Rare MMDown Under Posted March 3, 2020 Author #26 Share Posted March 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, NSWP said: Mauritius and Madagascar refused entry to Sun Princess in addition to the issues at Reunion Island, demonstrations etc. Sun Princess now has 8 days at sea back to Fremantle. Some very unhappy little Vegemites on board. Thank you. I hadn't heard of any demonstrations at Reunion, nor Mauritius and Madagascar What a shame for the passengers with missed ports then eight days at sea back to Fremantle. I always thought an Indian Ocean island cruise would be wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 3, 2020 Author #27 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Air NZ has reduced the number of flights to Samoa, because Samoa now requires passengers to have a medical certificate 3 days prior to the flight saying passenger is fit to travel. nzherald.co.nz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch1 Posted March 3, 2020 #28 Share Posted March 3, 2020 The Maldives announced today that it has closed its doors to all cruise ships, effective today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 4, 2020 #29 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Thank goodness the Sydney Harbour Ferries can still call into Circular Quay, Manly, Watsons Bay, Taronga Zoo and a few other exciting 'ports.' Just wear your mask.🤐 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 4, 2020 Author #30 Share Posted March 4, 2020 MSC Opera passengers told not to disembark on Corfu Island, Greece on 5/3 because an Austrian former passenger tested positive to the virus when he returned home. fleetmon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted March 4, 2020 #31 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Sounds like the Med could be out of bounds now .😯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 4, 2020 Author #32 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) Israel Health Ministry has ordered 14 day quarantine for all travellers from Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and Austria. I agree Med no longer looks like a good cruising option. haaretz.com Edited March 4, 2020 by MMDown Under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 4, 2020 Author #33 Share Posted March 4, 2020 40 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Israel Health Ministry has ordered 14 day quarantine for all travellers from Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and Austria. I agree Med no longer looks like a good cruising option. haaretz.com Crystal: Alert Advisor Update - Israel - No arrivals from people who have travelled from, visited, or transmitted via Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Japan and China, inc HK and Macau. etc. Keeping up with how each Country is managing this rapidly spreading corona virus must be a nightmare for the cruise and airline industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 5, 2020 #34 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, MMDown Under said: Crystal: Alert Advisor Update - Israel - No arrivals from people who have travelled from, visited, or transmitted via Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Japan and China, inc HK and Macau. etc. Keeping up with how each Country is managing this rapidly spreading corona virus must be a nightmare for the cruise and airline industry. I can see a few struggling airlines and travel agents going under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 5, 2020 Author #35 Share Posted March 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, NSWP said: I can see a few struggling airlines and travel agents going under. Yes I just heard of one airline on the news but didn't catch the name. Fly ? Now is a good time to be travelling under UK Government regulations. If Australian TAs go under, it will be a pity for passengers not covered by Australian Government regulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 5, 2020 #36 Share Posted March 5, 2020 56 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Yes I just heard of one airline on the news but didn't catch the name. Fly ? Now is a good time to be travelling under UK Government regulations. If Australian TAs go under, it will be a pity for passengers not covered by Australian Government regulations. FLY365 went bust last week, owing heaps to customers and creditors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 5, 2020 #37 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Grand Princess has been 'held' off San Francisco re corona virus issues. Unable to enter port and US Coastguard is delivering testing kits. More detail probably in Princess section of CC. Hope it does not end up like the Diamond Princess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted March 5, 2020 #38 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Grand Princess has been 'held' off San Francisco re corona virus issues. Unable to enter port and US Coastguard is delivering testing kits. More detail probably in Princess section of CC. Hope it does not end up like the Diamond Princess.Not looking good. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 5, 2020 #39 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, By The Bay said: Not looking good. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Indeed not. The Governor of San Francisco has declared all pax and crew must be tested before Grand Princess can enter San Francisco Port. