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4 hours ago, TheJamesGang said:
My husband and I just returned from a sailing on the Encore. We both tested positive for Covid after 2 years of being beyond careful. We even masked on the ship. The cruise was 15 days and after day 5, there were tons of people coughing, sneezing, etc....all over the ship. NCL will keep that very quiet. I should also note that the medical center cannot deal with any kind of outbreak, illness, or even small emergencies. It's a step above going to the nurses office in high school.
I originally went to the medical center with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. After they tested me and found I was positive for Covid, they told me all my symptoms and pain were due to Covid and to go back to my room and quarantine, which we did. About 8 hours later I could no longer walk, sit or stand as the pain had become intolerable. My husband called the medical center and they came in hazmat suites with a wheel chair and took me back down to the medical center. Took my vitals, etc...then gave me an IV...which was put in wrong....they didn't get it into the vein, just under my skin so the fluid built up in my arm for a few hours causing my right arm to swell massively. The pain continued. They have no capability to do any kind of scan or ultrasound. They originally wanted me to stay on board and get off in LA as planned, then head to the hospital.
My husband and I knew something was really wrong and not Covid related. After my husband repeatedly insisted, they let us get off the ship in Cabo and I was taken to the hospital there. Once I reached the hospital and they took out the IV line from the ship, the fluid starting squirting out of my elbow where the line had been inserted. The doctors there did a CT scan and discovered my appendix had ruptured. The infection had spread thru my abdomen (peritonitis) and caused my kidneys to go into failure. I went into surgery that day. I spent 5 days in the ICU at the hospital in Cabo where I received the most incredible medical care I could have ever hoped for.
We are home now and very grateful for the care I receive in Cabo. Had I taken the advice of NCL and stayed on the ship for 2 more days, the odds are that I would have went into septic shock and died. The point I'm trying to make is please know that if something does go wrong, the ship's medical center is not equipped to handle it.
So glad that you made it out alive!!! I'm so sorry for what you had to go through. I hope that now that you are home your health will be back to 100% in no time!
Here I thought I had a bad experience on that sailing where I had a positive COVID self test, and the medical staff tried to convince me it was better to get tested ashore. You are so right about NCL trying to keep illness quiet on Encore!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
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If you're interested in solo cruising, there's currently no single supplement on Valiant Lady. Balconies are available for under $2k for one person.
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Valiant Lady cruises went on sale last night and there's no single supplement. This is the second ship from Virgin Voyages. There's three different 7 night Med itineraries available starting May 2021.
Single occupancy in a standard cabin is cheaper than the smaller solo cabins on all the dates I've checked. I put the September 26th, 2021 French Daze & Ibiza Nights 7 night cruise below as an example (one of the cheapest dates). Double checked by going to checkout and the fare is still listed as "1 sailor in 1 cabin".
Valiant Lady 9/26/2021
7 nights from Barcelona
Solo Insider: $1575
The Insider: $1325
Solo Sea View: $1925
The Sea View: $1450
LTD View Sea Terrace: $1550
The Sea Terrace: $1650
Central Sea Terrace: $1700
XL Sea Terrace: $1900Taxes/Fees $90
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Norwegian Bliss
6 Nights 4/28/19 - 5/4/19
Pacific Coastal LA - Vancouver
$199 plus taxes IX GTY
I thought the cutoff to book was about 48 hours out, but this deal is now on the NCL site. Earlier this week they wanted $1k for an inside room on this cruise.
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Norwegian Bliss
15 nights March 30, 2019
Panama Canal MIA-LA
IX GTY $699!!! Plus taxes/fees
It’s been going between being available for $699 and sold out on the NCL site for the past hour.
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Norwegian Joy now also has reduced solo rates on some 7 day Alaska sailings in May and June. Cheapest dates for each itinerary are below.
5/11/19
Inside Passage with Icy Strait Point from Seattle
Inside IX $1124
Oceanview OX $1424
Balcony BX $1499
Mini-suite MX $1574
taxes and fees $241
5/18/19
Inside Passage with Skagway from Seattle
Inside IX $1199
Oceanview OX $1424
Balcony BX $1424
Mini-suite MX $1724
taxes and fees $238
For anyone looking at the Jewel or Bliss, the rates for those ships are now slightly lower than before.
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Long time reader, first time contributor. Thanks for all the great deals!
NCL just reduced the single supplement for some Alaska sailings on the Jewel and Bliss in May and June. It’s not zero supplement yet, but the balconies are a good price for Alaska. The lowest price for each of the ship/itinerary options are below.
Norwegian Jewel
5/27/19 Glaciers SB from Seward
Inside IX $824
Oceanview OX $1498
Balcony BX $1499
taxes and fees $235
Norwegian Jewel
5/20/19 Glaciers NB from Vancouver
Inside IX $869
Oceanview OX $974
Balcony BX $1499
taxes and fees $204
Norwegian Bliss
5/5/19 Inside Passage from Seattle
Inside IX $1124
Oceanview OX $1424
Balcony BX $1499
Mini-suite MX $1574
taxes and fees $246
There don’t appear to be any reduced rates on the Norwegian Joy.
How are Covid cases on NCL ships?
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Wow, that's a world away from what I experienced on Encore. When I notified the medical center of my positive antigen self test, they tried to convince me it would be better to do testing ashore by saying it would be far cheaper than onboard. I insisted on the NCL PCR, and they hastily collected it and charged $150 to my account. The results came back negative. I walked off with the rest of the passengers and got a PCR test at a medical center in port and the results were positive like my self test. All three tests were within hours of each other.
I just hope I did everything right in order to prevent spreading it. They offered no assistance trying to isolate and get off the ship, and there was definitely no spraying behind me when I debarked! It's as if NCL had a fingers in their ears approach to COVID at that point and simply didn't want to report more cases to the CDC.