That would enrage a lot of their paying guests who are still willing to cruise, so I don't see it happening. They might delay boarding until later in the afternoon, though.I wouldn't be surprised if when they start cruising again, they cancel every other cruise or maybe delay cruises by a day, to have extra time to clean between two sailings.
I will say, I feel that those of us who have PIF will hopefully have the opportunity to cancel for a refund if we find our cruises will cruise without access to pool/kids club/characters/shows. I pay what I pay for a Disney cruise...without all those things, I would consider a different, cheaper line.
I'm a bit surprised that they're still offering discounts for late July and August, since those cruises will almost certainly be cancelled as well. Are they hoping to just shore up the balance sheets with the idea that people will transfer their deposits to later cruises?
I didn't anticipate the characters being a huge highlight of our Alaska cruise, what with the amazing scenery and excursions. But my kids LOVED them. It was very different from the parks experience, because there are more opportunities for spontaneous character interaction and you might see the same face character several times so that kids develop a rapport with some of them. The characters visited the kids clubs too and lead activities. My son is wearing his shirt from the Friendship Rocks show today. We also went to three movies and two of the stage shows. Without the Disney characters and entertainment, the premium would definitely be harder to justify.
But, I wouldn't consider a cheaper line. If we don't feel like it's safe to cruise with DCL, we won't cruise at all.
This. Of all the cruise lines I trust to "get it right" for re-opening safely, it's Disney.But, I wouldn't consider a cheaper line. If we don't feel like it's safe to cruise with DCL, we won't cruise at all.
I agree. That is the reason I gambled and paid off the July cruise. IF they sail, I do feel like they will know it can be done safelyThis. Of all the cruise lines I trust to "get it right" for re-opening safely, it's Disney.
I wouldn't be surprised if when they start cruising again, they cancel every other cruise or maybe delay cruises by a day, to have extra time to clean between two sailings.
JMO: DCL will cancel thru mid December and the only reason they haven't officially cancelled is because they're being restrained my management - JMO.