If I have to cancel my cruise/cruisetour, will I get a refund?
Subject: Payments
You will get a full refund if you notify us in writing at least 75 days prior to your sailing date (60 days for 3 & 4-night cruises or 90 days for holiday sailings). Consult the chart below to determine cancellation charges applicable later.
Note: No refunds will be made if you do not show up for your cruise or if you interrupt or cancel your vacation once it has begun.
When calculating the days prior to sailing, the day of sailing should not be considered as one of the days. The day of sailing is considered the first day of the cruise, therefore, the penalty period will commence one day prior to the day of sailing.
The cancellation policy applies when reserving with our US Office only. Guests should contact their local Royal Caribbean International Office or Travel Agent for full details of applicable cancellation policies.
Effective August 1, 2010, new reservations will fall under the following cancellation schedule:
| Cruise Length |
Days to Departure |
Charges Per Person |
| 1 - 5 Nights |
60 + |
No Charges |
|
59-43 |
Deposit Amount |
|
42-29 |
50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
|
28-15 |
75% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
| |
14 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees |
| 6 Nights or longer |
75 + |
No Charges |
|
74-57 |
Deposit Amount |
|
56-29 |
50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
|
28-15 |
75% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
| |
14 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees
|
| Cruisetours*** |
75+ |
No Charges |
|
74-57 |
Deposit Amount |
|
56-29 |
50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
|
28-15 |
75% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
| |
14 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees
|
| Cruise Length (contd) |
Days to Departure (contd) |
Charges Per Person (contd) |
Holiday Sailings**:
1- 5 night |
90 + |
No Charges |
|
89-64 |
Deposit Amount |
|
63-43 |
50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
|
42-15 |
75% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
| |
14 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees |
| 6 Nights or longer |
90 + |
No Charges |
|
89-64 |
Deposit Amount |
|
63-43 |
50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
|
42-22 |
75% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
|
21 or less |
No Charge |
|
69 to 30** |
No refund except for taxes and fees |
|
* Or deposit amount, whichever is greater.
** Holiday sailings are defined as sailings that occur over Christmas and/or New Year's day.
***Guests who convert their cruisetours to a cruise only booking within 42 days of the start date of the tour segment of the cruisetour will be subject to a cancellation charge. The amount of that charge varies depending on the location of the cruisetour and/or its length. For the specific amount of the charge  click here.
Reservations created prior to August 1, 2010 for all sailings will fall under the following cancellation schedule as follows:
| Cruise Length |
Days to Departure |
Charges Per Person
|
| 1 - 5 Nights |
60+ |
No Charges |
|
59-30 |
Deposit Amount |
|
29-8 |
50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
|
7 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees |
| 6 - 9 Nights |
70 + |
No charges |
| |
69-30 |
Deposit amount |
| |
29-8 |
50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
| |
7 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees |
| 10+ Nights |
70 + |
No charges |
|
69-30 |
Deposit amount |
| |
29-15 |
50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* |
| |
14 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees |
Holiday Sailings:
6-8 nights |
90 + |
No charges |
| |
89-30 |
Deposit Amount |
| |
29-15 |
50% of total price (taxes and fees excluded)** |
| |
14 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees |
| 9+ nights |
90 + |
No charges |
| |
89-30 |
Deposit Amount |
| |
29-15 |
50% of total price (taxes and fees excluded)** |
| |
14 or less |
No refund except for taxes and fees |
|
* Or deposit amount, whichever is greater.
** Holiday sailings are defined as sailings that occur over Christmas and/or New Year's day.
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