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32 minutes ago, Rollin Tide said:

Virtual muster drills would be cool. 

Also, at the buffets, having the food served.  I'm sorry, but I'm way too tired of seeing people lick their fingers, then grab the next serving utensil.  Or coughing/sneezing into their hands, then grab the next serving utensil.  I know that just adds to the jobs of the ship employees, but it's very disgusting, even pre-pandemic.

  

 

 

Totally agree!!

3 hours ago, firefly333 said:

Isnt there a issue with crossing the border into next year with canada? Like 2 weeks quarantine in a hotel for a price? I've just read from the canadians not from americans but I'd assume similar. Their vaccination and need immunity isnt expected until next year perhaps. I'd read how long the canadians have the quarantine in place before I went. I dont keep up with it, but I'd look into it if I wanted to go there this dec.

 

Lol true about canada being colder than here in dec. Brrr. 

That trip would be considered non essential travel and even if you were allowed to cross a 14 day quarantine would be required at a 'reported' location. 

https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/isolation#how-to-quarantine

On 4/15/2021 at 10:14 AM, sparks1093 said:

I am loyal to my wallet and will book with the line that offers the best deal financially. We don't need a lot of bells and whistles and do not allow ourselves to be blinded by them. We've sailed on NCL, CCL and RCL and find the differences to be minor in the things that matter to us. We like what we experienced with our one Royal cruise, but didn't find the experience to be so "wow" that we feel the need to spend more money to experience it.

I like your thinking.  We are the same.  To us Carnival gives us the best bang for our buck!

Being from Canada and the border being closed, we are hoping to travel December 2021 to Kona for 10 days(rebooked from December 2020) and then March 2021(rebooked twice from 2019 and 2020) board the Panorama?? 

In the meantime we will spend all of our free time at our cottage at the lake.

Our next scheduled cruise is March of 2022.  Original cruise was booked for March 2020 to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.   Rebooked for March 2021 and now 2022.  Celebrating two years late, but still going to be a celebration!! 🤞

We made the same decision.  First cruise was booked for March 2020 and then rebooked the same cruise for March 2021.  Decided to cancel outright and get our money back.  Then with the new promo for the Cheers package we rebooked the same cruise for March 2022.  Lost the $600 OBO but gained the Cheers package and the cruise was about $300 cheaper.  Just hoping by March 2022, cruises will be sailing safely.🤞

On 12/16/2020 at 10:15 AM, kdr69 said:

Ya im booked on that March 27th cruise too but im waiting for it to be cancelled as its fully paid for with all the extras to boot and i just dont want to deal with the changes and refunds etc etc at the moment.  Even though im pretty sure that it wont go ahead since its not on the list of startup ports that i am aware of.  Already have a Nov Cruise out of Port Canaveral booked to move everything over to once its cancelled.  Going to push real hard that they transfer my cheers this time instead of refunding it so i have to repurchase it again (3rd time).

Good luck!  I hope it all works out for you.  We just decided we wanted our money refunded and will book a cruise sometime in the future when all is safe again.  Also, I am very limited to travel dates as I am a teacher so it was just the best decision for us.  It was tough to give up that $600.00 OBC 😬

We cancelled our March 28, 2021 cruise on Panorama just last week just a few days prior to final payment date.  We were refunded the full amount no cancellation fee charged against us.

8 minutes ago, Stick93 said:

writing is on the wall - by the end of the weekend its done 

You could be right?!

14 hours ago, Hoosierpop said:

I agree. But that’s not as easy as it sounds. If I go on a cruise, people might say...you are part of the problem. But if I go on that cruise and then self quarantine after, I’m not part of the problem.

 

But if I go to the store today and get infected . And then to a restaurant this weekend, and then a store next week, I may have infected several people. But all I did were things most people are going to continue to do going forward.

 

The best way to keep the burden down on the hospitals is for older folks and people with underlying conditions to only be in public if absolutely necessary. But that’s not going to happen.

 

Exactly!!

34 minutes ago, Ldyandrea said:

Each of the cruise lines under Carnival Corp are run as entirely separate operations, plus Princess tends to skew older in terms of passenger demographics.  Between that and the couple of ships that have been in the spotlight over this, I imagine they're triaging the situation by suspending operations of Princess for now, and waiting to see how things develop in the coming days and weeks before they broaden that suspension to include other cruise lines.

True....wait see right now.

Nothing on NCL website as of yet to indicate this to be true.

29 minutes ago, MBP1 said:

This is a necessity, its time that people take a step back and realize the severity of the situation. We have already seen how quickly sickness can spread on ships. Your vacation is not that important. 

My vacation is very important to me, not at the risk of others, but it is a very important.  I do believe we all need to take precautions and be vigilant, but I do think it is getting very blown out of proportion.  I know many may disagree with me, but it is my opinion.  Only 3 ships to date have been quarantined out of how many that sail each and every day.

52 minutes ago, atricks said:

Offer from Princess Cruises for reference:

 

This would take the sting out of my cruise being cancelled.  Might be able to book two future cruises with those options!

12 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

Well, we do not know, but apples and oranges.  One cruises the world and the other (with a few exceptions) cruises the Caribbean.  

