B-52 Posted April 11, 2020 #51 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, jeremyosborne81 said: Is there a vaccine for the previous SARS virus? That's what this is, a new version of SARS. If they don't have a vaccine for that, why would you think they will come up with a vaccine for this? Edited April 11, 2020 by B-52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-52 Posted April 11, 2020 #52 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) This is NOT anything like the SARS, H1N1, Swine, Noro or any other viruses we have encountered in our lifetime....come here to the NY/NJ Metro area where they are making temporary hospitals from convention centers and hotels. Even tents in the park. Hospitals have refrigerated trucks to store the bodies cause the increase faster than they can process them There are volunteers coming in from out of state. The Military is in full swing. Have a Navy Hospital ship. I heard they are recruiting Morticians from out of state to do the embalming? When a loved one is diagnosed and admitted, that may be the last time you see them. No visitors. They die alone. People try to compare this to other strains we have had in recent history....I don't ever recall anything like this. It is surreal like a science fiction movie. I am a essential healthcare worker. Everyday it is like holding a loaded gun to your head. When I get home I strip my clothes in front of the clothes washer, and get into the shower, then fresh clothes. We are Diamond +, and cruise all the time...but this is something not to take lightly. Our Next cruise is in August...have no intention of going. MAYBE next august. We'll see. Edited April 11, 2020 by B-52 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyosborne81 Posted April 11, 2020 #53 Share Posted April 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, B-52 said: This is NOT anything like the SARS, H1N1, Swine, Noro or any other viruses we have encountered in our lifetime....come here to the NY/NJ Metro area where they are making temporary hospitals from convention centers and hotels. Even tents in the park. Hospitals have refrigerated trucks to store the bodies cause the increase faster than they can process them There are volunteers coming in from out of state. The Military is in full swing. Have a Navy Hospital ship. I heard they are recruiting Morticians from out of state to do the embalming? When a loved one is diagnosed and admitted, that may be the last time you see them. No visitors. They die alone. People try to compare this to other strains we have had in recent history....I don't ever recall anything like this. It is surreal like a science fiction movie. I am a essential healthcare worker. Everyday it is like holding a loaded gun to your head. When I get home I strip my clothes in front of the clothes washer, and get into the shower, then fresh clothes. We are Diamond +, and cruise all the time...but this is something not to take lightly. Our Next cruise is in August...have no intention of going. MAYBE next august. We'll see. Except that it literally IS a SARS virus. It CAN easily be compared to other viruses of the same type, in this case SARS. There is no vaccine for the previous SARS virus, which as you stated was not as bad as this, right? So why would people assume there will be a vaccine for this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtopia Posted April 11, 2020 #54 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I currently have Oasis booked in November, Harmony TA booked for next April and Anthem for next December. Right now, the first 2 sailings are up in the air. My concern is based around the fact that I typically cruise solo and wanting to see cruising get back to normal before I indulge again. Final payment for Oasis is not until August so I have plenty of time to decide. I also booked cancellation insurance with my flight so I wouldn't be out much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsai3s Posted April 11, 2020 #55 Share Posted April 11, 2020 We would've been on the Adventure...enjoying a glass of wine before dinner. We are at home, watching a wonderful sunset...enjoying a glass of wine before dinner. All of our April sailings and half of May sailings cancelled. Anticipating Royal will cancel the remainder of our cruises in May and June. Hoping our Anthem cruises for October 2020 will sail. And hoping flying will be safer by then. Sigh...cruising/traveling sure has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObstructedView2 Posted April 11, 2020 #56 Share Posted April 11, 2020 A lot of people have been saying that they'll cruise again once there is a coronavirus vaccine available. Yet CDC statistics show that fewer than half of Americans get the regular seasonal flu vaccine as it is.... 🤔 💉 😷 💉 🤔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted April 11, 2020 #57 Share Posted April 11, 2020 4 hours ago, ObstructedView2 said: A lot of people have been saying that they'll cruise again once there is a coronavirus vaccine available. Yet CDC statistics show that fewer than half of Americans get the regular seasonal flu vaccine as it is.... 🤔 💉 😷 💉 🤔 Regular flu shot is hit and miss, sometimes the predicted strains don't show up much so shot can be of limited value. I had a flu shot last year coz "they" said I should, it was the first time for me since the 1960s. Haven't knowingly had flu since late 1960s either. I had severe flu in "Asian Flu" pandemic in mid/late 1950s, missed many, many weeks of school. Interestingly my father survived the Spanish flu in 1918/9 at age 5 and never had flu again the rest of his life (died at 93yo). Will any CV vaccine be truly effective ? Those SARS like flu strains are reportedly extremely difficult to work with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywonder Posted April 11, 2020 #58 Share Posted April 11, 2020 As soon as they let me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 11, 2020 #59 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Welcome to CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VK3DQ Posted April 11, 2020 #60 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hi Folks Sorry but I think cruising as we knew it is a thing of the past .. it will be years before it recovers of at all Regards John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemylab Posted April 11, 2020 #61 Share Posted April 11, 2020 When cruising does resume I suspect it will be a very different experience than what we're used to. I plan to wait and see what that experience looks like and then decide when we'll be cruising again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsales Posted April 11, 2020 #62 Share Posted April 