polll time. What do you think will happen for cruises for 2020

[Cruiseboy06]

Please don't be political!

It's time again for ANOTHER poll lol.    Do you think there will be cruises resuming in November, December, or sometime in 2021?   There are a lot of rumors, speculations, movements of ships, disappearing cruises from Carnival's website, and etc..  

[Saint Greg]

I’m looking for the October option.

[MsTabbyKats]

You need to add "beyond 2021".

[BlerkOne]

A soft limited restart in October

[Saint Greg]

10 minutes ago, MsTabbyKats said:

You need to add "beyond 2021".

I don’t think the poll is for New York.

[xDisconnections]

14 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

I’m looking for the October option.

Short, modified itineraries are up there on the possibility list per the brand ambassador.

[Saint Greg]

1 minute ago, xDisconnections said:

Short, modified itineraries are up there on the possibility list per the brand ambassador.

Exactly why I think it should be an option.

[xDisconnections]

Just now, Saint Greg said:

Exactly why I think it should be an option.

Missed opportunity, for sure.

[xDisconnections]

Just now, BlerkOne said:

 

As long as there is a ship and crew are available, a cruise could be thrown together in a few days. They do it for hurricane specials.

Shouldn't be hard at all!

[Butterbean1000]

1 hour ago, MsTabbyKats said:

You need to add "beyond 2021".

Thw cruise lines can't wait that long.  They are hurting pretty bad now.

[mpdog42]

10 hours ago, xDisconnections said:

Short, modified itineraries are up there on the possibility list per the brand ambassador.

Brand Ambassador IE: Press Secretary

[MsTabbyKats]

14 hours ago, MsTabbyKats said:

You need to add "beyond 2021".

To be clear, I did NOT say:

This is what I want

This is what I think

What the cruise lines want

What the cruise staff wants

Or what's convenient for ME (out of NYC so I can walk to the pier)

 

I said this is an option.  Back in 3/2020 I wouldn't have believed the current status.  Nobody knows the future.  It's just an additional option.

 

My opinion is mid 2021.  Crystal ball is not giving additional details at this time!

[lobster1313]

3 minutes ago, MsTabbyKats said:

Crystal ball is not giving additional details at this time!

This is perfect statement for what's happening.

[tinleypark andy]

If the CDC sees a spike in the next few weeks, my feeling that cruising is done in 2020.

If they are reliant on a vaccine to restart, I say mid 2021 to resume cruising.

[CJHAN]

46 minutes ago, tinleypark andy said:

If the CDC sees a spike in the next few weeks, my feeling that cruising is done in 2020.

If they are reliant on a vaccine to restart, I say mid 2021 to resume cruising.

and its spiking almost everywhere. Im mid 2021 myself. hope Im wrong though.

[tybrkr17]

I think its possible that they might start up in "some" capacity in 2020 but very unlikely if cases start trending upward again. I wouldn't have said this earlier but MSC, Costa, etc have started up in Europe this month so there is a small glimmer of hope. But I don't think cruising will resume in the USA until 2021. I hope so as I have a cruise in March booked. 

[PhillyFan33579]

16 hours ago, MsTabbyKats said:

You need to add "beyond 2021".

If cruises don’t resume until 2022, every cruise line will have declared bankruptcy and several more cruise lines will have folded. 

[xDisconnections]

1 minute ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

If cruises don’t resume until 2022, every cruise line will have declared bankruptcy and several more cruise lines will have folded. 

Waiting that long simply isn’t an option.

[MsTabbyKats]

6 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

If cruises don’t resume until 2022, every cruise line will have declared bankruptcy and several more cruise lines will have folded. 

So, then we should add the option "Never" to our choices.

Again...not what I want, just a possibility.

[BlerkOne]

1 hour ago, tinleypark andy said:

If the CDC sees a spike in the next few weeks, my feeling that cruising is done in 2020.

If they are reliant on a vaccine to restart, I say mid 2021 to resume cruising.

 

Spikes are expected, especially considering the rule breakers. Also waves. Some of what is hitting other countries could be the second wave while the US is still stuck in the first.

 

With temperatures about to start cooling off (hopefully) more people will be indoors and more opportunity for the virus to spread. and we haven't even started flu season, yet.

 

Given the precautions the ships sailing are taking, a cruise ship might be the safest place to be.

[tinleypark andy]

4 hours ago, BlerkOne said:

 

 

 

Given the precautions the ships sailing are taking, a cruise ship might be the safest place to be.

Agreed, but we have to pile into crowded airplanes to get to the ports.

[BlerkOne]

40 minutes ago, tinleypark andy said:

Agreed, but we have to pile into crowded airplanes to get to the ports.

I'm willing to drive a couple of days to avoid flights and fees.

[poz222]

My bet would bet would be on a “soft” restart with a limited number of ships sometime Nov/Dec depending on Covid situation and restrictions. This would give a chance to test protocols how to operate with new constraints as well to be able to stagger re-staffing and get all the ship upgrades and certificates/inspections up to date. 

[kona_wahine]

Nothing has changed. It will be several months at least.... I rebooked for 2022. 

[RWolver672]

17 hours ago, tybrkr17 said:

I think its possible that they might start up in "some" capacity in 2020 but very unlikely if cases start trending upward again. I wouldn't have said this earlier but MSC, Costa, etc have started up in Europe this month so there is a small glimmer of hope. But I don't think cruising will resume in the USA until 2021. I hope so as I have a cruise in March booked. 

 

The big difference being Europe has the virus under control.  Right now the US has 25% of the world's cases of it.  I see big spikes coming with the flu season right around the corner.  That and the amount of people that have the attitude that they won't get it so they aren't following the guidelines of safe distancing.