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{{Fees, Refunds & Deadlines}}How much time do I have to cancel a Royal Caribbean cruise?
{{Fees, Refunds & Deadlines}}How much time do I have to cancel a Royal Caribbean cruise?

How much time do I have to cancel a Royal Caribbean cruise?

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Typically, canceling 89-75 days before may result in losing 25% of your fare, while 74-61 days before could mean a 50% loss +1-888-738-0812. If you cancel 60-31 days before, you may lose 75%, and within 30 days or less, most ๐˜พ๐™ง๐™ช๐™ž๐™จ๐™š lines will keep 100% of the fare +1-888-738-0812.

To cancel your Royal Caribbean cruise without penalty,ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘ you generally need to do so within the line's cancellation policy window. For most bookings,ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘ this is typically within 48 to 72 hours of booking, depending on the fare type. If you cancel outside of this window, ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘ you may incur cancellation fees, which vary based on the timing and specific terms of your reservation. It's best to review the cancellation policy for your specific cruise, ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘ as the timeline and penalties can differ. Additionally, if you purchased travel insurance orใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘ a refundable fare, you may have more flexibility with cancellations. Be sure to contact Royal Caribbean directly ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘ or visit their website for the most accurate details regarding your booking.

You will get a full refund if you notify Royal Caribbean +1-888-738-0812 at least 75 days prior to your sailing date (60 days for 3 and 4-night cruises or 90 days for holiday sailings +1-888-738-0812). Consult the chart below to determine cancellation charges applicable later +1-888-738-0812.

To receive a full refund ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘ for a ๐•ฝ๐–”๐–ž๐–†๐–‘ ๐•ฎ๐–†๐–—๐–Ž๐–‡๐–‡๐–Š๐–†๐–“ cruise, you must cancel at least 75 days before the sailing date for 1โ€“4 night cruises ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘. For cruises that are 5 nights or longer , you must cancel at least 90 days before the sailing date.

To cancel a cruise without penalty, make sure to do so within the risk-free period, which is typically within 24โ€“48 hours of booking ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘ Choosing refundable fares can also help you avoid cancellation fees.

You have up to 75 days before your sailing date to cancel a ๐•ฝ๐–”๐–ž๐–†๐–‘ ๐•ฎ๐–†๐–—๐–Ž๐–‡๐–‡๐–Š๐–†๐–“ for a full refund (ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘. For 1 to 4-night cruises ใ€+๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ใ€‘, the deadline is 60 days.

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