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PRINCESS CRUISES

Passenger faces $3718 cancellation fee after Princess cancels their cruise due to a payment issue. Learn how to dispute unfair charges and escalate cruise line problems.

Princess canceled my cruise and unfairly charged a $3,718 cancellation fee — can it do that?

June 23, 2025June 18, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Douglas Berry books a Princess cruise online and pays for the fare and travel insurance with his credit card. But then Princess cancels his cruise — and then charges him a $3,718 cancellation fee. Can it do that?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Canceled flight, unreturned funds. Julie Schumer battled Princess Cruises over a $983 refund and triumphed with consumer advocacy help.

Why won’t Princess Cruises refund our canceled flight? They have my money.

December 7, 2023August 7, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

Julie Schumer’s return flight gets canceled during the Southwest Airlines meltdown in December. Southwest sends the money to her cruise line, but her cruise line won’t refund her. What’s going on?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Princess Cruises denies Linda Martin and her husband boarding on a cruise of the British Isles, it promises to take care of them. But then it doesn't.

Princess Cruises denied us boarding because of a positive COVID test. Where’s our refund?

January 19, 2024December 22, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
You're on a small fishing vessel, adrift in the Pacific. You see Princess ship in the distance, and you signal for help. But it keeps going.

Did Princess ship ignore a vessel asking for help?

January 22, 2024April 19, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

It sounds like something straight out of a nightmare: You’re on a small fishing vessel, adrift in the Pacific. You see a ship in the distance, and you signal for help. But it keeps going.

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