cruzsnooze Posted May 23, 2020 #1 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Who would join me on a 5 or 7 days cruise out of San Pedro that would have to stop for a few hours in Ensenada but no one disembarks. All safety measures like temperature before boarding and other CDC guidelines being followed. The caveat would be no chance of picking up any virus (not already on the ship) at ports and hopefully no one who embarked was ill. RCL is talking about a quarantine section of rooms on their ship just in case and only allowing 50% passenger capacity. Buffet would not be self serve and seating at all venues would have social distancing. Under the right conditions I would venue back. The biggie for me would be no ports to pick up any virus. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted May 23, 2020 #2 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I would not be interested. I want to see ports. I don't cruise just for the ship but for the convenience of not packing and unpacking 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted May 23, 2020 #3 Share Posted May 23, 2020 The ports are not the issue. I love as many sea days as I can get. The issue is that without a vaccine there is no way to stay safe on a cruise. No way to distance etc. Once we have a vaccine I would believe you will be required to show proof just as you need to show shots for yellow fever or malaria 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipmaster Posted May 23, 2020 #4 Share Posted May 23, 2020 1 hour ago, cruzsnooze said: Who would join me on a 5 or 7 days cruise out of San Pedro that would have to stop for a few hours in Ensenada but no one disembarks. All safety measures like temperature before boarding and other CDC guidelines being followed. The caveat would be no chance of picking up any virus (not already on the ship) at ports and hopefully no one who embarked was ill. RCL is talking about a quarantine section of rooms on their ship just in case and only allowing 50% passenger capacity. Buffet would not be self serve and seating at all venues would have social distancing. Under the right conditions I would venue back. The biggie for me would be no ports to pick up any virus. I'd sooner go to Las Vegas or perhaps some other land based resort. Everything on a cruise is a compromise for the value of a moving hotel, food is 3rd rate, entertainment 3rd rate, extras restaurant almost 1st rate, but you can't beat the value of the moving hotel and with it all the convenience,even a warm place round trip I'd rather have the security of not being locked up and not allowed to dock if somebody of the few thousand fall ill, much harder a quarantine in a hotel, I just check out, LOL 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted May 23, 2020 #5 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Some people love sea days; some people tolerate sea days; some people hate them. Put me in the 3rd group. DON 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted May 24, 2020 #6 Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) No interest whatsoever. Non interested in that many sea days. Not interested in being in a captive environment when one or more of the crew or passengers may have the virus. We are not the least bit interested in booking or taking a cruise unless we have a very good idea of what the on board environment will be, whether or not we will enjoy it, let alone the itinerary. We travel fairly frequently. We are tentatively planning for two years of land trips, four extended trips, without the inclusion of a cruise. Perhaps a late next year we will look at adding a cruise. But not before we know what we are buying. Nor do we have much confidence, based on recent events, that the cruise lines will place our health and personal well being above their financial interests. Edited May 24, 2020 by iancal 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted May 24, 2020 #7 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Where do I sign up for such a cruise? Interesting, there has been on other Message Boards discussions about this possibility. If enough potential cruisers want such, it might just happen. Business models for many industries are going to be changing as a result of this virus. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzsnooze Posted May 24, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted May 24, 2020 My point was about screening before boarding and not allowing any chance of outside coming inside with the virus. I like sea days but understand others don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted May 24, 2020 #9 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Unclear to me how the cruise line could ‘screen’ passengers on embarkation. Certainly temperature is not a reliable guideline. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted May 24, 2020 #10 Share Posted May 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, iancal said: Unclear to me how the cruise line could ‘screen’ passengers on embarkation. Certainly temperature is not a reliable guideline. Supposedly spit tests for the active virus are becoming available as are antibody tests. Both of these types of tests supposedly are fairly rapid. Question is how sensitive and how accurate are they. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted May 24, 2020 #11 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I am not interested out of San Pedro but might be interested out of San Francisco. Sadly the Grand will no longer sail out of San Francisco. