CRUISE NEWS - CRUISE CANCELLED BECAUSE THEY SOLD YOUR CABIN
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The creator expresses strong dissatisfaction with a recent decision made by Princess Cruise Lines regarding a scheduled voyage. A 19 day cruise on the Diamond Princess departing from Tokyo in May 2024 was canceled after the cruise line sold the entire ship to a private charter group. The creator notes that while cancellations for repairs or repositioning are understandable, this specific cancellation was motivated by financial gain. Passengers were notified that they would receive a refund to their original form of payment, but the creator highlights the significant inconvenience regarding nonrefundable airfare and complex travel planning required for Japan. To compensate, the cruise line offered a 50 dollar onboard credit per stateroom if passengers book a new cruise out of Tokyo or Singapore by August 31, 2024. The creator argues that this offer is insufficient for a high cost luxury voyage and criticizes the company for prioritizing the bottom line over passenger loyalty. The video concludes with the assertion that cruise lines should provide much more substantial compensation when canceling voyages to accommodate charter groups.
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I really don't think that this is good enough or Fair to the cruise passengers so I think it's time to have a little bit of a rant
Princess has canceled that cruise to their guests and just notified them that all your money is going to be returned to your original card
this was canceled to make money and the way they made money was the whole ship was chartered by a group
they think that a 50 dollar onboard credit per stateroom not per person even per state room is that sweetened deal and that's enough to apologize for canceling your 19-day boys
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