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, lovemylab said: When cruising does resume I suspect it will be a very different experience than what we're used to. I plan to wait and see what that experience looks like and then decide when we'll be cruising again. I think that’s a good point. Cruising may well be very different when cruise ships start sailing again. what will the experience be like? If the changes are drastic many avid cruisers may decide the new reality of cruising is not for them. Right now it would be difficult to say when anyone would cruise again not knowing what the cruise would be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpaman Posted April 11, 2020 #63 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I have been on cruise ships for over 30 years. After every tax season I would go on a cruise and escape the world problems. I would take my Mother, Sisters with me Got Married later in live and would take my Wife on cruises all over the World. It breaks my heart what China has done to the World with this Virus. They have been involved with germ Warfare projects in their labs for over 20 yrs. How do I know this?, from a client who escaped the Country and knows what is going on. I can not go on any ships until a vaccine is found. I have made a contribution to a bio lab in California who is close. I will NEVER buy anything from China. NEVER!!!! CPAMAN. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted April 11, 2020 #64 Share Posted April 11, 2020 8 hours ago, ObstructedView2 said: A lot of people have been saying that they'll cruise again once there is a coronavirus vaccine available. Yet CDC statistics show that fewer than half of Americans get the regular seasonal flu vaccine as it is.... 🤔 💉 😷 💉 🤔 Coronavirus is much more contagious and much more fatal than the seasonal flu 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObstructedView2 Posted April 11, 2020 #65 Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 hours ago, ObstructedView2 said: A lot of people have been saying that they'll cruise again once there is a coronavirus vaccine available. Yet CDC statistics show that fewer than half of Americans get the regular seasonal flu vaccine as it is.... 🤔 💉 😷 💉 🤔 2 hours ago, time4u2go said: Coronavirus is much more contagious and much more fatal than the seasonal flu Does that mean 'you' won't cruise again until there's a coronavirus vaccine?? 😷 💉 😷 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted April 11, 2020 #66 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ObstructedView2 said: Does that mean 'you' won't cruise again until there's a coronavirus vaccine?? 😷 💉 😷 No. I would cruise again before there's a vaccine. Edited April 11, 2020 by time4u2go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObstructedView2 Posted April 11, 2020 #67 Share Posted April 11, 2020 11 hours ago, ObstructedView2 said: A lot of people have been saying that they'll cruise again once there is a coronavirus vaccine available. Yet CDC statistics show that fewer than half of Americans get the regular seasonal flu vaccine as it is.... 🤔 💉 😷 💉 🤔 2 hours ago, time4u2go said: Coronavirus is much more contagious and much more fatal than the seasonal flu 14 minutes ago, ObstructedView2 said: Does that mean 'you' won't cruise again until there's a coronavirus vaccine?? 😷 💉 😷 5 minutes ago, time4u2go said: No. I would cruise again before there's a vaccine. But, your statement?? 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted April 11, 2020 #68 Share Posted April 11, 2020 2 hours ago, cpaman said: I will NEVER buy anything from China. NEVER!!!! CPAMAN. Good luck finding shoes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted April 11, 2020 #69 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I will be on the ship the minute they let me on. I don't live in fear and want to make the most of every moment in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatour Posted April 11, 2020 #70 Share Posted April 11, 2020 14 hours ago, jeremyosborne81 said: Except that it literally IS a SARS virus. It CAN easily be compared to other viruses of the same type, in this case SARS. There is no vaccine for the previous SARS virus, which as you stated was not as bad as this, right? So why would people assume there will be a vaccine for this? In 2016 there was a SARS vaccine ready to go to human testing, but the scientists involved couldn't get private industry to invest or gov't grants. Not saying it would have been successful there was potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted April 11, 2020 #71 Share Posted April 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, ObstructedView2 said: But, your statement?? 🤔 What about it? Was it incorrect? I'm really confused the point you are trying to make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted April 11, 2020 #72 Share Posted April 11, 2020 5 hours ago, cpaman said: I have been on cruise ships for over 30 years. After every tax season I would go on a cruise and escape the world problems. I would take my Mother, Sisters with me Got Married later in live and would take my Wife on cruises all over the World. It breaks my heart what China has done to the World with this Virus. They have been involved with germ Warfare projects in their labs for over 20 yrs. How do I know this?, from a client who escaped the Country and knows what is going on. I can not go on any ships until a vaccine is found. I have made a contribution to a bio lab in California who is close. I will NEVER buy anything from China. NEVER!!!! CPAMAN. Following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted April 11, 2020 #73 Share Posted April 11, 2020 2 hours ago, bouhunter said: Good luck finding shoes. Or cell phones. Or TVs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted April 11, 2020 #74 Share Posted April 11, 2020 We've got a cruise booked for September. Hopefully it's a go. 🤞 I asked my Magic 8 Ball and the reply was, "cannot predict now". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted April 11, 2020 #75 Share Posted April 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, davekathy said: We've got a cruise booked for September. Hopefully it's a go. 🤞 I asked my Magic 8 Ball and the reply was, "cannot predict now". September sounds perfect right now. Summer is still uncertain, while Autumn seems just fine. By that time you will get your refund if you had another cruise planned for Spring and by that time the situation will settle down and you will have some nice time on board before the New Year. Hope everything goes well for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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