Oceania Marina cancels yet another port; Holyhead, UK

[hypercafe]

Not sure what you mean about "on Oceania you are on your own"...a more appropriate statement would be, "any time you take a private excursion, on any cruise line in the world, you are on your own". No reason to try to cast aspersions on Oceania...

 

I am so sorry I offended you as I know how sensitive you are about comments about Oceania. My thinking was you can save a lot of money by taking private tours over the ones Oceania sells however you are on your own. Hope this clears this up !!!

 

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[hondorner]

I am so sorry I offended you as I know how sensitive you are about comments about Oceania. My thinking was you can save a lot of money by taking private tours over the ones Oceania sells however you are on your own. Hope this clears this up !!!

 

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And ai am sorry I misread it. Sella Vee pointed out the other way it could be read, and knowing you, from your posts, I immediately agreed. I was just a bit hypersensitive because I had just returned from the NCL forum :o.

[Floridiana]

I was just a bit hypersensitive because I had just returned from the NCL forum :o.

 

The trash thread....

[Toranut97]

Utterly unbelievable. If I hadn't read it myself, I would have doubted that adults would behave that way. Ugh!

 

 

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[dfb]

Marina is not leaving Amsterdam tonight. The reason announced is predicted high winds at the locks at IJmuiden canal making it unsafe. Marina is now cancelling Bremerhaven tomorrow and sailing at 3pm tomorrow for the next port scheduled at Oslo.

Debbie

[LHT28]

Marina is not leaving Amsterdam tonight. The reason announced is predicted high winds at the locks at IJmuiden canal making it unsafe. Marina is now cancelling Bremerhaven tomorrow and sailing at 3pm tomorrow for the next port scheduled at Oslo.

Debbie

 

Sorry to hear that

The cruise is not turning out very well for you

 

Is the bug gone??

 

Lyn

[dfb]

Is the bug gone??

 

Lyn

 

It seems to be. There have been no 2% announcements on this segment which started in Southampton on May 3.

 

Debbie

[Mura]

Not to be a Debbie-Downer, but on the Lima-NYC cruise it took a while to appear (5-6 days? I haven't checked my diary) ... then NYC-Montreal it didn't seem to be there. But it recurred on Montreal-Southampton ... again, after a week or so.

 

Each time the ship seemed to say that passengers had brought it on. I know on the Lima-NYC cruise they were saying that people who'd been in Cusco brought it on board. And I believe that someone on the Montreal cruise said the doctor claimed it was brought on board by a passenger ... Still not at all sure that I buy that. Those of us who were in Cusco on two occasions prior to boarding the ship did not have the problem.

 

I was also told that this tends to happen in warmer climates, which we certainly had Lima-NYC, and Lyn had said that it was warm in Montreal.

 

I would just pay attention to make sure it doesn't show up about a week into the cruise! I would think it won't ... I sure hope it doesn't!

 

Mura

[LHT28]

We met people at the hotel in Montreal that had just gotten off a HAL ship that had the Bug so quite possible someone passed it on to one of us who inturn took it aboard

 

Mura Debbie has been on since NYC when you departed

 

 

Debbie I hope this segment is Bug free

 

Enjoy the cruise

 

Lyn

Edited June 6, 2015 by LHT28

[turnip eater]

We met people at the hotel in Montreal that had just gotten off a HAL ship that had the Bug so quite possible someone passed it on to one of us who inturn took it aboard

 

Mura Debbie has been on since NYC when you departed

 

 

Debbie I hope this segment is Bug free

 

Enjoy the cruise

 

Lyn

 

I agree with your suggestion that it was passed from HAL passenger/s. Especially when one person, who came down to meet the CC meet up and whose relative was suffering from the bug whilst in the hotel. But of course we'll never know for sure.

[dfb]

Hi All,

 

We have still not been sick since May 7th when we boarded Marina. The Montreal to Southampton was over the CDC 2% limit for announcements and special cleaning and procedures. So far the June 3 segment that started in Southampton has been bug free as far as I know. They did the special cleaning on turnaround day in Southampton and so far no announcements. There are still lots of people carrying around those sanitizing cloths in the gallon buckets and wiping every surface down as soon as they see someone touch it. They are still at the door to Terrace asking people to sanitize their hands, but not as stridently as they did earlier. Clearly the entire ship staff is wary of it now, but the laundry rooms are open again. Fingers crossed it is gone for good! Debbie

[turnip eater]

Hope so:)

 

We were on the Montreal to Southampton cruise.

