WWMMD. Booking cruise before PTO is confirmed

[monsterz]

We want to take a cruise over Christmas and found a good one at a good price.  J has requested the time off but his company is reviewing all PTO requests for that week together and they don't know one.  We can book now and get a full refund up until mid September if we have to cancel, after that it would be a partial refund.  Should we go ahead and book knowing we may have to cancel or wait knowing price could increase or sell out before we can book?

[irene adler]

I would book it.

[monsterz]

Aug 28, 2015 8:21:54 GMT -5 v said:

Are you likely to find out by mid-September whether the time is approved? If so, I'd definitely book now.

H asked and said that she longer they wait the harder it will be for anybody to book travel.  They couldn't give  him a timeline of when requests would be reviewed.

[chimera]

Book now, you can also get travel insurance through a 3rd party that covers cancelling for work related reasons if you have been employed at the same place for at least a year to cover if you chance it after the Sept date. DH used that when he had a work trip that got rescheduled and it screwed up a vacation.

[cheezer]

Book now and make sure to read all the fine print about cancelling. I get not everybody can take off at one time but people don't want to be booking flights, etc. at the last minute for the holidays. Figure your stuff out company!

[monsterz]

We put a deposit down and will be getting trip insurance as well.