Late last week, Disney Cruise Line announced another extension to their temporary final payment deadline. For sailings through March 31, 2022, Disney Cruise Line is 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.
Final Payment
- For sailings through , final payment is temporarily extended until 60 days prior to sailing for Guests booked in unrestricted stateroom categories.
Cancellation Fee Schedule
- For sailings through , the cancellation fee schedule has been temporarily relaxed from beginning as early as 119 days prior to sailing to beginning 59 days prior to sailing for Guests booked in non-Suite and non-Concierge categories. For Guests booked in Suite and Concierge categories, cancellation fees in excess of the deposit amount will temporarily begin at 59 days prior to sailing.
- Reservations for Inside, Outside and Verandah Categories with Restrictions remain nonrefundable and nontransferable.
The final payment deadline calculations are also updated for sailings through March 31, 2022 on our website under the important date section of the cruise summary.
Details on the temporary cruise cancellation fee schedule can be found below in the copy of the email sent to guests booked on select sailings.
09/03/2021
Reservation #:
Dear
All of us at Disney Cruise Line hope you and your clients are staying well. We want to let you and your clients know we’ve temporarily modified our final payment and cancellation policies to provide them with greater flexibility.
For sailings through March 31, 2022, 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 clients’ Castaway Club booking window once final payment is received.
In addition, we are temporarily relaxing our cruise cancellation fee schedule for sailings through March 31, 2022, as described below.
Cruises 1 to 5 Nights (Excluding Suites and Concierge Staterooms)
Days Prior to Vacation Commencement Date | Fee Amount |
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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% vacation price per Guest |
14 days or less | 100% vacation price per Guest |
Cruises 6 Nights or More (Excluding Suites and Concierge Staterooms)
Days Prior to Vacation Commencement Date | Fee Amount |
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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% vacation price per Guest |
14 days or less | 100% 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% vacation price per Guest |
Categories with Restrictions
- Reservations for Inside, Outside or Verandah Categories with Restrictions remain nonrefundable and nontransferable.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard for your sailing and hope that this added flexibility is helpful.
Sincerely,
The Cast & Crew
Disney Cruise Line
In a change from previous extensions, Disney Cruise Line is NOT extending the Cruise Date Flexibility option at this time. Normally, both the cancellation policy and the flexibility offers were extended simultaneously. Guests who have booked before July 31, 2021, can change their sail date up to 15 days prior to embarkation. Guests scheduled to sail on or before December 31, 2021 may take advantage of this offer. Guests who wish to change their sail date must move their sail date to one that commences prior to September 30, 2022. Standard prevailing rates will apply. Disney Cruise Line’s cruise date flexibility option was last updated in late June.
For the most up to date information on this offer please visit DisneyCruise.com.
Sounds like people aren’t booking cruises because the future is so unknown, so I guess this is Disney’s attempt to make people feel more comfortable.