Biker19 Posted October 5, 2020 #26 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, kptbylorraine said: But they are still taking reservations for November. ? Taking bookings on sailings that are unlikely to happen has been happening since March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 8, 2020 #27 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 14, 2020 #28 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Not a video but the gist of a webinar: [quote] Richard Fain said COVID-19 on the first Caribbean cruise since the pandemic shutdown seems to be handled well and that the industry can learn from this. 'We can't eliminate COVID in society ... The objective is to prevent outbreaks ... to make the risk of COVID less than it is in your hometown,' the Royal Caribbean Group chairman and CEO said Thursday as the SeaDream Yacht Club story was getting heavy media play. Speaking during a Signature Travel Network webinar, Fain noted travelers aren't just concerned about getting the virus but about getting trapped on a cruise ship should anyone become infected. Learning from months of operations SeaDream has strict protocols and had been sailing in Europe since June, Fain said, adding that from what he's seen of the situation, it's been handled well. (At the time of his remarks, just one case had been confirmed; that subsequently went to five). Also, several other lines' experiences from months of cruises in Europe shows that it is possible to contain coronavirus on a ship. 'So I would look at the few instances we've had of cases as success stories,' Fain said. 'We are able to deal with these things, isolated cases, in an isolated way. That's the objective.' He considers the SeaDream matter an opportunity to learn 'and make us so much better as an industry.' 'Isolated incidences handled well are proof the system works' 'The coincidence of it being the first Caribbean cruise and the coincidence of having press on board notwithstanding, isolated incidences which are handled well are proof that the system works — not that there's a problem,' Fain said. Impact of Biden's election Turning to another timely matter, Signature Travel Network's Alex Sharpe asked if Joe Biden's election will have any impact on cruising? 'None whatsover,' Fain said without missing a beat. Science, he continued, is going to decide the next steps, and the Healthy Sail Panel took a scientific and pragmatic approach in making its recommendations. 'I'm confident the decisions are going to be driven by science. I think the science is on our side. The environment of a cruise gives us opportunities to do things you can't do on land.' Fain went on to note all the learnings from scientists and from the cruises in Europe and the Caribbean and elsewhere will result in protocols that 'reduce the chance of you getting COVID on your ship to dramatically less than it would be in your home community' while also ensuring that if there's a case or cases, they won't balloon into an outbreak. CDC surprises? Some have remarked on the complexity of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's framework for conditional sailing order. Sharpe asked if there were any surprises? 'Of course there were,' Fain said. '... Yes, we have work to do. Yes, there are some things we want to work with the CDC to understand better or, in some cases, to change because there are different facts.' But there's a common goal: 'To get us safely back in the water.' According to Fain, CDC requirements have 'always been very strict. In the long run, that benefits us. Our industry is not going to do well if people are worried about illness on ships.' Speed of advances Meanwhile, the speed of advances — vaccines, technologies and therapeutics — is 'mind-boggling.' So CDC will want to make changes as information and technology change. This week's news of the Pfizer vaccine's effectiveness is 'potentially transformational,' along with hearing from Dr. Anthony Fauci that the vaccine may become available to anyone who wants it by the end of April. Sharpe suggested cruise lines are characteristically shooting higher and aiming to deliver better than other sectors. 'We've always been safer,' Fain agreed, adding he gets a kick out of other businesses talking about they're now cleaning surfaces in a manner that 'Ten years ago we would have thought was inadequate on our ships.' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted November 14, 2020 #29 Share Posted November 14, 2020 He is right about the sanitizing. And some of the supermarkets near me have already given up trying to sanitize the carts. It's like they couldn't be bothered with it. Here's a wipe, do it yourself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted November 14, 2020 #30 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I have been cleaning my carts from the start of all this. I think I should get a prize for cleanest one😷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 18, 2020 #31 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted November 18, 2020 #32 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I listened to the entire video and it's clear, Richard Fain is getting soft. Do you really need an electric blanket in Southern Florida? Even turning it up to level 9? Fain should spend a winter in Michigan to understand why electric blankets were invented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted December 3, 2020 #33 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Edited December 3, 2020 by Biker19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted December 3, 2020 #34 Share Posted December 3, 2020 That looks a lot more like it might be his real backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted January 20, 2021 #35 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 20, 2021 #36 Share Posted January 20, 2021 If you want to hear him actually talk about the return to cruising, don't waste your time as he doesn't discuss it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 3, 2021 #37 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 3, 2021 #38 Share Posted February 3, 2021 ^ what ship is he talking about operating in the middle east? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 3, 2021 #39 Share Posted February 3, 2021 There's about 5 seconds of any value in the entire video "When will we cruise again? I don't know" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted February 3, 2021 #40 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Same trees + a gardener walking through early on. I kind of like looking at the backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 3, 2021 #41 Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Coralc said: I kind of like looking at the backgrounds. Because that's more interesting/valuable than anything he has to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted February 3, 2021 #42 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) Kind of, sort of. I get bored listening to him go on without any real new information. But thanks for posting the new video., I like to look at the tropical plants! Edited February 3, 2021 by Coralc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 2, 2021 #43 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted March 2, 2021 #44 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I’d like to see the gardener stop and trim his hair. At minimum the sideburns.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted March 2, 2021 #45 Share Posted March 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said: I’d like to see the gardener stop and trim his hair. At minimum the sideburns.🙂 Possibly not his pay grade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted March 3, 2021 #46 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 11/14/2020 at 9:27 AM, Pratique said: He is right about the sanitizing. And some of the supermarkets near me have already given up trying to sanitize the carts. It's like they couldn't be bothered with it. Here's a wipe, do it yourself. Our Publix still sanitizes the carts. They also blow dry the carts when it is raining out. Publix.....where shopping is a pleasure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 22, 2021 #47 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) Edited March 22, 2021 by Biker19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted March 22, 2021 #48 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Still rocking the flow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 13, 2021 #49 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Royal Caribbean Group CEO gives new update on cruises resuming - YouTube 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscobeans Posted April 14, 2021 #50 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, Biker19 said: Royal Caribbean Group CEO gives new update on cruises resuming - YouTube Looks like he is shooting straight and is being as transparent as possible. Just hope places like Jersey decide to look at the reality of all the past cruises and decide to open up the ports. Getting the FCC-cancellation Blues. After Pam and I get to November my laptop and her injecting hand will be about ready to get on the ANTHEM on the 7th. Hopefully by then the Bahamas may be less restrictive.. Only 7 days in 8234, but with no computer, phone or vaccination lines it will be just what the doctor ordered to hold us over till a Caribbean cruise in January.. LOL Edited April 14, 2021 by boscobeans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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