Celebrity will be restarting cruising out of St. Maarten on June 5th with Millennium

[ECCruise]

4 minutes ago, dallasdan said:

With Hippa laws I don't think a cruise line can access your health records.  The forging of vaccine cards will be a big market.  The negative test results I received when tested for covid to travel last year could have been easily forged.  I think the sad reality is there will be people on the cruise that have forged their documents.

 

And to think, we were concerned about bogus "Service Dog" tags and vests.

Remains to be seen if they will accept the CDC card as proof.

We have 2 separate proofs of vax accessible online.  The provider and the state of NC, but every facility and state will be different.

Edited March 19, 2021 by ECCruise

[Bo1953]

44 minutes ago, ipeeinthepool said:

I hope Celebrity knows I'm available for test cruises on either itinerary

... as well as hundreds of us! LOL

 

See you aboard, hopefully soon!!!

 

bon voyage

[danv3]

35 minutes ago, ipeeinthepool said:

 

I'm sorry that it took a global pandemic, but eliminating self service buffets is a good thing.  There are just too many people without manners.

I doubt they're gone forever.  

[grandgeezer]

What does this say about Celebrity's confidence that some sort of cruising will be allowed in the U.S. in June? Why go through the extra work, cost, and planning otherwise?

[Bo1953]

43 minutes ago, lizinindy said:

Reading through the full report.....I didn’t see anything about it specifically, but I hope they eliminate the “serve yourself” buffets.

Eliminated or not, if I Am not comfortable with how that is going, there are other options to eat aboard, regardless....

 

bon appetit and bon voyage

[dallasdan]

1 minute ago, grandgeezer said:

What does this say about Celebrity's confidence that some sort of cruising will be allowed in the U.S. in June? Why go through the extra work, cost, and planning otherwise?

My guess is the big 3 do not want to start in the US because of the CDC rules are too restrictive.  They are playing a waiting game.

[Bo1953]

42 minutes ago, TeaBag said:

We won't be booking because we won't receive our vaccine till April and then have to wait 4 months for the second one.

Four (4) month wait for the second vaccine???

 

bon voyage

[dallasdan]

1 minute ago, Bo1953 said:

Eliminated or not, if I Am not comfortable with how that is going, there are other options to eat aboard, regardless....

 

bon appetit and bon voyage

I was at a casino in Oklahoma a couple of weeks ago.  The buffet was open.  They had servers behind each station serving the food.  This was great, as I don't generally eat at a buffet because of the people that don't have any manners or care about germs.

 

[Miaminice]

2 hours ago, marieps said:

The official release, as posted in the other thread.

 

It is unclear whether they will require masks indoors.  Carefully worded, the release says it will follow guidelines from the HSP,  but not which ones.  It does not specifically say which mask requirements will be included.  Nonetheless, this is thrilling news, IMHO.

CEL_JUNE_CARIBBEAN_COMEBACK_FOR_CELEBRITY_CRUISES_Press_Release_3-19-21.pdf 205.92 kB · 38 downloads

Those are their own guidelines! So they hopefully and surely follow all of them! They were part of the agreements with the destinations.

Masks on board make sense and it’s not the end of the world to wear them. We have already done a cruise under very similar guidelines and didn’t mind at all.

[Ashland]

1 hour ago, verizon said:

Sorry Celebrity I won't cruise with you as long as AI is involved.

 

Artificial Intelligence ... sorry couldn't resist.

AI is All Included, Drinks, WiFi and Gratuities...Which is the one thing I like with X.

[Miaminice]

9 minutes ago, dallasdan said:

I was at a casino in Oklahoma a couple of weeks ago.  The buffet was open.  They had servers behind each station serving the food.  This was great, as I don't generally eat at a buffet because of the people that don't have any manners or care about germs.

 

this is how it’s done on all the lines already sailing - including Celebrity’s cousin TUI Cruises. Experiences on TUI are often mentioned by Richard Fain etc. 

[terrydtx]

53 minutes ago, TeaBag said:

We won't be booking because we won't receive our vaccine till April and then have to wait 4 months for the second one.

My understanding is the second shot has to be administered  28 to 35 days between the first to be fully effective, if this is the case a 4 month wait does no good anyway.

[Ashland]

10 minutes ago, dallasdan said:

I was at a casino in Oklahoma a couple of weeks ago.  The buffet was open.  They had servers behind each station serving the food.  This was great, as I don't generally eat at a buffet because of the people that don't have any manners or care about germs.

 

After many years of cruising we now prefer the buffets. Having them be staff served makes no difference to us. This is how they would operate the buffets if/when there is ever an out break of the Noro Virus onboard.

