gphb Posted March 13, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 13, 2020 "At my request, effective midnight tonight, Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and MSC have all agreed to suspend outbound cruises for thirty days. It is a great and important industry – it will be kept that way!" POTUS Link to post Share on other sites
ozzie0075 Posted March 13, 2020 #2 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Bailout incoming Link to post Share on other sites
billormac Posted March 13, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Where did the quote com from? Link to post Share on other sites
mkkao924 Posted March 13, 2020 #5 Share Posted March 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, ozzie0075 said: Bailout incoming Now I will start to considering buying their stock.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TiogaCruiser Posted March 13, 2020 #6 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I see a certain brand name missing there...…… 1 Link to post Share on other sites
leerathje Posted March 13, 2020 #7 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, TiogaCruiser said: I see a certain brand name missing there...…… Which one? L. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
arabrab Posted March 13, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Bailout time. Link to post Share on other sites
AncientWanderer Posted March 13, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, arabrab said: Bailout time. Hopefully U.S. will get participation from other countries in this, as the whole world enjoys the cruise industry. My guess is that this will happen. Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted March 13, 2020 #10 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, TiogaCruiser said: I see a certain brand name missing there...…… I think he is referencing the corporate parent umbrella - for NCLH and RCI itheir announcements covered ALL brands in the portfolio sailing from US ports, cannot see why Carnival Corp would be any different. As individual brands within Carnival Corp, HAL and Carnival Cruises are both notoriously slow in communicating things to consumers Edited March 13, 2020 by AtlantaCruiser72 Link to post Share on other sites
Seasick Sailor Posted March 13, 2020 #11 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I just ran down to guest services and they said nothing has come across the wire for HAL as far as cancelling cruises. Wait and see I guess! Link to post Share on other sites
TAD2005 Posted March 13, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, TiogaCruiser said: I see a certain brand name missing there...…… I am assuming that by saying Carnival, he means all brands within the Carnival umbrella. Link to post Share on other sites
ceilidh1 Posted March 13, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 13, 2020 https://cruising.org/news-and-research/press-room/2020/march/clia-covid-19-toolkit According to CLIA it's all member lines 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TiogaCruiser Posted March 13, 2020 #14 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, ceilidh1 said: https://cruising.org/news-and-research/press-room/2020/march/clia-covid-19-toolkit According to CLIA it's all member lines Okay. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
ceilidh1 Posted March 13, 2020 #15 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, TiogaCruiser said: Okay. Thank you. Not sure why Carnival and HAL are keeping quiet about it.... Link to post Share on other sites
cccole Posted March 13, 2020 #16 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Unfortunately attacking the virus that is already in the U.S. should be more important than closing all borders, land, sea and air. Nice try POTUS, but no cigar. Captain Jonathan Mercer, captain on the current HAL WC yesterday said that they will continue their course, and go to ports that will welcome them. I hope that this will be what happens. Cherie 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted March 13, 2020 #17 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: Not sure why Carnival and HAL are keeping quiet about it.... They are both notoriously slow at getting communication out. I get the sense that their corporate offices are not very well organized on a "normal" day let alone in a time of crisis Edited March 13, 2020 by AtlantaCruiser72 Link to post Share on other sites
neuronbob Posted March 13, 2020 #18 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Well. This sucks. I’ll have to call in to reschedule. It’s for the greater good, but still disappointing now that it’s here. Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted March 13, 2020 #19 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, neuronbob said: Well. This sucks. I’ll have to call in to reschedule. It’s for the greater good, but still disappointing now that it’s here. Hold off on calling - the phone agents will most likely know nothing. All bookings will be cancelled full stop, not changed to a new sail date. Wait for HAL to notify you of the cancellation/compensation policy, which may take a few days knowing them Edited March 13, 2020 by AtlantaCruiser72 2 Link to post Share on other sites
CruiserBruce Posted March 13, 2020 #20 Share Posted March 13, 2020 So there is literally millions affected by this....and people are expecting the cruise lines to have reacted and fixed everything in what...a couple of hours??? 6 Link to post Share on other sites
TampaMike Posted March 13, 2020 #21 Share Posted March 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, neuronbob said: Well. This sucks. I’ll have to call in to reschedule. It’s for the greater good, but still disappointing now that it’s here. Same neuronbob from AZ? Link to post Share on other sites
kennystwin Posted March 13, 2020 #22 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, AtlantaCruiser72 said: They are both notoriously slow at getting communication out. I get the sense that their corporate offices are not very well organized on a "normal" day let alone in a time of crisis I imagine they are working hard to figure out what to do. POTUS announced this 30 day closure, but then what? HAL especially has a heavy load of Alaska and Eastern Canada cruises upcoming impacted by Canada'a announcement today that their ports will be closed until July 1. Do they redeploy ships elsewhere or just park them and for how long? Hopefully we'll get a well thought out comprehensive response soon. Link to post Share on other sites
sunonfire Posted March 13, 2020 #23 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Here is Carnival story https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-cruise-line-temporarily-halts-all-sailings/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
thyme2go Posted March 13, 2020 #24 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I did not see HAL mentioned........did I miss it or are they missing? Link to post Share on other sites
Love the beach Posted March 13, 2020 #25 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Wonder how this will affect cruises already under way. Link to post Share on other sites
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