Disney Cruise Line Extends Date Flexibility and Final Payment Extension Once Again
If you’ve been following along with us here at MickeyBlog you’ll know that Disney Cruise Line was supposed to launch a test cruise out of Port Canaveral this morning but had to cancel this due to inconclusive COVID tests.
It seems like this may have pushed back DCL’s sailing schedule a bit as the company issued new updates to their Cruise Date Flexibility policy that takes us through December 31, 2021.
This is designed to provide guests with more wiggle room when making changes to your Disney Cruise line sailing until the end of the year. Let’s take a closer look at the email that is going out to clients:
Dear Guest,
All of us at Disney Cruise Line hope you and your family are staying well. We want to let you know we’ve temporarily modified our final payment and cancellation policies to provide you with greater flexibility.
For sailings through December 31, 2021, we are temporarily extending final payment until 60 days prior to sailing for Guests booked in unrestricted stateroom categories. This means that those Guests who have not yet reached their final payment due date can wait until up to 60 days prior to sailing to pay for their cruise vacation. Onboard cruise activities can be scheduled within your Castaway Club booking window once final payment is received.
In addition, we are temporarily relaxing our cruise cancellation fee schedule for sailings through December 31, 2021, as described below.
Cruises 1 to 5 Nights (Excluding Suites and Concierge Staterooms)
Days Prior to Vacation Commencement Date Fee Amount
60 days or more No fee
59 – 45 days Deposit per Guest
44 – 30 days 50% of vacation price per Guest
29 – 15 days 75% of vacation price per Guest
14 days or less 100% of vacation price per Guest
Cruises 6 Nights or More (Excluding Suites and Concierge Staterooms)
Days Prior to Vacation Commencement Date Fee Amount
60 days or more No fee
59 – 56 days Deposit per Guest
55 – 30 days 50% of vacation price per Guest
29 – 15 days 75% of vacation price per Guest
14 days or less 100% of vacation price per Guest
Suites and Concierge Staterooms
Days Prior to Vacation Commencement Date Fee Amount
60 days or more Deposit per Guest
59 – 56 days 50% of vacation price per Guest
55 – 30 days 75% of vacation price per Guest
29 days or less 100% of vacation price per Guest
Categories with Restrictions
Reservations for Inside, Outside or Verandah Categories with Restrictions remain nonrefundable and nontransferable.
Guests should note that this is in addition to Disney Cruise Lines current Cruise Date Flexibility which gives travelers the option of making changes to your sail date up to 15 days before your departure.
As of going to print, the majority of Disney cruises have ben postponed until mid-August. There is no word as of yet as to whether Disney plans on further cancellations. However, this is a story that we will continue to follow closely and we promise to let you know as soon as we’ve heard more.
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