Tempting Offers for Yet Another Oversold Sailing on Royal Caribbean Ship
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Another Voyager of the Seas Alaska cruise is overbooked and offering eye-popping options for guests to change their plans.
The impacted cruise is the ship’s July 17 sailing from Seattle, another 7-night roundtrip itinerary.
Guests who accept the limited-time offer will receive a full fare refund plus a transfer to another cruise or an FCC.
Summer is a busy sailing season and Alaska is one of the most sought-after summer cruise destinations, as guests aboard yet another sailing on Voyager of the Seas are now finding out.
Just a week after one overbooked sailing for the Royal Caribbean ship received outstanding offers for travelers with flexible plans, another departure date has similar tempting offers to coax guests to adjust their sailing date.
The impacted cruise is Voyager of the Seas‘ July 17, 2026 sailing. The 7-night cruise is roundtrip from Seattle, visiting top destinations in Alaska, including Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria, with plenty of scenic glacier cruising along the way.
Now, however, select guests have received offers to rebook or cancel their cruise with some extreme benefits if they choose either of those options.
“We are looking to see if you and your travel party have flexible travel arrangements,” the email inquiry explained. “If your plans are set in stone, please mark this email as “Read”, and gear up for your upcoming adventure – although, there are some pretty sweet options.”
Guests can choose to transfer to another 7-night Alaska cruise on a different sailing date later in the season. The available options are Serenade of the Seas on September 13 roundtrip from Vancouver; Anthem of the Seas roundtrip from Seattle on either September 14 or 21; or still aboard Voyager of the Seas roundtrip from Seattle on either September 18 or 25.
Each of the alternative itineraries is slightly different in terms of destinations, port orders, and exactly when the scenic glacier cruising will take place. All of the sailings, however, do offer amazing experiences in the Last Frontier.
If guests choose one of the alternative sailings (here’s where the “pretty sweet” part of the deal comes in), they will receive a 100% refund of the cruise fare for the July 17 sailing they will no longer be on, a complimentary transfer of their booking to the alternative sailing, and reimbursement for any pre-purchased, non-refundable travel expenses such as flights, hotels, and shuttles.
Let’s read that again: a full fare refund and you still get to go on a weeklong Alaska cruise, just a slightly different one than originally selected.
Guests will still be responsible for port fees, taxes, gratuities, add-on packages, and other incidental expenses for the replacement cruise, but nevertheless, it is quite a deal.
Second Option Still Includes a Free Cruise
If none of the alternative sailing dates work for guests, they have a second option that is still definitely sweet.
Guests may completely cancel their July 17 booking for a 100% refund, which will be processed back to the original form of payment. Royal Caribbean will also reimburse guests for non-refundable travel expenses associated with the cancellation.
In addition, guests will also receive a 100% future cruise credit (FCC) for the value of the cancelled cruise fare, which can then be used on any future Royal Caribbean voyage that sets sail by July 17, 2027.
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Any cruise can be booked with the FCC. It does not need to be aboard Voyager of the Seas, does not need to be in Alaska, and doesn’t even need to be a comparable 7-night sailing.
As with any time Royal Caribbean makes these types of overbooking offers, the offer is subject to availability.
Voyager of the Seas Not the Only Ship Overbooked
While this is the second time in just a few weeks that Voyager of the Seas has confirmed overbooking offers, it is not the only Royal Caribbean ship overwhelmed by the popularity of Alaska sailings.
Cruise Hive reported just yesterday that Serenade of the Seas‘ July 19 sailing is also overbooked and guests are receiving equally tempting rebooking and cancellation offers.
At 138,194-gross tons and with a double occupancy passenger capacity of 3,114 guests, Voyager of the Seas is significantly larger than Serenade of the Seas, which comes in at 90,090 gross tons and 2,146 guests.
Nevertheless, both ships are sure to tempt enough guests to take advantage of the very generous offers, permitting the vessels to sail at full capacity and everyone to enjoy a great cruise vacation.
Tempting Offers for Yet Another Oversold Sailing on Royal Caribbean Ship