I couldn't understand how there were staff at the entrances to the Terrace, but no one to monitor the entrance to the MDR, where people were strolling in straight from external trips.

It's not as if people can serve themselves in the Terrace:confused:

 

Healthy sailing everyone:)

Edited June 6, 2015 by turnip eater

[LHT28]

Hi All,

 

We have still not been sick since May 7th when we boarded Marina. The Montreal to Southampton was over the CDC 2% limit for announcements and special cleaning and procedures. So far the June 3 segment that started in Southampton has been bug free as far as I know. They did the special cleaning on turnaround day in Southampton and so far no announcements. There are still lots of people carrying around those sanitizing cloths in the gallon buckets and wiping every surface down as soon as they see someone touch it. They are still at the door to Terrace asking people to sanitize their hands, but not as stridently as they did earlier. Clearly the entire ship staff is wary of it now, but the laundry rooms are open again. Fingers crossed it is gone for good! Debbie

 

I guess the crew are tired of being sick as well & cleaning up the messes

 

Stay healthy

 

Lyn

[LHT28]

I agree with your suggestion that it was passed from HAL passenger/s. Especially when one person, who came down to meet the CC meet up and whose relative was suffering from the bug whilst in the hotel. But of course we'll never know for sure.

 

The virus lives on surface for days so it is quite possible to get it from the elevator buttons etc...

 

Hope you were bug free

 

Lyn

[turnip eater]

The virus lives on surface for days so it is quite possible to get it from the elevator buttons etc...

 

Hope you were bug free

 

Lyn

 

Yes thank you. Aaaah the dreaded lift buttons. We always wash hands first thing when returning to room:)

 

Didn't even get the dreaded cruise-cough or cold this trip:):)

[turnip eater]

The virus lives on surface for days so it is quite possible to get it from the elevator buttons etc...

 

Hope you were bug free

 

Lyn

 

I wonder if the hotel staff knew about the infection:confused:

[boobasimcha]

Hope so:)

 

We were on the Montreal to Southampton cruise.

I couldn't understand how there were staff at the entrances to the Terrace, but no one to monitor the entrance to the MDR, where people were strolling in straight from external trips.

It's not as if people can serve themselves in the Terrace:confused:

 

Healthy sailing everyone:)

 

 

I agree that staff should be a little more insistent on passengers hand sanitizing on entering public rooms. we are quite careful about it but still hubby succumbed :(

[boobasimcha]

One of our suggestions was to put hand sanitizers by lift entrances and/or inside lifts (elevators):)

[turnip eater]

I agree that staff should be a little more insistent on passengers hand sanitizing on entering public rooms. we are quite careful about it but still hubby succumbed :(

 

Oh dear! Not nice!

[turnip eater]

One of our suggestions was to put hand sanitizers by lift entrances and/or inside lifts (elevators):)

 

Conjures up pictures of people frantically rubbing hands to get the sanitisers to dry......or sticky buttons.:)

[Toranut97]

On our last cruise, at a certain point in the cruise (Guatemala I think) notes were placed in each cabin with bottles of hand sanitizer with instructions to step up the sanitation precautions and to carry and use the hand cleansers often. Also said more was available on request. Frankly, they can't follow people around and MAKE them keep clean... We have to be responsible as much as we can!

 

 

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[turnip eater]

On our last cruise, at a certain point in the cruise (Guatemala I think) notes were placed in each cabin with bottles of hand sanitizer with instructions to step up the sanitation precautions and to carry and use the hand cleansers often. Also said more was available on request. Frankly, they can't follow people around and MAKE them keep clean... We have to be responsible as much as we can!

 

 

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when we returned to our room late, after dinner, as well as the choccies we were given a bottle of sanitiser...that set alarm bells ringing:eek:

[StanandJim]

It is somewhat embarrassing that people ate our time of life need to be reminded.....but it turns out that germs cannot be browbeaten or intimidated :p

[Fam_Cruise]

I generally avoid elevators on ships as I have to burn extra calories for all the great food I'm eating. On the rare occasions I do ride elevators, on cruises or otherwise, I use my knuckles to press the buttons.

[boobasimcha]

I generally avoid elevators on ships as I have to burn extra calories for all the great food I'm eating. On the rare occasions I do ride elevators, on cruises or otherwise, I use my knuckles to press the buttons.

 

Don't think it matters whether fingers or knuckles!!!