360Guy

We were on 4/21 Silhouette sailing. 2700 passengers. Mostly British first cruising out of Southampton for the season. No masking, coughing started by day 2-3. Captain daily announced “a few cases…mild or asymptomatic…wash your hands(!)”. We wore KN95 masks anytime out of cabin only removed for food and drink. No shows. By day 6 my partner tested positive and we self reported. Last 3 days in quarantine in our cabin. Rumor was deck 3 was full and we also guessed since very mild symptoms we stayed. Time in quarantine was what you would expect. Staff tried very hard but they were short staffed…we love them. Every day was a battle with room service…how long for food? 1-3 hours depending on meal. Phone would ring for 2 minutes then disconnect, call back, repeat. Usually after 4-5 attempts a lovely lady would answer..she was always so nice yet I knew she must be losing her mind. Over 100 positive cases “reported”. Many were not. A number post cruises reported on FB positive. We were stuck in London until obtaining a Covid recovery certificate. No more overseas cruises until test to return is lifted. Almost all support except onboard medical and credit for quarantine changed.5/1/22. Better have insurance for interruption and a very clear understanding of what quarantine is and is not. We have hit the pause button so far and have a 7/6 final payment for a TA we really want to take but not so sure now…

In more than one thread the OP has elected to stay onboard rather than disembark in Italy, where unless you have fully completed the local COVID protocols which require a 21 day time frame if still positive in order to leave (with a COR) is my understanding. Italy quarantine hotels have their own set of challenges, language (unless you speak Italian) first and all other unknown conditions…it is not life under the “Tuscan Sun”. Articles on line if you want to read them. So a lesser of calculation. Plus the ship at least with Bananavan has made some attempts to support although it is a daily roller coaster…anyone posting their experiences in quarantine are in my opinion to be supported with care and compassion for this journey. Our eyes have been opened (thank you!) to all that is possible on a daily basis. Onboard experiences are in some instances 180 degrees different with medical care and food being the central concerns. Home office has already responded to JetBlue who posted on their experience on their TA. In a nutshell…Captain is in charge. So do you now have a CC thread for “Best Celebrity Ship Quarantine Rating”. Glad people are making the best decisions they can for their own travel and if chosen, cancellation due to travel restrictions AND a less than experience in quarantine. Only that will move Celebrity to any changes in how they deliver the onboard experience. Otherwise this seems to be their cost of doing business and they will run 90+% full and accept 3+% COVID of reported not actual cases since most if actual are running in “red”.