Harriett and Larry Weiss typically are big-time cruisers. They are members of the Crown and Anchor Society for loyal passengers on Royal Caribbean. But that status meant little when they heeded the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation in mid-March for people to defer cruise travel.
They were booked for a March 29-April 6 cruise scheduled to leave New Jersey en route to Orlando and the Bahamas. They cancelled their reservation and were offered a credit for future travel. However, this was to be the Melville couple’s last cruise. Larry is 86 and Harriett was to celebrate her 80th birthday. They explained this to Royal Caribbean, but it didn’t make a difference.
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