GatorMomInNC
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2011
I posted this on another cruising site since it isn't a DCL cruise, but I am wondering what my fellow Disboarders think.
I have had a cruise on MSC Orchestra booked for almost a year for my family of four (2 children in their teens). We also have plans to spend a week in Paris before hand, including 3 nights at DIsneyland Paris. The cruise leaves out of Venice on June 20th and goes to Italy, Greece, Albania and Dubrovnik. I've been so excited and have loved planning it and looking forward to it. I didn't book on DCL because of the cost and it is port intensive cruise and normally for those I don't go with DCL.
I started to get worried a few days ago due to the spread of COVID-19 to Italy, and specifically Venice. I am concerned that at some point I will be unable to travel to (or from) Venice or maybe even Europe, if the virus spreads and travel bans are put in place.
So worried that I woke up thinking about this and can't get back to sleep.
I am the kind who likes to pre-pay for as much as I can when planning a trip, so I don't have to worry about it when the time comes. So I have booked all my excursions, flights, hotels, etc.
I just went online and cancelled all of the excursions I pre-booked. I figure that if I go I can always re-book and likely there would be availability. But in case there is a lot of cancellations I would like the money back now.
I have about 3 more weeks to cancel the cruise and get a refund, and I have insurance for the cruise also.
I bought insurance for the package I bought for Disneyland Paris, but I don't know if it would cover cancellations unless we actually got sick.
Stupidly, I didn't buy insurance for my flights to/from US/Paris, or to and from Paris to Venice, so without those being cancelled by the airlines, I would be out about $3,000. I could still buy insurance, but it is about $500 and I don't know if it would now cover issues relating to COVID-19.
If there are no travel bans I would like to go, but I would feel bad possibly exposing my kids to the virus.
I am also very afraid I would not be allowed back in the US if I flew to Europe and there was some sort of additional outbreak (and who knows what will be going on in 4 months?).
Is anyone else booked this summer for European cruises - DCL or otherwise- and thinking about this, or am I just panicking/over-reacting??
I have had a cruise on MSC Orchestra booked for almost a year for my family of four (2 children in their teens). We also have plans to spend a week in Paris before hand, including 3 nights at DIsneyland Paris. The cruise leaves out of Venice on June 20th and goes to Italy, Greece, Albania and Dubrovnik. I've been so excited and have loved planning it and looking forward to it. I didn't book on DCL because of the cost and it is port intensive cruise and normally for those I don't go with DCL.
I started to get worried a few days ago due to the spread of COVID-19 to Italy, and specifically Venice. I am concerned that at some point I will be unable to travel to (or from) Venice or maybe even Europe, if the virus spreads and travel bans are put in place.
So worried that I woke up thinking about this and can't get back to sleep.
I am the kind who likes to pre-pay for as much as I can when planning a trip, so I don't have to worry about it when the time comes. So I have booked all my excursions, flights, hotels, etc.
I just went online and cancelled all of the excursions I pre-booked. I figure that if I go I can always re-book and likely there would be availability. But in case there is a lot of cancellations I would like the money back now.
I have about 3 more weeks to cancel the cruise and get a refund, and I have insurance for the cruise also.
I bought insurance for the package I bought for Disneyland Paris, but I don't know if it would cover cancellations unless we actually got sick.
Stupidly, I didn't buy insurance for my flights to/from US/Paris, or to and from Paris to Venice, so without those being cancelled by the airlines, I would be out about $3,000. I could still buy insurance, but it is about $500 and I don't know if it would now cover issues relating to COVID-19.
If there are no travel bans I would like to go, but I would feel bad possibly exposing my kids to the virus.
I am also very afraid I would not be allowed back in the US if I flew to Europe and there was some sort of additional outbreak (and who knows what will be going on in 4 months?).
Is anyone else booked this summer for European cruises - DCL or otherwise- and thinking about this, or am I just panicking/over-reacting??