Well, I was definitely over-confident about the August cruise - Princess has notified me that they have cancelled it.
So, I have decided to continue on my confident way and have instead booked a cruise also leaving from Fremantle, but not until October. This is a shorter one that takes the southern Australia route to Melbourne - we could have gone on to Sydney but all the balcony cabins were booked out, and Melbourne is close enough to home. All we're going to miss is Hobart, and we'll be there on our Feb 2021 cruise anyway.
So, the hotel room in Fremantle was prepaid under conditions that allow no changes and no refunds, but I have emailed them and asked if they would consider changing it to just before the October cruise, and I haven't gotten a definite 'No' - they've said that their manager needs to approve such requests and that they'll get back to me by Wednesday 13th. Fingers crossed.
Once I know about the hotel then I'll need to work out what to do about the flights to Perth. Also non-refundable of course. If Qantas was to cancel them then we'd get a refund voucher but I suspect that by October they're not going to be cancelling domestic bookings. So, I'll probably have to take the hit from a cancellation fee. Never mind, it's all good.
I have decided though that if Princess cancels this October cruise I won't be booking another replacement. We've still got Julie's birthday cruise in December, a cruise from New Zealand in February - assuming the so-called Trans-Tasman bubble allows us to go there in the first place - and of course even more hopefully, the Norway cruise in October 2021.
Paul and Sandy on holiday - stories from our last few holidays and plans for the next one(s)!
Upcoming holidays:
Upcoming Holidays:
25 January 2025 - Sandy is taking a four day cruise - Sydney to Hobart and return.
April 2025 - Not a cruise! - instead a trip to Brisbane to watch the Panthers vs Dolphins game, and of course to see the family.
August 2025 - And again, not a cruise! - a weekend in Sydney to see Star Wars: A New Hope, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing the music live.
27 September 2025 - Slightly early celebration for Paul's 70th birthday - 7 day Barrier Reef cruise on the Carnival (ex-P&O) Encounter.
August - September 2026 - 12 day "British Isles with France and Belfast" cruise on the Majestic Princess then a stay in the UK afterwards.
25 January 2025 - Sandy is taking a four day cruise - Sydney to Hobart and return.
April 2025 - Not a cruise! - instead a trip to Brisbane to watch the Panthers vs Dolphins game, and of course to see the family.
August 2025 - And again, not a cruise! - a weekend in Sydney to see Star Wars: A New Hope, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing the music live.
27 September 2025 - Slightly early celebration for Paul's 70th birthday - 7 day Barrier Reef cruise on the Carnival (ex-P&O) Encounter.
August - September 2026 - 12 day "British Isles with France and Belfast" cruise on the Majestic Princess then a stay in the UK afterwards.
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