[Miaminice]

Just now, terrydtx said:

My understanding is the second shot has to be administered  28 to 35 days between the first to be fully effective, if this is the case a 4 month wait does no good anyway.

Depends on the vaccine used.

[hvbaskey]

52 minutes ago, drakes2 said:

If I take advantage of one of these sailings I would be going solo.  Does that mean 2x for flights as well as stateroom? I also have a flight voucher to use so not sure how that would work. 

 

Also add in the cost of coming back to Canada.  Mandatory 3 nights minimum in designated hotel room @ $2000 = cost of one-week cruise!

I’m thrilled to see the ships going back out and hope the trend continues, including restrictions being lifted for vaccinated Canadians to leave the country and able to re-enter without the big price tag (ie., able to quarantine at home without the hotel bus stop).

[Ashland]

1 minute ago, terrydtx said:

My understanding is the second shot has to be administered  28 to 35 days between the first to be fully effective, if this is the case a 4 month wait does no good anyway.

As far as Moderna it's two weeks after the 2nd dose that gives the 90-95% effectiveness.

However with the variants and science still evolving on this time will tell.

[Stevanb]

1 hour ago, Jeremiah1212 said:

Royal also sailing from Nassau in June...

 

No word on testing if a negative test is still required to return to your home country. 

To fly back to states you have to have a test  we flew out of country twice last year and none needed BUT  we are going out in April and have to get one to come back home

On January 12, 2021, CDC announced an Order requiring all air passengers arriving to the US from a foreign country to get tested no more than 3 days before their flight depart

[marieps]

15 minutes ago, Miaminice said:

Those are their own guidelines! So they hopefully and surely follow all of them! They were part of the agreements with the destinations.

Masks on board make sense and it’s not the end of the world to wear them. We have already done a cruise under very similar guidelines and didn’t mind at all.

I was pleased to see no masks outdoors.  I'm sure the pool deck will be arranged to maximize SD.

[cruiserchuck]

1 hour ago, verizon said:

Sorry Celebrity I won't cruise with you as long as AI is involved.

 

Isn't AI really SI (Sometimes Included)?

[SEA DOGY]

31 minutes ago, Baron Barracuda said:

Strikes me as odd that a cash-starved line like X, restarting with a single ship, would choose Millie over larger S or Edge class.

Y Not ?

We  were probably the last passengers last year in the PH.  We notice the ship was very clean and in excellent condition with a great crew 

I think X made  the right choice 

Like Bo  says 

Bon voyage 

[Ashland]

Just now, cruiserchuck said:

Isn't AI really SI (Sometimes Included)?

It depends on when your original booking date was and the category booked I believe.

Going forward it AI.

[Miaminice]

4 minutes ago, marieps said:

I was pleased to see no masks outdoors.  I'm sure the pool deck will be arranged to maximize SD.

It’s pretty easy... and just as mentioned in the guidelines.

As long as you walk around, passing other people etc., masks are worn. As soon as you are seated or lying on your chair - distanced from others = masks can be taken off. Simple, reasonable and easy to do...

[Fouremco]

6 minutes ago, terrydtx said:

My understanding is the second shot has to be administered  28 to 35 days between the first to be fully effective, if this is the case a 4 month wait does no good anyway.

You might want to do a bit of research on that. The UK adopted the delayed second dose with considerable success, and more and more of the medical community see the advantage of having more people getting first doses rather than fewer people with both doses. Of course, if unlimited vaccine and personnel to administer it were available, following the 28/35 day gap makes sense, but I know of no jurisdiction with unlimited resources. This article is worth reading:

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/03/17/why-one-covid-19-vaccine-dose-is-better-than-two.html?rf

[boxkite]

15 minutes ago, grandgeezer said:

What does this say about Celebrity's confidence that some sort of cruising will be allowed in the U.S. in June? Why go through the extra work, cost, and planning otherwise?

My guess is the big 3 do not want to start in the US because of the CDC rules are too restrictive.  They are playing a waiting game.

 

Grandgeezer & dallasdan,

 

Royal Caribbean sent a email this morning that they will start sailing their ship Liberty of the Seas out of Galveston, Texas starting June 6th for seven night cruises.

[marienbad]

53 minutes ago, Stevanb said:

How are they planing to get passengers a SARS-CoV-2 test  before you fly home  and If you test positive are you on your own

That is a good question. What if someone develops COVID while on the ship? What will CDC require to return to the US? Too much uncertainty. We will wait to cruise from and back to  US port.