Super Typhoon Bavi Forces Royal Caribbean to Scrap Cruise
If you were booked on Spectrum of the Seas' July 11, 2026 Shanghai sailing to Incheon, expect a full refund and a reissued Future Cruise Credit if applicable. Check for a new FCC (RMB 1,000-3,400 depending on stateroom, RMB 340 for third/fourth guests) usable on sailings booked by July 11, 2027. If you had non-refundable travel arrangements, submit reimbursement claims — up to RMB 200 domestic or RMB 400 international — before the September 10, 2026 deadline.
What jumps out to me is the granularity of Royal Caribbean's compensation tiers here — RMB 3,400 for suites down to RMB 1,000 for interior cabins, plus a modest RMB 200-400 travel reimbursement cap. That's a structured, almost formulaic response, which tells me the line has run this playbook before with China-based sailings. My read is guests in higher categories come out ahead proportionally, while budget cabin bookers get the same refund but comparatively thinner credit. The September 10 reimbursement deadline is tight enough that procrastinators risk missing it entirely. Bavi peaked near 180 mph before easing to about 125 mph by July 10 — still enough to shut down Wusongkou through embarkation day. If I were rebooking, I'd grab documentation on non-refundable costs immediately and diarize that deadline rather than wait for the FCC to land.