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It happened to Dale Wurzer.

American Queen Voyages recently offered him an irresistible deal on a river cruise — and he couldn't resist. He paid the cruise line a $3,630 deposit. And then he had second thoughts about the vacation and canceled. 

"An American Queen Vacations representative authorized a full refund of our deposit with no deduction for cancellation since we canceled one day after making reservations," he says.

That was in September.

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