Rare BlerkOne Posted August 18, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 18, 2020 but it isn't up to Carnival. Rise up, America. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/carnival-ceo-says-u-s-cruises-could-happen-in-2020-but-it-s-early/ar-BB184pyQ?li=BBnbfcN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees111 Posted August 18, 2020 #2 Share Posted August 18, 2020 That was a wasted 2 minute read! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Je Souhaite Posted August 18, 2020 #3 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I don’t read articles that contain words like COULD. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizergal70 Posted August 18, 2020 #4 Share Posted August 18, 2020 9 hours ago, BlerkOne said: but it isn't up to Carnival. Rise up, America. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/carnival-ceo-says-u-s-cruises-could-happen-in-2020-but-it-s-early/ar-BB184pyQ?li=BBnbfcN Rise up? For what? Having the frivolous luxury of taking a vacation? Sorry, there are a ton of more important social & political issues that would beckon first. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteadyBetty Posted August 18, 2020 #5 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Giving false hope to those who really believe cruising will resume any time soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted August 18, 2020 #6 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 minute ago, SteadyBetty said: Giving false hope to those who really believe cruising will resume any time soon. I think, but am not certain, that most people realize the chances of cruises resuming from US ports in 2020 are extremely low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinfool Posted August 18, 2020 #7 Share Posted August 18, 2020 https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5525/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted August 18, 2020 #8 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Can confirm. John Heald said we might be cruising EARLIER than November. Let’s go!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acheavacci Posted August 18, 2020 #9 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On the news this morning they were discussing how colleges and dorm life are similar to cruising. Large crowds in small areas is the issue on hand and not going very well for some Universities. Large groups parties and little social distancing without masks is the main concern for cruising as well as University life. I live near SUNY Buffalo and they have not resumed yet. Next week the students will start to move into the Dorms. It will be interesting to see the effects since the area positivity rate is currently around 1.8%. The outcome of Universities and Colleges resuming limited in class instruction and dorm housing will definitively impact how and when cruising will resume IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD64 Posted August 18, 2020 #10 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I remember on May 11th, Carnival said cruises would resume on August 1st - perhaps Mr. and Mrs. Realitycheck could weigh in and remind John Heald. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted August 18, 2020 #11 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, skridge said: I noticed he said doom and gloom. He must be on cruise critic more than he let's on. Maybe one of the screen names that has been calling me doom and gloom since March is actually JH. He’s on Cruise Critic each day staying up-to-date with information. Edited August 18, 2020 by xDisconnections 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVEGAS711 Posted August 18, 2020 #12 Share Posted August 18, 2020 They need cash flow so bad you will continue to hear for the next 9 months how cruising is going to start NEXT month! Book yours today! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD64 Posted August 18, 2020 #13 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Also, John Heald mentions that cruising has restarted in Europe, but doesn’t mention with what stipulations: * No buffets * reduced passenger capacity * 10% of cabins reserved for potential covid cases * no independent port tours - passengers allowed to disembark at ports only if they PURCHASE a ship sponsored tour. * no menus - everything done by scanning bar codes * reduced number of people in pools and on decks * and several others Would the average Carnival cruiser be willing to accept these changes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arby70 Posted August 18, 2020 #14 Share Posted August 18, 2020 30 minutes ago, RD64 said: Also, John Heald mentions that cruising has restarted in Europe, but doesn’t mention with what stipulations: * No buffets * reduced passenger capacity * 10% of cabins reserved for potential covid cases * no independent port tours - passengers allowed to disembark at ports only if they PURCHASE a ship sponsored tour. * no menus - everything done by scanning bar codes * reduced number of people in pools and on decks * and several others Would the average Carnival cruiser be willing to accept these changes? I love cruising, BUT this is not my idea of a great vacation. Especially bothersome is the port restriction on tours and being able.to get off the ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Pete Posted August 18, 2020 #15 Share Posted August 18, 2020 41 minutes ago, RD64 said: Also, John Heald mentions that cruising has restarted in Europe, but doesn’t mention with what stipulations: * No buffets * reduced passenger capacity * 10% of cabins reserved for potential covid cases * no independent port tours - passengers allowed to disembark at ports only if they PURCHASE a ship sponsored tour. * no menus - everything done by scanning bar codes * reduced number of people in pools and on decks * and several others Would the average Carnival cruiser be willing to accept these changes? I would pass. Sounds like cruising on the Fantasy while it's being chopped up in Alang. