u/Conscious_Song_1207

My Ryanair flight to Jordan in June was cancelled. Under EU passenger rights, I asked them to rebook us on another airline with similar travel conditions (same route/direct flight), but they refused and told me to book it myself and request reimbursement afterwards.

The problem is that the only reasonable direct alternative now costs around €1900 for the 4 of us, and I’m honestly scared to spend that much without knowing if they’ll actually reimburse it.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation and successfully gotten reimbursed for expensive replacement flights? How long did it take, and did Ryanair try to refuse or reduce the amount?
Any advice would really help before I risk booking these tickets.