4xA21bsY4 2: Cancellations and refunds: https://youtu.be/BEadOjDRwAA 3: Cruise Lines Finances and refunds: https://youtu.be/E5Uco5H3CYU 4: When Cruising Will Really Start Up: https://youtu.be/3A4ZxXa-l8o 5: How cruising will change: : https://youtu.be/bamjq0pT8FU 6: Will people cruise again: https://youtu.be/mF_fKOmAmxg SUPPORT THE CHANNEL BY: Buying my Cruise T-shirts: http://bit.ly/TFTStore Booking your next cruise with CRUISEDIRECT.COM: http://bit.ly/TFTBookCruise Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers aims to help you make more of your precious travel time and money on land and when cruising the oceans or rivers of the world. To help you, in every video I draw on my first-hand tips and advice from travelling every month for over 20 years and 77 cruises at time of making this video. Follow Tips For Travellers on: - Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/garybembridge - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tipsfortravellers - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/garybembridge #CruiseShutdown #CruisingTips #CruiseTips