Princess Cruises To Australia Cancelled
COVID cruise cancellations continue, this time it’s in a rather isolated place you might have thought escaped the global pandemic; Australia. At the time I write this information, a 7th city in Australia has gone on lockdown reports the BBC. That caused Princess Cruises, God love them, to cancel all Australia voyages through most of December. Here is the entire message, verbatim, as Princess intended it to be stated, along with some closing comments after.
Due to continued uncertainty regarding the timing for the resumption of cruise holidays in the region, Princess is cancelling cruises in and out of Australia through December 19, 2021.
For guests booked on a cancelled cruise, Princess will move guests to an equivalent cruise in 2022. The rebooking process will have the added benefit of protecting the guests’ 2021 fare on their replacement cruise. Alternatively, guests can choose a future cruise credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the cruise fare paid plus an additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 10% of the cruise fare paid (minimum $25 USD) or a full refund to the original form of payment.
Requests must be received through this online form by July 31, 2021 or guests will automatically receive the FCC option. FCCs can be used on any cruises booked by and sailing by December 31, 2022.
Cruises can be booked through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS(1-800-774-6237), or by visiting the company’s website at www.princess.com.
The most current information and instructions for booked guests affected by these cancellations, and more information on FCCs and refunds, can be found online at Information on Impacted & Cancelled Cruises.
My thought: This is exactly what needs to be done and a clear sign on a topic we need to be sure we know what they stand on: this cruise line takes the matter quite seriously. This should not be surprising, especially to any cruise fan who served in the military and remembers Princess Cruising For A Cause sailings. Enough said.
