Mariazur

CDC? You forget the rest of the world is not in the USA. Actually most of them are saying something similar.  Nontheless I have come to the conclusion that ' they', whoever 'they' are, want the the joy taken out of the world.

From a purely personal standpoint, I dont feel unsafe about being with strangers and being outside.  I hate wearing a mask so, at the moment, I avoid situations where I am obliged to wear one.  But I'm for a quiet life so should I go on a cruise I would know what the score was and respect it.  However, what puzzles me is the risk that half way though a cruise you have a temperature and then test positive.  The tests are not very reliable so it might not be correct but I'm pretty sure there wouldn't be any debate about it.  Are you then denied boarding and stranded? Anyone any idea if this is the case.

Very good points.  The sad thing is that cruising, at least in my opinion, is not very attractive at the moment .  I sure I'm not alone and the huge problem for the cruise companies is servival in the face of loss of business and the lack of clients.  Also, if they decide to stop all cruises for a longer period they may never be able to restart.  It really isn't just the cruise companies that need to lobby their respective governments but all the large industries. Sadly it's the consequence of today's world.  However, I'm interested, would you cruise at the moment with the current restriction?

I've just read a review about a short cruise on the MSC Grandiosa.  My goodness was it depressing.  So my question is, am I the only one who will not go back, very sadly I might add, to cruising while the current restrictions last?. Surely the whole point of a cruise is to socialise with other people.  I can't imagine dancing with a mask on and I'm well past the age where I want to be shepherded like a school child when in port.  My husband and I have enjoyed several cruises in the past.  We like the small, all inclusive ships so the Grandiosa wouldn't be our choice.  I quite agree that ships should be clean, norovirus was always the one to be careful of.  I would like to hear if we are out of step or if the cruise companies need to wake up before they go out of business and return things to how they were. It's these large companies that need to put pressure on the restrictions being placed on them. In the meantime we are staying land lubbers.

Many thanks, I did not see this yesterday.

We're not cruising out of Asia in May but from Venice.  The information on the Azamara site, which is the same for all Royal Caribbean companies, is that they will not accept passengers from several Asian countries, including china, also anyone traveling though Lombardy and Veneto in the 15 days prior to embarkation. This is an interesting one because how do you board a ship in Venice if it's a no go area?  We will have to see. Our travel agents says that the cruise companies are inundated with requests for more information so I doubt if we will get anything from them.  It's a shame that they don't just post what might happen in the event of a rejig of intinary or cancellation.

My husband and I have booked a seabourn cruise for Aug, I'm guessing we are on a guaranteed suite as we had a deal on it.  So, we have paid for a Veranda Suite and so far have had a reply that was confirmation of suite, nothing allocated but stated as Catagory RB which then changed, yesterday, to SU. Has anyone any idea what these codes mean?

I would really like some advice from anyone who has been on either Scenic or Uniworld, or ideally both, and how they compare. My husband and I are thinking of taking one of them for a European trip next year (2019) but although we are quite regular sea cruisers we have never tried a river cruise. So my questions are: how all inclusive is 'all inclusive', is it worth the extra to have a suite with a veranda or a French balcony or even just a window and finally, what's the dining like?

Marion

Thank you for coming backsoquicly. Glad to say the problem has been resolved tour satisfaction.

My husband and I booked and paid, in full for a cruise this Sept on Silversea. We specifically wanted a Veranda Suite and opted for a mid ship. Everything seemed fine. Yesterday our agent rang to say the ship is over booked and they could now only offer us a Vista Suite, no veranda, or another cruise. Because of other commitments we can't change our dates. Can anyone help with advise as to our legal position on this? We have booked with a discount, not that it should make any difference since Silversea have accepted our money and the booking was made in the UK.

Help would be appreciated.