cellfree Posted November 29, 2020 #1 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Have not been following Royal’s threads even though I have a March 2021 cruise booked on Royal out of Tampa. Of course I realize none of us know when cruises will restart and if particular cruise lines will choose certain ports. Is March 2021 even a possibility out of Tampa? I am also wondering how far in advance Royal has been notifying people of cancellations? If I knew Tampa was definitely not an open port I would chance making a booking out of Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted November 29, 2020 #2 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I’m guessing that in March there will only be the 3/4 day sailings and certainly not out of Tampa. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted November 29, 2020 #3 Share Posted November 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, cellfree said: I realize none of us know when cruises will restart and if particular cruise lines will choose certain ports. Is March 2021 even a possibility out of Tampa? Everything I've read says miami and port Canaveral first, then Galveston... so if it's been said by multiple cruiselines, idk that it's as completely unknown as you say. Every ship has to be inspected They have been cancelling last minute, after final payment all along, waiting now for january cancellations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted November 29, 2020 #4 Share Posted November 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, cellfree said: Have not been following Royal’s threads even though I have a March 2021 cruise booked on Royal out of Tampa. Of course I realize none of us know when cruises will restart and if particular cruise lines will choose certain ports. Is March 2021 even a possibility out of Tampa? I am also wondering how far in advance Royal has been notifying people of cancellations? If I knew Tampa was definitely not an open port I would chance making a booking out of Miami. After final payment! 🤬 We have a B2B Caribbean cruise March 2021 out of Tampa and final payment for the cruises is due 4 December. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick93 Posted November 29, 2020 #5 Share Posted November 29, 2020 They still have not cancelled January and carnival did that 2 weeks ago. In fact they still are letting me check in for my cruise in January from PR - kind of funny! Maybe they are letting us go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted November 29, 2020 #6 Share Posted November 29, 2020 47 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: I’m guessing that in March there will only be the 3/4 day sailings and certainly not out of Tampa. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted November 29, 2020 #7 Share Posted November 29, 2020 54 minutes ago, davekathy said: After final payment! 🤬 We have a B2B Caribbean cruise March 2021 out of Tampa and final payment for the cruises is due 4 December. Yup, I have one coming up on Thursday of this week. The cancellation for both us will most like be on the 5th. 😠😡 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted November 29, 2020 #8 Share Posted November 29, 2020 35 minutes ago, Stick93 said: They still have not cancelled January and carnival did that 2 weeks ago. In fact they still are letting me check in for my cruise in January from PR - kind of funny! Maybe they are letting us go... I am booked on doomed B2B out of PR on Freedom 1/10 & 1/17. I don't expect those to go, and still waiting for official cancellation so I can cancel my flight...yet again. Was already flight credit for previous cancelled cruise/flight on American. 😖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted November 29, 2020 #9 Share Posted November 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, island lady said: Yup, I have one coming up on Thursday of this week. The cancellation for both us will most like be on the 5th. 😠😡 No doubt! Not to worry if you all of a sudden hear a lot of loud swearing and not sure where it's coming from, it's not Bucky, it's just me. 🤬 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted November 29, 2020 #10 Share Posted November 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, island lady said: I am booked on doomed B2B out of PR on Freedom 1/10 & 1/17. We're in the same boat 🙂 except ours is in March. I love cruising out of SJU, but, I have little faith this one will happen. I have not even bought air yet and normally I would have done it long ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted November 29, 2020 #11 Share Posted November 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, davekathy said: No doubt! Not to worry if you all of a sudden hear a lot of loud swearing and not sure where it's coming from, it's not Bucky, it's just me. 🤬 And there will be at least one female scream of frustration paired up with that...and probably Kathy as well. 😣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted November 29, 2020 #12 Share Posted November 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, Cigar King said: We're in the same boat 🙂 except ours is in March. I love cruising out of SJU, but, I have little faith this one will happen. I have not even bought air yet and normally I would have done it long ago. I thought I found a home for my credit voucher from cancelled June Grandeur flight on American. Was happy to use it for this flight Orlando to SJ...at the time anyway...does not look like that home will stick. 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kokomo91165 Posted November 29, 2020 #13 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: I’m guessing that in March there will only be the 3/4 day sailings and certainly not out of Tampa. It will end up being later than that sadly. The CDC is requiring a 60 Day Advance Notice and Waiting period between the test cruise and first revenue sailing. So for example, Ship A: Test Cruise 1: Jan 15 Test Cruise 2: Jan 30 CDC Review of Data: 14 Days Advance Notice: 2/15 First Revenue Sail Date: 4/15 Also I read that if there is a coronavirus case onboard among crew, there is a 28 day waiting period that must occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted November 29, 2020 #14 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, cellfree said: Have not been following Royal’s threads even though I have a March 2021 cruise booked on Royal out of Tampa. Of course I realize none of us know when cruises will restart and if particular cruise lines will choose certain ports. Is March 2021 even a possibility out of Tampa? I am also wondering how far in advance Royal has been notifying people of cancellations? If I knew Tampa was definitely not an open port I would