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Just remember to smile and wave to the cameras when you disembark tomorrow, or are you staying on for the 2nd leg of the split cruise? We have a couple of cruise friends aboard, and they are having a great time on their first cruise back too.

I hope you are having a great time.

They took Newcastle off them a few weeks ago. This is the cruise that was split into 2 x shorter ones. The extra turnaround day in Brisbane wiped Newcastle off the southern part of the itinerary. Good thing though. We don't want those petri dishes in Newcastle 😉😂

Unsure. If they need medical treatment, they would be looked after ashore. As they have no residence to go to, I am pretty sure they would be isolated on the ship vs a quarantine facility ashore - they would have already been disembarked at the end of the previous cruise if that was the chosen option. I am pretty sure they don't have to remain aboard, but can resume duties the same say they become negative if they are still on the ship. Yes, code red would be a shocker, but tough to hit on a short cruise. If key personnel are infected, that can also trigger a code red based on being unable to provide critical services. The bridge team are very socially distant with the rest of the crew and passengers for that reason, but the ships' medical team is on the front line of it all.

Let me know how it goes. I think I will be washing my hair then.

Also the code amber was for the previous cruise, and this one wont be determined until the new infections/still infected are reported on Friday. Hopefully the numbers are lower.

It was sold out, but all passengers were offered the chance to be refunded if they had concerns about the elevated levels of covid. There would have been some takers, but I am thinking not 4 or 5 hundred.

The issues about infections goes back to the previous cruise, where I believe there is a post in this thread saying that the passengers next door were sick, then they got sick. Maybe I misread that bit. Those sick passengers were isolating in their cabin, as the dedicated area was full, presumably of crew. I think the only reason as many as 10 have tested positive is that they were required to test to disembark in Eden and Sydney. If the cruise wasn't on amber status, most of them wouldn't have tested at all. It is only Wednesday, and all of those 10 should have been healthy on Saturday. If everything is working, the numbers should still be low when they return to Brisbane. I am curious if QLD health also wants them to test before disembarking. Apart from this blip, the protocols are all working. It is only about preventing an outbreak, not keeping the ship covid free. As the crew serve their isolation period, hopefully all the numbers drop over the next few days and we can resume a normal course.

Or Uncle Xi Jinping?

Yes.

While not essential because of their desalination unit, they usually fill up on fresh water in Noumea. They also have good access to general ship services, such as any specialised maintenance and materials. I like Noumea, as there is always something a bit different to do. It is more about calling there nearly every time you head into the Pacific, knowing there are other island stops that you don't get to stop at often. You also get the feeling that away from the market area and tourist spots, that most locals don't really want you there.

How can one be expected to shake their own martini!

We have a much higher standard of journalism in the Hunter. Backed by plenty of investigative journalism, covid is no longer the number 1 concern to the residents of Newcastle, with a much more dangerous outbreak exceeding the daily covid numbers. Check out The Daily Blue - they haven't picked on cruising .... yet.

The HEPA filters are a work in progress, and as mentioned there, are fitted in key areas of the medical centre and isolation rooms. That works great until passengers are told to isolate in their cabins, as was the case last week when the isolation rooms were full of crew members.

I wonder if our cricketers are hitching a lift back from Sri Lanka? Also spotting that Sapphire Princess is entering the Suez. She was supposed to be spending some time in WA, but is now being deployed to LA for some Mexican Riviera itineraries in September.

Pity the Quay West cam is no longer working

As long as Liz Hayes doesn't quote your figures, we will let it slide. And for all you future cruise passengers that have repeatedly wanted the covid numbers published for each cruise - the past two days is what you get when there are numbers out there. It didn't need 118, they would have fired-up if they knew there was as much as 10. They have been hiding in the shadows waiting for a number to pin to their story.

Yeah, nah. Bit like

It was breaking last night, but thought it best to keep a lid on it till the passengers received their notification. This could actually be fun - 12 nighter with only 3 ports and lots of sea days

There is a bit of a theme, so I do agree with a bit of skepticism. Most first posts are around booking a first cruise, or jumping into a roll call. I will take at face value, but to make an unsupported claim like that does smell a bit trollish. Apologies to the poster if that is genuinely what you are being advised, and welcome to CC.

Covid-oki strikes again. No social distancing in the mosh pit?

Correct. 12th August. Pacific Explorer's 8th August Fiji cruise is still going to Fiji, but via Auckland, instead of Noumea & Mystery Island.

Please say that 188 is a typo 😲

In the sequence tracing aboard Diamond Princess, the HVAC system was found to be the weak link that bypassed all the cleaning and sanitation efforts. The genome tracing found it spreading through blocks of cabins that shared the same air. You can sanitise your hands, but not so easy to sanitise the air.