Here's what else I expect from March:
- Lots more people will cancel. The upcoming payment for many is "the big one," with lots of people owing $1000 or more. This may finally be the reality check some cruisers need, and with summer shows announced, they may not be so upset about missing the boat.
- Those that cancel will probably find replacements on their own. The cancellation penalty is now up to 50%, and after April 9 it becomes no refund at all. Few people will be okay with losing out on $700+, so I expect to see lots of vacancies up for grabs that side-step the wait list.
- We won't find out what the themes are. I'm hoping to be wrong on this, but I'm not expecting to hear anything until April.
- We will find out if there's a pre-party. This may be wishful thinking, but I'm somewhat basing it on @krisfitz7's info that Danny promised to announce a pre-party "in a few weeks" a few weeks ago. I'd be surprised if the party doesn't happen since it's such a great fundraising opportunity.
p.s. Just another reminder: final payment due one month from today!
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Katie.. Thanks for all your useful blogs.. :) When I made a payment about a month ago, I asked questions about the themes and I was told by Jeannie that they weren't even meeting with NKOTB until March and won't know until then.. HTH.
ReplyDelete~Jenn... @JKsFaveGrl
We made our final payments a few weeks ago. After hearing all the horror stories we decided to just pay it off.
ReplyDeleteI agree w you Katie--I wish if there are going to be themes that they announce them. The stores have soooo much stuff on clarence & it's summer stuff! This would be the time to buy. I think White night was a mess for all of us haha It took 2 weeks to find a white dress!
If there is a specific theme for the door (if they even do it) I prob wont be part of it since I started my door yesterday while watching the Coming Home DVD lol Im just doing what I want. Also--dont know if this will help anyone: Im shipping my door decorations to the hotel Im staying @ on Thursday. It was so hard last yr to get poster board and all that in the suitcase. So by the poster board they have a flat shipping box the same size. It may cost me a little more but I dont have to worry about packing it & then having to do it Thur night at the hotel. Thanks Katie for the measuements! Last yr I went way to big!
My girlfriend and I paid off our cruise about a month ago. A nice feeling to have! Looking forward to hearing the themes...just wish it was sooner than a couple weeks prior to the cruise. Thanks for the blog girl!
ReplyDeleteThis is the month that I have to make my decision if I can still go or not. Yup, you were right about me not wanting to lose everything I've paid. Thanks to my wonderful roommates, we have in writing that if I need to cancel (for health reasons) their cabin will become a triple, and I'll be subject to the posted penalties. My cabin was one of the least expensive, so at least if I have to cancel, I won't be losing too much.
ReplyDeleteStill keeping my fingers crossed that I can go, but the days are passing far too quickly!