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LinaeSydney, NSW
- 3 reviews
- 3 likes
They keep part of your deposit if cruise is cancelled!!
I booked a cruise through Cruise Guru approx 7 months prior to the cruise. P&O cancelled the cruise and refunded our deposit in full to Cruise Guru. Cruise Guru took 2 weeks to refund our deposit and kept 40% for our deposit after us booking our own cabin and booking online without any assistance from them. Book with the cruise line direct! Do not use an agent!
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juliaPerth, WA
Refund success at last!
Following two "one" star reviews on this site over the past three weeks, and contacting my bank to dispute the transaction.... I can now report that I have received my cruise refund. The money is safely in my bank account now. I am relieved and happy. Not sure why it took 16 weeks, given that Cruise Guru never sent Princess Cruises the final payment in June. The cruise was for a 29 August 2020 departure. I hope I never experience anything like this again. Good luck everyone x
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Hi Julia, we are pleased to hear of a positive outcome despite the delay. There have been so many challenges that have caused the delays, some that we can control and improve, but many we cannot, incl... Read more
uding the heavily restricted volume of refunds that we can process on a daily basis imposed by the bank. We too agree that we never experience anything like this again, and with this one day in the past, we look forward to everyone enjoying a long-awaited cruise holiday. Regards Cruise GuruSimilar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
Samantha D.Launceston, TAS
Still waiting for refund from cruise guru :(
So had a cruise booked for 20/07/2020 I cancelled at first option 05/05/2020 after contact after contact with cruise guru to find out they had just received funds last week after being told carnival had sent it to them on the 06/06/2020, anyway was also told last week I'm in a que for a refund I just want a refund like many of us we are all struggling in these hard times but at least you guys have jobs some of us weren't that lucky and we really could use that extra money just wish I would get refunded soon fingers crossed :( also had someone else that was on the same cruise with us who booked direct cancelled at the same time and got a refund within the month of cancellation think I will book direct next time
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Cruise GuruCruise Guru
Hi Samantha D.
We are sorry to hear of your experience. Could you please supply us with your booking number so that we can have a team member review? ... Read more
Regards Cruise Guru Please note that this review channel is monitored by our marketing team working on highly reduced hours, responses will take longer than normal. Our reservations team can be contacted directly through the channels listed on our Contact Us page: https://www.cruiseguru.com.au/contact-us/My booking number is CM7NWW
Cruise GuruCruise Guru
Thank you Samantha. We are constantly seeking ways to speed up the process, and our CFO is currently negotiating with the bank to increase the daily refund limit imposed by them so that we may increas... Read more
e the volume of refunds that we can process. We are not with-holding any money intentionally, we are bound by procedures. We will continue to monitor your refund for you. Regards Cruise GuruSimilar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
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BradSydney Surrounds, NSW
Cancelled booking against our wishes
Email stated they would take full payment from credit card on due date. They cancelled the booking instead. They then had the hide to charge us a cancellation fee. I spent 2 weeks trying to re-book the cruise being assured on numerous occasions that Cruiseguru would contact me. I had to phone them each time. Eventually an agent helped us and sorted the problem promptly. New booking has been made so the issue was resolved but it should never had been an issue in the first place. Don't assure me of one thing then do the opposite. Was extremely annoyed that they cancelled our booking when the email said that payment would be made automatically.
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Hi Brad, we are sorry to hear of the situation that you experienced, but glad to hear that it has now been resolved for you. Could you please supply us with your booking number so that we may review what has occurred?
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Traveller
- 2 reviews
Refund delay
We have booked with Qantas Cruises/Cruise Guru many times over the past 6 years. We have been waiting on two refunds which we finally received this week. Both of these refunds were processed back to Cruise Guru by the cruise lines 3-4 weeks ago. Cruise Guru were slow in returning our funds and also charged administration fees of $110 per person on both bookings, which we were happy to pay for one of the bookings as we were the ones who cancelled. For the other booking Cunard returned our full amount to Cruise Guru who then charged us a fee ...Read more
for a cruise cancelled by Cunard, plus they still received the commission on the booking. If we had booked direct we would have had our money back earlier with no fees being charged. Lesson learned, book direct with cruise line.1 comment
Cruise GuruCruise Guru
Dear Traveller, we are truly sorry that our valued customers are experiencing delays in obtaining refunds, we have always taken pride in our service levels. The volume of administration and workload b... Read more
rought on by mass cancellations due to COVID-19 has been unprecedented and overwhelming. Unfortunately, a once simple single booking refund process can now be a mammoth logistical task, requiring the complex reconciliation of many bookings refunded in one lump sum, without paperwork, and in a foreign currency. On top of further new challenges, the processing time has increased as a result but we continue to try our best despite the circumstances. When booking with an agent, you do benefit from discounted pricing and additional value-adds such as increased onboard spend, but it does mean the booking attracts different terms and conditions. We don't want to lose any customer but respect that everyone has a choice, and we still hope you get to cruise one day soon. Regards, Cruise GuruSimilar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
andygang w.Greater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
Profiteering by charging customers a whopping cancellation fee for P&O's cancellation due to Coronavirus Pandemic
We booked a P&O cruise departing in late June for eight of us for the first time with Cruise Guru. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, P&O has announced it has cancelled our cruise a few days ago. But we heard nothing from Cruise Guru. I called them yesterday and was told they would charge a whopping $110 per person cancellation fee for eight of us. I found it shocking and reasoned that it was not our decision to cancel the cruise. The staff member explained that they have to charge this fee so that they could pay their staff. But I don't think th...Read more
is is what a responsible company would do, especially with the JobKeepers Payment from the government. The staff member was very nice on the phone and talked to her team leader to drop the cancellation fee to $55 person, which still amounts to $440 for eight of us. If we had booked directly with P&O, we would have received full refund without any cancellation fees. This is the first and will be the last very regrettable booking with Cruise Guru. Will definitely NOT recommend Cruise Guru to any friends who want to cruise.3 comments
Cruise GuruCruise Guru
Hi andygang w., we are sorry to hear about your situation in this difficult time. Could you please provide us with a booking number, so that we can follow up?
