@ CL300...
Thank you... I could not have said it better.
This thing about the cost of CAT II with modern aircrafts with digital avionics is blown out of proportion and I think you are correct in saying people just don't know what they are talking about.
Having CAT II in Europe is a big bonus for exactly what you said. The 300M RVR mention in case 18 of the ICAO flight plan definitely improves the chances of completing a flight even if the weather at destination is not fully CAT II weather. If not CAT II certified, as soon as LVOP starts or the RVR values drop below 550M you are grounded... Same thing in Canada, if your destination airport is in CAT II operation they won't allow non CAT II aircraft to even takeoff from their departure airports to that field... In the last 2 years this happened to us on flights from Montreal to Toronto, several flights out of Paris for Zurich, Brussels and London.