Interm Guidance Reopening Plan for SKY Armory
Reschedule Policy
Date Availability
Link to blog article about the reopening
Updated June 1, 2020
Disclaimer READ ME: The modifications to our Cancellation Policy and Force Marjorie presented below is a curtesy we are extending to certain Clients. We are legally bound only by the Confirmation contract and the terms and conditions set forth within. As such, the following policy has and will change based on new information and market forces. We are not bound to the policy below in any way should we decide to modify it further to include the elimination of the policy.
Interim Guidance Reopen Plan for SKY Armory Revised June 1, 2020
Preamble
Our original Reopen Plan was received with much interest from the press and other venues but failed to persuade the Central New York Regional Control Room (Advisory Board). In our effort to design a plan that would provide our clients an experience that would be consistent your expectations and vision, our plan had minimal social distancing requirements. Our revised plan has increased social distancing requirements that will be typical of a restaurant environment. Our revised plan is consistent with CDC and NYS guidelines.
We expect to be in Phase 3 in Central New York sometime in June at which time SKY Armory will officially open, because by definition, SKY Armory is a Phase 3 entity. Most of our Reopen Plan requirements happen outside the guest experience. The most obvious difference that will affect your guest’s experience is the presence of a face masks on our staff and your guest in situations when we cannot assure social distancing. Our plan indicates that the guest will wear a mask during the ceremony and during dancing. Our plan also indicates we can maintain social distancing during the cocktail hour and dinner service. Our plan does not have a mechanism for ensuring compliance or reporting, given that the average reception is about 135 people. For example, if Aunt Grace chooses not to wear a mask on the dance floor, we do not have a mechanism to prohibit or address her action. We simple ask that our clients who choose to have their reception at SKY Armory during the pandemic to partner with SKY Armory in good faith and compliance.
Our confidence is growing daily that we will be open soon in June. However at this point we have absolutely no information on when social distancing requirements will be relaxed. Specifically, when the masks can come off for people in close proximity. We suspect that after Phase 3 opens up this will become part of the community discussion.
Here is the complete Interm Guidance Reopen Plan (Revised)
Reschedule Policy
As we move cautiously and optimistically through the stages of the pandemic, we are revising our reschedule policy to reflect the needs of our clients. Please find below our revised policy effective May 21, 2021.
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You may move your reception if you are within 70 days (ten weeks), of your reception to later in the year or 2021. No progress payment is required to move the date.
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If you are greater than 70 days of your reception and if you have made your 90 Day Progress Payment, you may move your date without any additional progress payments. If your 90 Progress Payment has not been made, you can move your date by making a reduced progress payment of $5,000 or 50% of your 90 Day Progress payment, whichever is less.
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If you select a new date in November or December 2020, your room rental fee will be reduced to $1,000.00 on Saturday and waived for Friday.
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If you select a date in January or February 2021, your room rental fee will be waived and you will be upgraded one step on your food package. For example, if your current package is the SKYLINE you will be upgraded to IN THE CLOUDS for no additional charge.
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If you select a Friday date in 2021, your room rental fee is waived.
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All rebooking options expire when you are within 15 days of your reception.
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All rescheduling is subject to ballroom availability.
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Food Minimums for Saturday receptions from May 1, 2021, through October 31, 2021, is $8,000.
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Please note that when your date is changed your timeline may have to be adjusted to avoid conflicts with another reception in the building. For a variety of reasons, we require at least one hour of separation with guest movement in the building and dinner service.
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You are not required to set a new date immediately upon notification that you wish to rebook. If you would prefer to wait a few weeks or months that is fine.
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If the threat of the pandemic should happen to reduce significantly, and you subsequently wish to move back to your original date (or any available date), you can change your date again.
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Preference to move your date will be provided to Clients with reception dates prior to August 1, 2020. After they have been given the opportunity to move, we will open the schedule to everyone.
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If you postpone then end up canceling (for any reason), your Progress Payment(s) is (are) refunded.
Date Availability as of May 23, 2020
“X” indicates the ballroom is available.