Originally Posted by
j2simpso
If I were you I would have stuck to the travel plans and see what happens when you get to the UK. Professional tour companies have contingencies for precisely when these types of things happen and at the end of the day they are on the hook for travel inconveniences since they sold you this package and are accredited accordingly. I'm unsure if they would have put you on a ship leaving slightly later or from a different port of departure but it may still have worked out.
I don't think I would've done that - I've got to think the trip was the specific experience on Queen Mary 2.
What I think is reasonable - Prestige Travel should find you an alternative date with the same package with no out of pocket cost to you - and some sort of cabin upgrade/credit on top of that as a goodwill gesture - and don't fly the day before the cruise. I think a UA travel credit may be a challenge since you didn't book with them directly and I suspect the airfare was a small part of the package cost, but again, that is on Prestige to battle behind the scenes.