Originally Posted by
Often1
[...] Finally, don't be enticed by premium credits. If you are offered a credit at 125% of cash paid, who is to say what the cruise will cost a year later? If the cruise price increases by 25%, you have lost the additional value.
Originally Posted by
radonc1
[...] The hook in this offer was that there was no guarantee that the cost of the new replacement cruise was going to be the same as the cost of the original cruise
The company could increase that cost by whatever they wished.
True, but if one is going to go on a cruise, one needs to pay for it, whether the price goes up or not. To me, the big risk is if the cruise line reorganizes or otherwise finds a way to void the credit. Anyway, I was just asking because I had not heard of the cash refund aspect if the credit is not used. I had thought the credit would expire, and (to me) that would be a huge risk, since there is no telling when it will be safe to cruise again.