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16 minutes ago, Corliss said:

 

Both NCL and Carnival have said that they will be putting the majority of their ships into cold layup, but that

"During the pause in our global fleet cruise operations, certain of our ships will be in warm ship layup where the ship will be manned by a full crew,"

 

The Joy and the Jewel are both currently located off the west coast.  They are both scheduled for Alaska cruises beginning in July.

Not July of 2020.

On 5/1/2020 at 12:33 PM, psk2347 said:

You must be real fun at parties. 

Won't be a party on a cruise ship this year.

Don't fret cause no one is sailing soon.  You will have passports in plenty of time for your next cruise.

Ain't going to be any CCL cruise's July, Aug. Sept and on and on.  Get used to it.

16 hours ago, GiGi LaFontaine said:

You will want to chill your martini glass and garnish with chocolate syrup (if you have it).

 

 0.5 oz Grey Goose Vodka 

 2 oz Chilla Orchata

 1.5 oz Patron XO cafe

 

Combine all together in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously, then strain into your chilled martini glass. Cheers!

What can substitute for Chilla Orchata?

Have a Sky cruise mid Sept.  Willing to bet the homestead no go.

10 hours ago, seaman11 said:

i think you are going to be shocked, it will happen slowly,and maybe limited pax on board small ships  but it will happen this summer.  

I will be shocked if cruises begin this summer.

32 minutes ago, GINNY L said:

This gives a list of how many covid-19 cases on each ship.  The majority being on Carnival owned cruise lines, IE Princess, Costa, etc., followed by Royal Caribbean owned cruise lines.

That was 3 confirmed.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cruise-ships-had-confirmed-cases-163928055.html

 

 

When ever someone sneezed or coughed next to me, would have to go change my shorts.  Talk about a shortage of T-paper.

36 minutes ago, Corliss said:

I think the majority of you are way too pessimistic and are in for a bit of a surprise.  As you may remember President Trump was originally looking to begin opening the country up at Easter.  When the original "15 days to slow the curve" was about to end Drs. Fauci and Birx showed him their "models" which projected 100,000 to 200,000 deaths with continuing complete mitigation and talked him into extending the shut down for an additional 30 days.

 

I don't think there is any chance he will delay the "opening" (gradual though it may be) again.  Now the "models" show dramatically lower deaths and much earlier peaks in all the states than previously predicted and they are down to 60,000 total deaths nationally (which will likely ALSO be too high.)  Even so called new "hot spots" aren't really hot spots.  Michigan is projected to hit its "peak" tomorrow and the "curve" doesn't "flatten" there: it begins an immediate decline.  They (the model) expect daily death rates to half in the following week.

 

Louisiana, the other supposed "hot spot" reached its projected peak yesterday with a death rate of 70 and like Michigan is expected to half the death rate 10 days later.

 

Earlier today I posted some articles about European countries announced plans to reopen various parts of their economies now.  I think our reopening will begin by the end of the month.

Faith is believing in what you know isn't so.

On 4/6/2020 at 8:28 AM, Marygracie C. said:

Thank you.This is fairly new territory for me. I will try to follow the thread.There have been many insightful and helpful responses and I thank you.However,if you go to the thread for this cruise,many people think it is a go.The cruise in part is sponsored by a popular NCL duo .My guess is I would be surprised to see the Gem sail on May 15th,However,This has been a time of surprises.

Faith is believing in what you know isn't so.  Think said by W.C. Fields.

8 hours ago, david_sobe said:

Cruising is beginning again in May or June right?
🤥

Huh.

Their will be a lot of time to sort this all out.

There will be zero cruise's rest of this year.  Lets get real about this.

Bet no cruise's rest of this year.

We will all be very surprised and probably disappointed at CCL announcement on Mon.

Someone on another board posted start up Jan 2021.  Probably right. 

There are pro's playing games, some can't hardly read or write making 30 million a year. Think about that.

30 minutes ago, Isabella Benjamin said:

I would imagine if a company cancel a sailing, it's insured.  The insurance companies will be paying people back, not NCL.

Would think that cruise lines are self insured.

On the ship.

Also heard May.  Will be on the Sky next week and many crew members friends.  Will find out more and post.

10 hours ago, hallux said:

Are you referring to any particular ship?  As I noted - it seems some ships name the party differently.  In fact, there were some "glow" elements handed out for Caliente on Bliss but I don't recall exactly what they were.

We did the Jade, Dawn, Pearl and 5 trips on the Sky this year and think all were the glow party.  Don't remember the crew wearing the Hot White tee's like they always did.

On several cruise's this year it has changed to a glow party.

Tip a buck a drink and have to tell BT, easy on the pour.

Just off the Pearl and shorts every dining venue except Le Bistro.  May be allowed in Le Bistro, just didn't see any.