Good point!  Just made me go hmmm.

Just now, ontheweb said:

Princess is the line getting the most negative publicity because of the quarantined ships.

 

But you might be right.

True.  I just think if you suspend one line how can you justify not suspending another line, especially the way things have been going.  NBA suspending its season.  NHL likely not far behind doing the same thing.  Limiting public gatherings to 250 or less.

5 minutes ago, drmom423 said:

I think that so far it's only Princess cruises - they are owned by Carnival Cruise Lines. 

Hard to imagine that Carnival Corp would suspend Princess, but not Carnival at some point.  

5 hours ago, 1kaper said:

 

After two attempts to get through, I was able to confirm that I will still have health coverage if I go on the cruise so long as there are no travel advisories for anywhere I travel.  I also have the option to cancel my cruise under my credit card trip cancellation. 

 

I cannot use trip cancellation for my flights yet though because no travel advisory (as I expected).  

 

So now it is just wait and see how this moves in the next couple weeks. 

That is great news!!   So "no travel advisories for anywhere you travel" meaning USA,  Mexico?

I am not as concerned about the cancelling of the cruise or flights as I can use the credit for future flights and will book another cruise.  My concern is health coverage while away.  It is way to risky to travel out of Canada without it.

18 minutes ago, five. said:

We cruise Alaska in May out of Seattle and currently are not planning to cancel, because the re-booking is only through March, so Alaska cruisers are SOL. I don't understand why they put that limitation.

 

For just me and my wife, we wouldn't care and would cruise anywhere. But my in-laws are also going and will only cruise Alaska. If I could receive both credits and use them for us, I might would cancel both and pay them back for their portion. I might call once everything settles down and can reach easily enough. From what I understand the call volume has been insane last few days.

 

I agree on the date to rebook limitation.  It should 1 year from the date of the original booking, not from the cancellation date. 

1 minute ago, 1kaper said:

yes.  I’m there too. 
it might be a catch 22. 
It’s not an official advisory but it’s a warning. So I might not get cancelation insurance on the cruise part which I’d rather as opposed to FCC But it might invalidate my health insurance. Also looking into that as well. 

Exactly!  I am concerned about Blue Cross outright cancelling any health coverage that I currently have.  My work Blue Cross has informed me that there are no changes as of today and it is 'unlimited travel coverage'.  My extra travel insurance, also Blue Cross, I am waiting to talk to and see if there have been any changes to coverage due to the coronavirus. 🤬

18 hours ago, 1kaper said:

I was firmly in the "if the ship sails, I'm on it" until the Canadian government recommended Canadians (all, not just those in the high risk category) avoid cruises.  Because of this they may not assist Canadians with getting home.  
I was not concerned about being quarantined on a cruise ship because I didn't think they would do that again (and it seems they aren't). 

But if I can't get home to Canada, that means 2 week quarantine wherever I land and a possible 2 week quarantine when I return to Canada.  

2 weeks, I could manage.  4 weeks is a lot. 

I'm still waiting to see how the next two weeks pan out.  That could change, maybe relax.  Or it could get worse.  

 

Of course, part of worrying about being quarantined is where the virus is active.  Right now, it isn't a concern were I am sailing from and going to.  

I hear you 1kaper.  I am in the same mentality as you "if the ship sails' I am onit!"  But I am now concerned about our travel insurance covering us(or not) if we do decide to leave Canada and head to the US to cruise.  I  am currently checking into it.  That would be the deal breaker for me....no coverage, cancelled trip!

I have a co worker whose parents are currently on a cruise(not sure which line) and they have reported that the whole ship smells like bleach.   Which tells me the crew are constantly cleaning and sanitizing pretty much everything that could be touched and carry germs.  

Still planning on cruising on March 28 out of Long Beach.

19 minutes ago, estillcrew said:

My husband and I are trying to decide whether or not we need to cancel our cruise that departs on March 22nd, and would like the facts about how much the cruise industry is being affected by the Coronavirus. We are not worried at all about getting sick, but we are concerned about missing our ports of call or being quarantined for 14 days. It seems as though the media is exaggerating the situation. So, does anyone have hard facts to help me make an educated decision about cruising next week? How many ships have been quarantined? How many ports have not allowed cruises to dock? Are their any ports that have temporarily closed to cruises out of America? If our itinerary is changed, when will we be notified? For those who are cruising now or who cruised last week, was your trip impacted? If so,  how? Thank you so much for any help you can provide. I really don’t want to cancel our trip!

You really need to make the best decision for you and your family.  There is no guarantee your ship will not be quarantined.  I believe only three have been so far...one in New Jersey, one in China area and the last one in California. 

As for ports, for our cruise, if we don't dock at one, it will be disappointing, but we can still have fun on the ship.

As of right now we are not cancelling our March 28 cruise and really don't think we will at all.  

On 3/6/2020 at 7:22 PM, travelling_txgal said:

Sailing on Sunday out of Galveston. Gladly accepting our OBC. I refuse to follow the mass hysteria. Follow universal precautions and enjoy yourself. Can spend my life paranoid. 

Totally agree!  Be smart, wash your hands, all about common sense.  Do not let fear stop you from living.