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My friends in Shadow are you allowed to go out of the cabin? Someone saw that in TV earlier today.
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2 hours ago, FauxNom said:
Progress: the health minister has asked our home countries to evacuate us! http://www.rfi.fr/en/wires/20200316-chile-asks-evacuate-cruise-ship-passengers
In Brazil, with Shadow, the health minister also asked home countries to evacuate the passengers.
Fingers crossed for both ships passengers.
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According to the following news, Brazilian Health Authority requested that each country repatriate their citizens in Silver Shadow. From this article, it seems that the Brazilian authorities are pressuring countries to solve the situation.
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Unfortunatelly the situation is geting worse day by day. Several countries have closed their boards and almost all airline companies are cancelling their flights everywhere.
I hope for the best for those of you inside your cabins, I wish I could do something to help.
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33 minutes ago, Thaxted333 said:
Hello all, I am the 2nd passenger that was taken off ship. Reports and results have been very confusing. The ship told me my test results before the drs did!! I'm very shocked at that. I did not have appendicitis symptoms. I had high fever and abdominal and chest pain.
An earlier message said that if they had had temp of 40 C they would not have been able to lift a finger let alone sed a message.i can ay that at that point I was hallucinating and it took several days before I was able to send a message and then it was to the first person in message list. She then got information to others and they were then able to contact my sister.
I am sorry that the ship is in lockdown but at least you have food etc. I have only meals that have gone cold before I get them, no coffee, no tea. Just bottled water to drink and it is room temperature. I'm getting IV antibiotics and they make me feel sick and I'm alone. Few nurses speak english so it's a lonely time for me. I'd love to hear Moss's voice.
Now that I've found this forum I'll check in regularly. Best wishes to all of you, esp the lovely people on our trivia team.
Roma
Hi Roma, I hope you get better soon and would be able to fly back home. I wish you all the best and hope you get a good service from the hospital you are in.
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Today American Airlines informed that as of tomorrow will cancel all flights from Brazil to US.
Contact of Australia Embassy and consulates in Brazil:
Australian Embassy in Brazil: +55 (61) 3226 3111 (Brazil business hours)
My best wishes for all in Shadow and Explorer
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30 minutes ago, Sodashire said:
Captain just announced that no new cases of illness for the last 24hours, which is good news. The first man taken off, they had to wait for the test to go to Rio. They have asked for a second test. Still awaiting second result. Still not news from lady taken off and her test.
meanwhile guests by deck will be allowed out on deck for an hour in morning and an hour in afternoon/evening for one hour each time. Not allowed to touch outside bar etc but the crew will be able to serve us. Very good news for those on deck 4 especially.still to keep 1 metre apart.
They are still in touch with local authorities and SS. So understandably the Captain and his team is a very busy, but stresses that they will do all on board to keep us comfortable.
WELL DONE CAPTAIN and crew
Great news!
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good morning.
As per the newspaper today Braziliam Authorities + Silversea are working on a plan to let the passenger ou of the ship in a safe way. Hope this will come to an end soon.
In meatime those inside the ship that want to chat about movies, films, trips, places, books, whatever, I am here available.
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1 hour ago, Ozzibroad said:
his22 I am so sorry to hear of your sister - patient 2. Captain said it was abdominal pain! Possibly not?
I hope it is not serious. Have you been kept informed?
My cabin is still sweltering and I rang for the 4th time and was informed it is because they are not using airconditioning but supplying fresh air. Obviously this reduces the virus transmission considerably so we must put up with it. The truth at last.[Why now 11 hours ago? ]
I dread the thought of going north like this -if we do.
I wonder what Silverseas intends doing with us longterm. Where will we end up?
No mention of contingency plans.
I am Australian and our DFAT [Foreign Affairs] thinks we are in a stable situation and is not doing anything at this stage unless we become ill or run out of medications [thank goodness I am not on any. ]
Things could change. I have taken my own glassware and cutlery and will wash them myself to reduce contact.
1 hour ago, Ozzibroad said:his22 I am so sorry to hear of your sister - patient 2. Captain said it was abdominal pain! Possibly not?
I hope it is not serious. Have you been kept informed?
My cabin is still sweltering and I rang for the 4th time and was informed it is because they are not using airconditioning but supplying fresh air. Obviously this reduces the virus transmission considerably so we must put up with it. The truth at last.[Why now 11 hours ago? ]
I dread the thought of going north like this -if we do.
I wonder what Silverseas intends doing with us longterm. Where will we end up?
No mention of contingency plans.
I am Australian and our DFAT [Foreign Affairs] thinks we are in a stable situation and is not doing anything at this stage unless we become ill or run out of medications [thank goodness I am not on any. ]
Things could change. I have taken my own glassware and cutlery and will wash them myself to reduce contact.
Hi Ozzi, where are you from in Australia? I visited Australia a long ago in 2006. I went to Sydney and then drove from there to Melbourne by the mountains (Blue Mountain, if I remember well). From Melbourne, we drove the Great Ocean Road. We loved everything
My husband, who worked several years in the mining company, went to Australia many times to Brisbane and Perth. A cousin, working for BHP, lived in Perth for more than 10 years. Both, my husband and my cousin are now retired.