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare AnyMajorCruiseDude Posted May 24, 2020 #12 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I'm in 100 percent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted May 24, 2020 #13 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Who would join me on a 5 or 7 days cruise out of San Pedro that would have to stop for a few hours in Ensenada but no one disembarks. The PVSA does not allow token port stops. Sent from my iPhone using Forums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted May 24, 2020 #14 Share Posted May 24, 2020 2 hours ago, memoak said: No way to distance etc There are plenty of ways to distance, and they've been discussed on here multiple times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted May 24, 2020 #15 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Some people are asymtomatic. I would not be interested in this type of cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted May 24, 2020 #16 Share Posted May 24, 2020 9 hours ago, Charles4515 said: The PVSA does not allow token port stops. Yep, this in essence becomes a cruise to nowhere, which while allowed by PVSA, would require US work visas for the entire crew. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1 Posted May 24, 2020 #17 Share Posted May 24, 2020 No, not for us. Cruising is a means to an end, not an end in itself (for us). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmjc2 Posted May 24, 2020 #18 Share Posted May 24, 2020 If this was the only way we could cruise again we would do it. We love sea days and would be content ( at least for a while) to see the sights from the balcony as we sail by or stop at a port for supplies. I would much prefer to be quarantined on a ship than a hotel. They will have learned from this experience and be better prepared for it. Extra medical staff and extra supplies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe d Posted May 24, 2020 #19 Share Posted May 24, 2020 15 hours ago, cruzsnooze said: Who would join me on a 5 or 7 days cruise out of San Pedro ............….t Your 5 to 7 day cruise would probably turn into a 19 to 21 day cruise with you quarantined in your cabin for the last two weeks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessLuver Posted May 24, 2020 #20 Share Posted May 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Omega1 said: No, not for us. Cruising is a means to an end, not an end in itself (for us). Our exact sentiments too and we have done at least fifteen 20 to 30 days cruises on Princess around the world and I could not imagine a 5- to 7 day cruise if they hit inclement weather (which can and does happen) and everyone is inside and not out on deck.....soooooooooooooooooo much FUN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted May 24, 2020 #21 Share Posted May 24, 2020 14 hours ago, chipmaster said: I'd sooner go to Las Vegas or perhaps some other land based resort. Everything on a cruise is a compromise for the value of a moving hotel, food is 3rd rate, entertainment 3rd rate, extras restaurant almost 1st rate, but you can't beat the value of the moving hotel and with it all the convenience,even a warm place round trip I'd rather have the security of not being locked up and not allowed to dock if somebody of the few thousand fall ill, much harder a quarantine in a hotel, I just check out, LOL I am not a Vegas fan but you are 100% right. The entertainment and food are not good enough on the ship and with no ports - definitely not interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGuy25 Posted May 24, 2020 #22 Share Posted May 24, 2020 12 hours ago, CineGraphic said: There are plenty of ways to distance, and they've been discussed on here multiple times. I think talking about ways to distance on a ship ... but then actually have them work effectively are two entirely different conversations. After a couple of days even well intentioned passengers will slowly start forgetting about “new rules.” Just look around. As we begin to “open up” too many people in grocery stores and other public places are already forgetting about the lessons of the past several months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted May 24, 2020 #23 Share Posted May 24, 2020 we would do a 4-5 day max cruise to Princess Cay at 50% capacity or less and balconys or above only 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downsmead Posted May 24, 2020 #24 Share Posted May 24, 2020 4 hours ago, chengkp75 said: Yep, this in essence becomes a cruise to nowhere, which while allowed by PVSA, would require US work visas for the entire crew. That puts a stop to this idea then 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted May 24, 2020 #25 Share Posted May 24, 2020 4 hours ago, chengkp75 said: Yep, this in essence becomes a cruise to nowhere, which while allowed by PVSA, would require US work visas for the entire crew. But if it were to be a cruise stopping at Princess Cay in the Bahamas would that eliminate the US work visas? 19 minutes ago, voljeep said: we would do a 4-5 day max cruise to Princess Cay at 50% capacity or less and balconys or above only I see your point mostly, but why the requirement of balconies or above only? What difference would it make if some cruisers had inside cabins or ocean view cabins? It might be helpful if they did permit insides as it would be easier to distance balconies from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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