mugtech Posted April 9, 2020 #101 Share Posted April 9, 2020 24 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: You need to keep up, there is no intermission now.😉😹😹 24 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: You need to keep up, there is no intermission now.😉😹😹 Best news I heard all day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted April 9, 2020 #102 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, mugtech said: Best news I heard all day. Why's that🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted April 9, 2020 #103 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Been a terrible day. Flying from Manila to Seoul to JFK landing on 4/22/20, limo service told me he is not allowed to do business until May, all cabs and buses shut down also. Don't really woant to hitchhike to the Lehigh Valley after an 8 hour bus ride to Manila, 4 hour flight to South Korea, 5 hour layover, and then a 14 hour flight to JFK. Original 16 hour flight Manila to JFK on 4/21/20 was cancelled on 4/7/20 as Philippine Airlines cancelled all flights until May, not going to NYC until June. Best choice became Korean Air. Will probably see Cats on Oasis out of Cape Liberty later this year if they will allow a 70 year old sail without a note from his doctor, glad there is no intermission. Found Cats amusing 30 years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy53 Posted April 9, 2020 #104 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 3:31 AM, time4u2go said: For #7, cruises to nowhere are not allowed any more. And those private destinations are part of other countries that may or may not be allowing cruise ships to dock. They are in Australia, we can also cruise from state to state in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted April 9, 2020 #105 Share Posted April 9, 2020 50% capacity in the theater? So, every other seat? Unless I am wrong here (and I'm not), that does NOT put 6 feet between people. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted April 9, 2020 #106 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I always thought of cruises as being more like being in a college dorm. Sound proofing between rooms doesnt exist. If they bang the drawer closed I hear it. Maybe put people in cabins every other cabin? One way isles like at the super market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted April 9, 2020 #107 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Cruising has not gone anywhere. Its only limited at the moment but the industry is operating. They are collecting orders for the summer and next year. I am not sure how big the demand is but according to the increase in prices its quite high. So cruising is not going anywhere and it wont go anywhere as long as the sea is there. My father used to say so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judyrem Posted April 9, 2020 #108 Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) On 4/4/2020 at 12:34 PM, Hoopster95 said: I would like to offer the following two videos.... they're a little long, but two of the best that I have watched in full over the last week. Almost everything discussed here on this forum is discussed in both these videos... one by a texan doctor and another by the leading virus professional in Korea... super interesting seeing this from their point of view. It is absolutely clear, and to me the implications to cruising are also crystal clear once watching these videos. Super informative and excellent/easy to understand and follow. I strongly recommend everyone here to take the time (especially with the English subtitles) to watch the entire video throughout as there are specific point and topics that are absolute key not only to cruising/travel, but life in general. (ie. timing, a 2nd wave, testing, droplets/social distancing, etc etc) South Korea (full of facts, real life data, and truths) Texan doctor One of the best explanations ever. Thanks for sharing. Dr Duc Vuong is amazing! I really LIKE him. Edited April 9, 2020 by Judyrem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judyrem Posted April 9, 2020 #109 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 6:00 PM, eel said: Thanks for posting those videos Hoopster95! I liked the first video much better than the second. I did learn a few things from the second video but I did not care for the presenters style. I actually watched both and I thought Dr Vuong's explanation will resonate with younger people. The first was interesting and helpful but it was very technical and lacking the emotional impact Dr Voung's video had IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted April 9, 2020 #110 Share Posted April 9, 2020 9 hours ago, John&LaLa said: You need to keep up, there is no intermission now.😉😹😹 Still done with CATS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted April 9, 2020 #111 Share Posted April 9, 2020 11 hours ago, mugtech said: Been a terrible day. Flying from Manila to Seoul to JFK landing on 4/22/20, limo service told me he is not allowed to do business until May, all cabs and buses shut down also. Don't really woant to hitchhike to the Lehigh Valley after an 8 hour bus ride to Manila, 4 hour flight to South Korea, 5 hour layover, and then a 14 hour flight to JFK. Original 16 hour flight Manila to JFK on 4/21/20 was cancelled on 4/7/20 as Philippine Airlines cancelled all flights until May, not going to NYC until June. Best choice became Korean Air. Will probably see Cats on Oasis out of Cape Liberty later this year if they will allow a 70 year old sail without a note from his doctor, glad there is no intermission. Found Cats amusing 30 years ago. Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 20165 Posted April 9, 2020 #112 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 8:55 AM, molly361 said: Will this be the new cruising in the US? https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5257/?source=132229&fbclid=IwAR0KFs4dHmlKx2aiXMsjvCiK4PMilInqIKoZJHIMYjx3V_ESWiI9iBmXbWU sounds like a dream. Less crowded, no buffets, fresh air everywhere. Sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franncos Posted April 9, 2020 #113 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I do not think I will be cruising for real long time. What I am concerned about if someone on the ship gets any kind of virus the entire ship will get quarantined and who knows when you get off or where. That is too much of a risk for a vacation. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandgeezer Posted April 9, 2020 #114 Share Posted April 9, 2020 For god's sake, don't let the cruise lines in on this decision. If it was up to them, they never would have shutdown, even if every cruise had to be a cruise to nowhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfcathorse Posted April 9, 2020 #115 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/3/2020 at 9:14 PM, time4u2go said: If they are allowed to. 😏 Royal owns Coco Cay, they lease Labadee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted April 9, 2020 #116 Share Posted April 9, 2020 17 minutes ago, wolfcathorse said: Royal owns Coco Cay, they lease Labadee. Sorry, Karen. Both are leased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted April 9, 2020 #117 Share Posted April 9, 2020 17 hours ago, John&LaLa said: You need to keep up, there is no intermission now.😉😹😹 They got tired of 1/2 of the audience not coming back lol. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted April 9, 2020 #118 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said: Sorry, Karen. Both are leased. Either way, they are still subject to the laws of Bahamas/Haiti. Even if RCL owns them 100% outright, it doesn't mean they can do whatever they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted April 9, 2020 #119 Share Posted April 9, 2020 5 hours ago, 20165 said: sounds like a dream. Less crowded, no buffets, fresh air everywhere. Sounds great! Sounds too good to be true. It's going to require twice the staff for 1/2 the passengers capacity. Sounds like they will also have to recreate more public space. Maybe all of the lines can give back the public space they took away by adding more staterooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted April 9, 2020 #120 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, wolfcathorse said: Royal owns Coco Cay, they lease Labadee. Either way, they still have to obey the laws and rules of the Bahamas (Coco Cay) and of Haiti (Labadee), whether they own or lease the land, just as any landowner has to obey the laws and rules of the country in which the land resides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted April 10, 2020 #121 Share Posted April 10, 2020 7 hours ago, 20165 said: sounds like a dream. Less crowded, no buffets, fresh air everywhere. Sounds great! 2 hours ago, Iamcruzin said: Sounds too good to be true. It's going to require twice the staff for 1/2 the passengers capacity. Sounds like they will also have to recreate more public space. Maybe all of the lines can give back the public space they took away by adding more staterooms. It is true! And has existed for many years... and also the food is beyond incredible, the bedding is like sleeping in a 6 star $1000 per night Manhattan Ritz-Carlton, the service is by far and away 1st class, and the entire ship is basically a CL or DL! Can you believe it?!? It's called "Oceania". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted April 10, 2020 #122 Share Posted April 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: Sorry, Karen. Both are leased. Actually Carol, Royal owns CocoCay. They purchased the island from Neil Ruzik in two separate transactions. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-12-16-9204240285-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eel Posted April 11, 2020 Author #123 Share Posted April 11, 2020 This video has a good explanation of what the CDC is requiring the cruise lines to do before they can resume sailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXA350 Posted April 11, 2020 #124 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) The space ratio per passenger should be be at least not decreased, hence the adding of cabins and adding always more passegers to the same amount of space has to stop. Edited April 11, 2020 by LXA350 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted April 11, 2020 #125 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Good explanation in the video. Given the significant changes contemplated, I think we are much more than 100 days away. There are fundamental changes here, none of which raise cruise lines revenue, which has been there MO recently. Maybe they need to take that space where they were adding more cabins and expand the medical facilities? Or have an entire section of cabins solely for quarantining passengers? Or make one of the older ships a hospital ship for the fleet? Or all of the above? The cruise lines reaction and plans to address this will be interesting to watch. mac_tlc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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