My daughter lives in Auckland and we are planning a trip to Australia to visit Uhuru.
Is this your first time in Brazil?
Keep going!
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I wonder who is retaining the ship, the Braziliam authorities or the destination autorities (FLL) or both?
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Braziliam authoties changed their mind and new cruises are not canceled any more.
Unbelievable.
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56 minutes ago, hls22 said:
My sister is the second passenger who was taken off and she said that she's just been told the first passenger off has tested positive. No results for her yet...
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Press is now announcing a third person!
https://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/navio-retido-no-recife-tem-tres-suspeitos-de-coronavirus/
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10 minutes ago, nowornever said:
Hello all from the confines of the same cruise as Lirio who has summarized our situation so well. My only difference is that I understood Capt Arma to say the 2nd passenger’s disembarkation was unrelated to the flu or another virus. He sounded so exasperated over the non receipt of information from the authorities. Other than this current predicament, the voyage from FLL to this port has been great with mostly excellent weather. Even Port Stanley was good with clear skies & 65 degree temps.
Now that we’ve been hanging out in our cabin for less than 12 hours with room service, a little bit of room to spread out & a balcony to get fresh’ish air, I’m in awe of the Princess pax who endured days of uncertainty, many in inside cabins & with children! Who knows what our eventual outcome will be but as long as the booze & food hold out we’ll muddle through. Fingers crossed please.
I am not in the cruise, I live in Rio de Janeiro and I follow SS as I have a cruise late may. I am reporting from the newspaper. I will keep an eye in all newspapers for the news related to ship.
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The summer cruise season in Brazil is supposed to last up to April and 21 new cruises are scheduled according to the Brazilian Health Authority (BHA). BHA recommended that those cruises should be canceled.
Crises underway alongside the Brazilian cost should try to finish in the next available port. This is not mandatory, but a recommendation.
I don't know which cruise lines are sailing to Brazil or along Brazil, so I do not know where to include this post.
Costa canceled all cruises in Brazil and the crossing from Brazil to Europe.
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A second guest was sent to the hospital with the same symptoms
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According to the news, the man, 78 from Canada, was initially considered to have had a heart attack, but local doctors considered that it could be covid-19, and he was taken to hospital and exams were done. yet, according to the news the man had cough, difficulty breathing and fever.
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8 minutes ago, silkismom said:
How do you get the translation into English?
google translator. you need to copy and paste.
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Brazilian newspaper reports a cruise ship in Recife (Brazilian city) retained with a passenger that may have covid-19. Although in Portuguese, one can get online translation:
https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/cruzeiro-isolado-no-recife-apos-suspeita-de-coronavirus-24301771
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This cruise is my first option when I retire in few years. I cant imagine how dissapointing missing Tristan da Cunha!!!
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4 hours ago, chrism23 said:
I agree. They absolutely are doing the right thing here. I am due to leave Dublin on May 29th to Reykjavik. The May 29th date gets me in just under the gun. I was lucky here. Now I just have to deal with the airlines and hotels, as I think many of us will have to do.
I don't think I am being premature in saying I will be cancelling. I see no way the situation is going to improve over the next few months, I fear it will only become more dire. I think it was vitally important for Silversea to do the right thing here, primarily because of the extent to which they rely on repeat customers for their business.
I am sorry for all of us and the great disappointment we are experiencing. I know I have been planning this trip for over a year, and it is hard to cancel but prudence and common sense, I feel, leaves no other choice.
An side, for Ms. Jones, I know you would not have been on this cruise because it is an expedition and you don't do expeditions, but I hope to be able to cross wits with you on a future sailing. All the best.
I am on the same cruis from Dublin to Reykjavik! I wont cancel for now. I will wait to see. I do want to do this trip.!
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Here is the Seabourn new policie for cancelation. It seems all cruise lines are doing the same.
https://www.seabourn.com/en_US/book-with-confidence.html
I am in the Cloud depaturing from Dublin on May 29.
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20 hours ago, jpalbny said:
Uh-oh.
My brother was in Sao Paulo for Carnival! I'll keep away from him for a few weeks.
This particular case is a man who was travelling to Italy and arrived on Saturday morning in a flight from Paris.
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16 hours ago, Archipelago said:
I am on the Shadow in 11 days ...that voyage was waitlisted for a year or more and now has 2 cabin categories which have opened up in the last day or 2 ……..Rio to FLL … the cruise before Silkismom. Got the survey from SS and have submitted it.
So far just one case in Brazil, in Sao Paulo, not in Rio. A person that arrived from Italy. Although in Portuguese, I guess you can read using online translation.
Welcome to my very very warm city!
Silver Shadow
in Silversea
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Thank you.
According to the news, charter flights are being arranged for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/internacional/2020/03/16/interna_internacional,1129517/passageiros-de-cruzeiro-em-quarentena-no-brasil-poderao-voltar-a-seus.shtml