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger727 Posted August 18, 2020 #16 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Interesting that Carnival's CEO says it's too early to say if cruising will restart in 2020 while John Herald seems so sure that not only will they restart in November, but perhaps earlier. Maybe he missed a memo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted August 18, 2020 #17 Share Posted August 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, sanger727 said: Interesting that Carnival's CEO says it's too early to say if cruising will restart in 2020 while John Herald seems so sure that not only will they restart in November, but perhaps earlier. Maybe he missed a memo.... Of course JH is saying that - it is his job to be as positive as possible. What kind of Brand Ambassador would keep their job going around saying "you know, maybe we won't cruise this year, perhaps not until April 2021 based on how the US is handling the coronavirus pandemic, so stop getting excited about all this stuff - it is a luxury many people can't afford anyway, so just be happy you are alive!" And it is up to the CEO to provide statements that are vague enough that they cannot be taken as official guidance. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic6318 Posted August 18, 2020 #18 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, xDisconnections said: He’s on Cruise Critic each day staying up-to-date with information. Hi They may have cut back in these recent times, but he normally would have his minions doing that for him. His main task is to determine how best to express to us how many fingers are crossed at this point in time. Everyone understands how many jobs are at stake, those little fish as well as those fat cats, and I am not specifically point at John himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted August 18, 2020 #19 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, RD64 said: Also, John Heald mentions that cruising has restarted in Europe, but doesn’t mention with what stipulations: * No buffets * reduced passenger capacity * 10% of cabins reserved for potential covid cases * no independent port tours - passengers allowed to disembark at ports only if they PURCHASE a ship sponsored tour. * no menus - everything done by scanning bar codes * reduced number of people in pools and on decks * and several others Would the average Carnival cruiser be willing to accept these changes? No menus? How does that work? How do people see what's for dinner? I guess I'm tech challenged but dont see how you order from a bar code for dinner onboard ship. Or breakfast and lunch, snacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted August 18, 2020 #20 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 minute ago, firefly333 said: No menus? How does that work? How do people see what's for dinner? I guess I'm tech challenged but dont see how you order from a bar code for dinner onboard ship. Or breakfast and lunch, snacks. You use your phone’s camera to scan a QR code. That launches a webpage with a menu that you can read on your phone. I hate it and ask for an actual menu when dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger727 Posted August 18, 2020 #21 Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, firefly333 said: No menus? How does that work? How do people see what's for dinner? I guess I'm tech challenged but dont see how you order from a bar code for dinner onboard ship. Or breakfast and lunch, snacks. They had a QR code posted at the table that you used your phone to look the menu up. Some restaurants where I live have done that as well so they don't have to sanitize the menus between every diner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted August 18, 2020 #22 Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, xDisconnections said: You use your phone’s camera to scan a QR code. That launches a webpage with a menu that you can read on your phone. I hate it and ask for an actual menu when dining. Lol ain't going to happen. Dont wanna learn and dont use my smart phone hardly, use a tablet on wifi. This bar code thing works offline? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted August 18, 2020 #23 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 minute ago, firefly333 said: Lol ain't going to happen. Dont wanna learn and dont use my smart phone hardly, use a tablet on wifi. This bar code thing works offline? You’ll have to be connected to the ship’s WiFi but they’ll have the menu on a website that can be loaded for free without an Internet-enabled plan. I prefer physical menus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Pete Posted August 18, 2020 #24 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Just now, xDisconnections said: You’ll have to be connected to the ship’s WiFi but they’ll have the menu on a website that can be loaded for free without an Internet-enabled plan. I prefer physical menus. My phone stays in the safe, if I bring it on board at all. I'm sure they have backup plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted August 18, 2020 #25 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Just now, St.Pete said: My phone stays in the safe, if I bring it on board at all. I'm sure they have backup plans. They will. Single use disposable paper menus that aren't so single use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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