chance making a booking out of Miami. Few if any scheduled March cruises are going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescats5 Posted November 29, 2020 #15 Share Posted November 29, 2020 So we can kiss our Allure Feb 7 cruise good-bye? I am afraid if they are not sailing by March or April there will be no cruise line left in business. Wish the CDC could actually realize how many people and businesses will be gone because they will not let the cruise industry sail again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted November 29, 2020 #16 Share Posted November 29, 2020 54 minutes ago, Kokomo91165 said: It will end up being later than that sadly. The CDC is requiring a 60 Day Advance Notice and Waiting period between the test cruise and first revenue sailing. So for example, Ship A: Test Cruise 1: Jan 15 Test Cruise 2: Jan 30 CDC Review of Data: 14 Days Advance Notice: 2/15 First Revenue Sail Date: 4/15 Also I read that if there is a coronavirus case onboard among crew, there is a 28 day waiting period that must occur. Your overall timeline is probably a good yardstick, but I doubt that any of the "test" cruises will last more than 48-72 hours. They're testing their policies and procedures, not where they will ultimately be sailing. I also doubt that any of the test cruises will ever get much beyond view of their home port, because one of the things they will need to test is emergency evacuation of a "critically ill" passenger. With another 48-72 hours to do a post-cruise action review, they will repeat with new volunteers and a completely different script. Then "rinse and repeat" until they have covered all eventualities to the CDC and CG's satisfaction. We have a7-night Harmony for the last week in March, and I thoroughly do not expect that ship to sail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick93 Posted November 29, 2020 #17 Share Posted November 29, 2020 38 minutes ago, lovescats5 said: So we can kiss our Allure Feb 7 cruise good-bye? I am afraid if they are not sailing by March or April there will be no cruise line left in business. Wish the CDC could actually realize how many people and businesses will be gone because they will not let the cruise industry sail again. Some here will say it for the better of all the people. Maybe! My gut tells me - they don’t care. The powers that be don’t care about small businesses that are going bust, why care about big businesses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted November 29, 2020 #18 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Yes sadly looks like we will L & S my brother’s 3/21 rhapsody to our 3/22 Harmony cruise. And then cancel our 3/21 Rhapsody (did a L & S on it months ago & perhaps foolishly rebooked it because I liked the itinerary). ☹️☹️☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kokomo91165 Posted November 29, 2020 #19 Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, orville99 said: Your overall timeline is probably a good yardstick, but I doubt that any of the "test" cruises will last more than 48-72 hours. They're testing their policies and procedures, not where they will ultimately be sailing. I also doubt that any of the test cruises will ever get much beyond view of their home port, because one of the things they will need to test is emergency evacuation of a "critically ill" passenger. With another 48-72 hours to do a post-cruise action review, they will repeat with new volunteers and a completely different script. Then "rinse and repeat" until they have covered all eventualities to the CDC and CG's satisfaction. We have a7-night Harmony for the last week in March, and I thoroughly do not expect that ship to sail. There will be a series of test cruises over various durations as defined by the CDC. Then CDC is requiring responses and modifications based on comments before beginning the next cruise. One of the sailings will test Coco Cay per their regulations. Edited November 29, 2020 by Kokomo91165 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted November 29, 2020 #20 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Kokomo91165 said: It will end up being later than that sadly. The CDC is requiring a 60 Day Advance Notice and Waiting period between the test cruise and first revenue sailing. So for example, Ship A: Test Cruise 1: Jan 15 Test Cruise 2: Jan 30 CDC Review of Data: 14 Days Advance Notice: 2/15 First Revenue Sail Date: 4/15 Also I read that if there is a coronavirus case onboard among crew, there is a 28 day waiting period that must occur. I'm april 25, sure hoped it would go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kokomo91165 Posted November 29, 2020 #21 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just now, firefly333 said: I'm april 25, sure hoped it would go. All just depends when test cruises start. Add 2.5/3 months to that and you get your start date for cruises. Earlier the test cruises, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted November 29, 2020 Author #22 Share Posted November 29, 2020 It would certainly be helpful and “nice” if cruise lines let booked passengers know sooner than later if there are certain ships that will not cruise out of certain ports. That would free up our cash and encourage us to book out further. Seems all lines are handling cancellations in (sort of) the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted November 29, 2020 #23 Share Posted November 29, 2020 3 hours ago, island lady said: I thought I found a home for my credit voucher from cancelled June Grandeur flight on American. Was happy to use it for this flight Orlando to SJ...at the time anyway...does not look like that home will stick. 😞 Yeah. I'm going to use mine for the Brilliance in June. Hopefully that will be a go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted November 29, 2020 #24 Share Posted November 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, cellfree said: It would certainly be helpful and “nice” if cruise lines let booked passengers know sooner than later if there are certain ships that will not cruise out of certain ports. Agreed. OTOH, if they can you to cancel, they save having to pay out the 25% bonus. If you don't, you make final payment and they have more of your cash to play with. I don't like it, regardless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted November 30, 2020 #25 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, lovescats5 said: Wish the CDC could actually realize how many people and businesses will be gone because they will not let the cruise industry sail again. The cdc doesnt care about what businesses survive, they want humans to survive. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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