Caymus88 Posted February 29, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Has anyone heard if this Silversea cruise is still on? TYIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Echo Posted February 29, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Which Silversea ship do you mean? kindest regards Master Echo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted February 29, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Hi, the best way to find the correct answer would be to contact SS directly but there is an "UPDATE ON THE VIRUS" on their website dated yesterday. See this link: https://www.silversea.com/update-on-coronavirus.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelingbagheera Posted February 29, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Thanks for the link. We are traveling Lisbon to Barcelona on the Spirit in September. Our first Silversea cruise to celebrate my retirement. We have time to wait and see what happens in the next few months. I am hopeful we will be able to still take our trip. I hope people's cruises here will not be impacted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted February 29, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, travelingbagheera said: Thanks for the link. We are traveling Lisbon to Barcelona on the Spirit in September. Our first Silversea cruise to celebrate my retirement. We have time to wait and see what happens in the next few months. I am hopeful we will be able to still take our trip. I hope people's cruises here will not be impacted. Another retirement cruise....I certainly hope by Sept things will be going much more smoothly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelingbagheera Posted February 29, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I hope so too! I see you retired! That is great!! I have until June 5. 37 years teaching high school math. I am ready for a nice cruise, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymus88 Posted February 29, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Silver Shadow. April 9. Malaga and Ports in Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Echo Posted March 1, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Dear Caymus88 I thought that your date wasnt correct. The Lady Shadow will be at sea on the 7th April and she arrives in Lisbon on the 8th. I will - hopefully - be on the cruise before you, disembarking on the 9th. Let us hope we both make it!! Kindest regards Master Echo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dolcevita Diva Posted March 1, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Caymus88 said: Silver Shadow. April 9. Malaga and Ports in Spain I’ll be on this voyage too, unless circumstances change! Edited March 1, 2020 by Dolcevita Diva 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted March 1, 2020 #10 Share Posted March 1, 2020 We are also on the crossing, has anyone heard anything about the cruise before us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymus88 Posted March 1, 2020 Author #11 Share Posted March 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Master Echo said: Dear Caymus88 I thought that your date wasnt correct. The Lady Shadow will be at sea on the 7th April and she arrives in Lisbon on the 8th. I will - hopefully - be on the cruise before you, disembarking on the 9th. Let us hope we both make it!! Kindest regards Master Echo Thank you. My brain was on overload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dolcevita Diva Posted March 2, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Hmm. Up to 115 cases in Spain as of this morning, including 15 in Valencia area and 15 in Barcelona. I was going to say may be we'll get more time in Portugal instead, but just saw that Portugal has reported its first 2 cases, both in Porto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted March 2, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Every country is getting it...or so it seems...….my cruises are involved in both...….arriving in Barcelona and then taking a river cruise from Porto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dolcevita Diva Posted March 6, 2020 #14 Share Posted March 6, 2020 @caymus 88 - Looks like "our" cruise on April 9th has had a decent number of cancellations. That voyage has been sold out/waitlisted for months, but is now showing availability in every category except the Owner's Suite and the Grand Suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymus88 Posted March 6, 2020 Author #15 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Dolcevita Diva said: @caymus 88 - Looks like "our" cruise on April 9th has had a decent number of cancellations. That voyage has been sold out/waitlisted for months, but is now showing availability in every category except the Owner's Suite and the Grand Suite. Exactly. I’m thinking it will be cancelled. or I can cancel now (before Mon) and get 25% refund and 75% FCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dolcevita Diva Posted March 6, 2020 #16 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Caymus88 said: Exactly. I’m thinking it will be cancelled. or I can cancel now (before Mon) and get 25% refund and 75% FCC Working on that decision right now. Ultimately I'm likely to cancel - my main concern is NOT getting the virus, but business/client commitments right after the cruise that would be severely disrupted if I was delayed getting back. So now deciding whether to go for the 25%/75% or just leave as is and take 100% FCC. Since Portugal only has a few cases, also tempted to just convert to a nice 5 day trip to Portugal for now and then rebook the cruise for later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymus88 Posted March 7, 2020 Author #17 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Hard decisions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dolcevita Diva Posted March 7, 2020 #18 Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Caymus88 said: Hard decisions Indeed. Ultimately the decision about cancelling before Monday is out of my hands because unlikely to reach my TA this evening/weekend. So - one less decision to make this weekend and can continue to keep an eye of how everything continues to unfold. Latest update from the Johns Hopkins dashboard map shows Spain now at 400 confirmed cases, just under the number reported in Japan. Portugal still only reporting a few cases (13). Edited March 7, 2020 by Dolcevita Diva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymus88 Posted March 7, 2020 Author #19 Share Posted March 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Dolcevita Diva said: Indeed. Ultimately the decision about cancelling before Monday is out of my hands because unlikely to reach my TA this evening/weekend. So - one less decision to make this weekend and can continue to keep an eye of how everything continues to unfold. Latest update from the Johns Hopkins dashboard map shows Spain now at 400 confirmed cases, just under the number reported in Japan. Portugal still only reporting a few cases (13). My TA will accept an email cancellation. Worth a try Im in favor of some money returned. But that’s me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skleeb Posted March 8, 2020 #20 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/1/2020 at 10:22 AM, Master Echo said: Dear Caymus88 I thought that your date wasnt correct. The Lady Shadow will be at sea on the 7th April and she arrives in Lisbon on the 8th. I will - hopefully - be on the cruise before you, disembarking on the 9th. Let us hope we both make it!! Kindest regards Master Echo Starting in Ft.Lauderdale? Have you signed up for the meet'nmingle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted March 8, 2020 #21 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I can't decide if I should cancel now or wait and see if the whole cruise is cancelled. Meeting with my TA on Tues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dolcevita Diva Posted March 10, 2020 #22 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Big spike in cases confirmed in Spain over the past 2 days - from 589 on the 8th to 999 on the 9th to 1646 today. Portugal still only has a handful of cases. Based on this, I'll definitely cancel this voyage and book something for later this year/next year. But...will still consider a land trip to Portugal at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted March 11, 2020 #23 Share Posted March 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Dolcevita Diva said: But...will still consider a land trip to Portugal at this time. Be careful with that idea. I think it’s just a matter of days before you see the situation change in Portugal. Currently, two municipalities in the north - Felgueiras and Lousada - have closed schools and public spaces until further notice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted March 11, 2020 #24 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Good advice Stumbly bumbly. The virus is unlikely to respect the national border. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dolcevita Diva Posted March 11, 2020 #25 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Agree, wise advice from Stumblefoot. Time to enjoy a staycation instead and spend time picking itineraries for when this all is (hopefully) behind us. Edited March 11, 2020 by Dolcevita Diva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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