Well, I had a cruise that was supposed to depart today out of Fort Lauderdale.
Obviously not going to happen since Wilma was going though. At least the cruise was postponed to leave tomorrow instead. Cool...so I'd have an extra day to fly in. Nope!
All the flights to Fort Lauderdale and anywhere near it were cancelled today...and they are all booked up for tomorrow morning. So I can't possibly get to my ship.
I thought all would be okay because the Carnival website says:
Carnival Legend from Port Everglades (Ft. Lauderdale) - The 8 day cruise scheduled to depart on Monday, October 24 will be changed to a 7 day cruise to San Juan, St. Maarten, Tortola and Nassau departing on Tuesday, October 25. Guests that were booked on the 8 day cruise and sail on the new 7 day cruise will receive a 15% refund of cruise fare and a $50 per person onboard credit. Guests that elect to cancel will receive a full cruise fare refund. If guests elect to cancel, we request that you call Carnival (1-800-327-9501) and cancel your booking.
Well, I apparently don't get my money back because my friend is going. They are charging her a "single supplement" equal to my fare, minus the 15%....so I'm just getting the 15% back which I would have gotten anyway (plus $50!!)
It sucks because if we both would have cancelled or if I had my own room, I would have gotten my money back, but they are really screwing me over. I've called the number and talked to a couple of different people and nobody will budge. I'm so mad! This would be my 5th cruise with Carnival. NEVER AGAIN!
So, I hope to give them some bad PR. And I will never book a cruise during hurricane season again!
Yeah, I'm upset. Will I get over it...defnitely. I lost $1000. I can easily put it in perspective that Wilma hurt a lot of people worse than me.
Or maybe there was some kind of divine intervention!



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