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 5, 2020 #40 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 hours ago, MMDown Under said: Yes I just heard of one airline on the news but didn't catch the name. Fly ? Now is a good time to be travelling under UK Government regulations. If Australian TAs go under, it will be a pity for passengers not covered by Australian Government regulations. UK airline - flybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 5, 2020 Author #41 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Just now, The_Big_M said: UK airline - flybe. Yes that is the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanp91 Posted March 5, 2020 #42 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 hours ago, MMDown Under said: Yes I just heard of one airline on the news but didn't catch the name. Fly ? Flybe has been living on borrowed time for some time now, I'm sure people will be linking it to coronavirus, but as someone who works in the industry I can say that Brexit had more of an impact on their demise than this pandemic has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallyandtex Posted March 5, 2020 #43 Share Posted March 5, 2020 My relatives are going to the Pacific Islands in 2 weeks. Ex Sydney Does anyone know if there are restrictions on ports for this region? Its Ruby Princess , Mare, Lifou, Vila, Suva, Mystery Island. not sure if Isle of Pines is there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted March 5, 2020 #44 Share Posted March 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sallyandtex said: My relatives are going to the Pacific Islands in 2 weeks. Ex Sydney Does anyone know if there are restrictions on ports for this region? Its Ruby Princess , Mare, Lifou, Vila, Suva, Mystery Island. not sure if Isle of Pines is there too. I would be willing to bet that many of those ports will not be open. eg Mare, Mystery Island and Isle of Pines are merely "villages" with almost no medical personnel/facilities at all. Port Vila and Suva - bigger cities with hospitals but who knows ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 5, 2020 #45 Share Posted March 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Sallyandtex said: My relatives are going to the Pacific Islands in 2 weeks. Ex Sydney Does anyone know if there are restrictions on ports for this region? Its Ruby Princess , Mare, Lifou, Vila, Suva, Mystery Island. not sure if Isle of Pines is there too. They probably will not know which, if any ports will be missed until after they leave Sydney or whatever home port they are departing from. That is what happened on Majestic Princess recently, scheduled Sydney-Singapore, but cruise terminated at Fremantle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cme2c Posted March 5, 2020 #46 Share Posted March 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, Sallyandtex said: My relatives are going to the Pacific Islands in 2 weeks. Ex Sydney Does anyone know if there are restrictions on ports for this region? Its Ruby Princess , Mare, Lifou, Vila, Suva, Mystery Island. not sure if Isle of Pines is there too. Lifou, Mare, Isle of Pines all off limits to cruise ships last I heard. Check with Princess and the smart traveller website has a page on pacific islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted March 5, 2020 #47 Share Posted March 5, 2020 My relatives are going to the Pacific Islands in 2 weeks. Ex Sydney Does anyone know if there are restrictions on ports for this region? Its Ruby Princess , Mare, Lifou, Vila, Suva, Mystery Island. not sure if Isle of Pines is there too.Latest dated 4 March."The local tribal chiefs of Lifou, Mare have closed the ports to cruise ships in response to fears of coronavirus spreading to the islands.Lifou and Mare have informed all cruise lines on January 31, that all visits to the islands have been cancelled until further notice as a precautionary measure.The Isle of Pines is the latest island to shut their ports. According to Cruise Critic, Carnival Splendor’s Captain Iemmi stated in a letter sent to guests that the decision was made without any consultation or input from the ship."https://cruisepassenger.com.au/south-pacific-islands-turns-cruise-ships-away-due-to-coronavirus-fears/Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 5, 2020 Author #48 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, NSWP said: Grand Princess has been 'held' off San Francisco re corona virus issues. Unable to enter port and US Coastguard is delivering testing kits. More detail probably in Princess section of CC. Hope it does not end up like the Diamond Princess. Just read on Princess thread that a passenger who had cruised on Grand Princess, from San Francisco to Mexico, tested positive to the virus following his return. He later died. Following the Mexico cruise, the ship was en route from San Francisco to Hawaii (with some B2B passengers) when it returned to San Francisco, where it is being held off shore pending testing of passengers for the corona virus. Details on Princess thread Edited March 5, 2020 by MMDown Under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallyandtex Posted March 5, 2020 #49 Share Posted March 5, 2020 27 minutes ago, By The Bay said: Latest dated 4 March. "The local tribal chiefs of Lifou, Mare have closed the ports to cruise ships in response to fears of coronavirus spreading to the islands. Lifou and Mare have informed all cruise lines on January 31, that all visits to the islands have been cancelled until further notice as a precautionary measure. The Isle of Pines is the latest island to shut their ports. According to Cruise Critic, Carnival Splendor’s Captain Iemmi stated in a letter sent to guests that the decision was made without any consultation or input from the ship."https://cruisepassenger.com.au/south-pacific-islands-turns-cruise-ships-away-due-to-coronavirus-fears/ Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Thanks everyone. I can understand their thinking. I am worried about the economic outcome for these little communities, hope the cruise companies help out financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted March 5, 2020 #50 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Princess is in a world of pain with the Grand. The next cruise has been cancelled. Goodness knows how long CDC will hold the ship in US waters once it berths later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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