Disney Cruise Line has adjusted its final payment and cancellation policies. As of Sept. 11, 2018, final payment for all non-suite/non-concierge staterooms on cruises of one to five nights will be due 90 days prior to arrival. Cancellation fees will apply as of 89 days, a change from the existing 74-day time period.
For cruises of six nights or more, final payment for non-suite/non-concierge staterooms will be due 120 days prior to arrival. Cancellation fees will begin at 119 days, instead of the present 89 days.
Specific final payment and cancellation policies have been eliminated for holiday sailings and all sailings embarking or disembarking from a non-US port.
A Disney Cruise Line spokesperson tells Travel Pulse that the new changes will not affect reservations made prior to Sept. 11, 2018. Final payment and cancellation fees will remain as listed on the original confirmation unless the sailing date or vacation package is modified.
The spokesperson added: “We continually monitor and review our policies and procedures and recently decided to modify our final payment and cancellation policies. We will continue to monitor the performance of the new policies along with guest feedback.”
In addition to the move by Disney, two other cruise lines have modified their final payment policies in the past year. Norwegian Cruise Line moved its final payment date out to 120 days last fall. And, MSC Cruises made a similar move in the summer of 2017, when it changed final payment date from 60 to 90 days.