Thanks for your response. My booking numbers are 247962 and 247964.
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Gang WangCruise GuruCruise Guru
Hi Gang Wang
Thank you for providing your booking numbers. Firstly we’re sorry that you were advised that our cancellation fee is charged so that we are able to pay our staff, as this is incorrect, a... Read more
nd we have passed your valuable feedback to our call centre team.Similar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
LesNorthern Region, NSW
Covid 19 cancellations
Had our cruise cancelled due to covid 19 virus . I filled out refund request 2 weeks ago and have not received any correspondence relating to the matter at all I called an after a lengthy Wait I got told if I filled out form it will happen in due course an I’m not the only one ! Now I understand that , I just want answers, relating to who an how I’m going to get my refund from an what needs to be done to make it happen , a simple email or something explaining this would put my mind at ease , instead of being left in limbo
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Hi Les, we are sorry to hear about your concerns. We are experiencing extended wait times from the cruise lines regarding refund requests as you can probably imagine. The form that you completed goes ... Read more
directly to the cruise line, we do not get visibility of the progress. The cruise lines are processing things as fast as they can but are not providing timelines to us, so we don't have one that we can relay, unfortunately. As soon as the funds are made available to us, rest assured that they will be forwarded on to you via your original payment method.Thank you for the clarity
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PatmacSydney
- 3 reviews
- 4 likes
Poor after sales service
No problems with initial booking but if you want any more assistance, such as supplying your membership numbers for the booking, they don't seem to want to know you. Have contacted them 5 times (via phone and email) now with this simple request. Frustrating is an understatement!
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midge
- 3 reviews
- 4 likes
Not great service.
Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this online agency. They were of course responsive to my original emails when booking, but after they have your money it takes several days/up to a week to get a response. I also agree with the previous reviewer. It seems like their agents need more effective training to be able to deal with the problems that can arise from booking a cruise online. They also no longer have fee free credit card payments, which to be honest, would have been the only good reason to use continue using them.
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PHIL the dillSydney
- 3 reviews
- 10 likes
A bad experience
Cruise guru have a bad website and is difficult to use.
They take a couple of days at least if at all to respond to a inquiry and if you call them they seem flustered.
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Questions & Answers
Linaeasked
Why did some clients have the fees waived and others did not? Cruise Guru is a Qantas affiliate. Vote with your feet people and do not use companies who treat their clients like this. It is unfair.
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I presume it depends on who deals with your refund ... its disgusting charging $110 a booking.
Lodge a complaint with the ACCC and your state Consumer Protection Agency.
Cruise GuruCruise Guru
Hi Linae
Cancellation conditions vary subject to criteria including booked date, cancelled date, cruise line etc, which we understand does make it confusing.
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Elizabethasked
Very disappointed that $330 in fees has been deducted for our cruise that’s was cancelled by Princess in April for a June sailing. Money returned to Cruise Guru from Princess in April and they had it in their account earning interest until September when I finally received my refund after following it up. If I had booked with Princess direct I would have received a full refund as they cancelled. It’s a shame Cruise Guru didn’t do what Flight Centre did for their clients i.e waiver fees after public backlash. Friends got $30,000 back for a Scenic Cruise with no penalties. I’m sure this company has received an enormous amount in fees if each passenger paid $110. I find it very excessive. Unfortunately I won’t be booking with Cruise Guru in the future.
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Majority of agents tend to retain a portion of a 'Covid' cancelled booking. We booked with another agent for a cruise which included a flight to get to the port. Even though the agent had said that their fees would be waivered, we were still charged $100 admin fee each, plus $260 each for the fight we were supposed to take, which the agent said was deducted by the airline, if we had booked the flight ourselves (even though WE had to do our own research for the one we required) we would have received a full refund.
Apparently, even Flight Centre didn't fully refund everyone's booking, our son and daughter in law did not receive the full amount for their booking.
No flights involved with us. Cruise only so can’t see why they had to charges $330 per booking, understandable if it was $110 per cabin.
Samantha D.asked
I cancelled my carnival cruise that was suppose to depart in July on the 5th of may called last week they have my money just waiting in the que for refunds I get that it would be a very busy time for them but seriously Im struggling at this point in time like many others that could just use there refunds to help them get through these times but the way this refund is going through cruise guru I'll be booking direct for any further cruises as someone else we were going with cancelled at the same time and got refunded within a few weeks hoping I will get my refund real soon :(
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When I contacted them they said they were dealing with refunds for sailings due in may. When you contact them again they provide standard info - no update on progress of where they are up to. You wil just have to research options of where you can complain to... Bank, consumer affairs etc. Good luck
Rang again today completely different answer we are refunding when we can I'm going to try ring someone higher up tomorrow because I have no idea what's going on everyone is saying different things
Lol they don’t know what they are doing, when I called them today they said they were doing refunds for April sailings.
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Cruise GuruCruise Guru
Hi Linae,
Thank you for getting in contact with us. Could you please provide your P&O booking number so a member of our team can investigate your situation further?
Thanks,
Cruise Guru