Cruise ship quarantined for suspected coronavirus
Jan 30, 2020, 7:48 am
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More cruise ships quarantined for suspected coronavirus
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ronavirus.html
With 7,000 people crammed together on that boat if it's coronavirus it is quite likely someone else on board has it too.
An Italian cruise ship with 7,000 people on board is being held off the coast after a Chinese woman fell ill with a suspected case of coronavirus.
The Costa Smeralda vessel is currently being held in port at Civitavecchia, 35 miles north of Rome, after a 54-year-old woman from Macau came down with a fever.
The Costa Smeralda vessel is currently being held in port at Civitavecchia, 35 miles north of Rome, after a 54-year-old woman from Macau came down with a fever.
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Feb 5, 2020, 6:10 am
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Two more ships are quarantined.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/asia/...hnk/index.html
The impact of coronavirus on cruising may be greater than other vacation modes as it crams thousands of people into tight spaces. Based on the demographic of most cruises there is a greater proportion of elderly who are a greater risk of the virus.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/asia/...hnk/index.html
Hong Kong (CNN)More than 5,300 people are being quarantined on two cruise ships off Hong Kong and Japan amid concerns passengers and crew were inadvertently exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus by infected passengers.
Older people are especially susceptible to the Wuhan coronavirus -- China's National Health Commission said Tuesday that 80% of all fatalities in mainland China were over the age of 60.
Feb 5, 2020, 9:27 am
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Cruising is all drinks and fun until you are quarantined. Passengers on the Diamond Princess are under 24-hour lock down in their cabins. I suspect those passengers who paid extra for balconies are glad they did. Those locked in cramped inside cabins would be regretting their decision.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-as...-a-cruise-ship
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-as...-a-cruise-ship
Feb 24, 2020, 2:35 pm
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Royal Caribbean:Tried to cancel...
My sister has a cruise booked on Royal Caribbean next week. The cruise was a gift to her daughter for graduating college but now her she and her daughter are seriously afraid to go, and as a small business owner the possibility of anything keeping her away for longer than planned is a huge problem. So my sister called and asked to cancel. The customer service rep told her he wouldn’t want to go on a cruise right now either but they had been told not to refund and that they weren’t allowing people on the boat from China so it shouldn’t be a problem. If she arrives at the boat sick though she can get a refund.
I know most everyone here are seasoned travelers but they aren’t. Does anyone think Royal Caribbean should have any responsibilities to address this with truly frightened passengers at all?
I know most everyone here are seasoned travelers but they aren’t. Does anyone think Royal Caribbean should have any responsibilities to address this with truly frightened passengers at all?
Feb 27, 2020, 9:52 pm
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My sister has a cruise booked on Royal Caribbean next week. The cruise was a gift to her daughter for graduating college but now her she and her daughter are seriously afraid to go, and as a small business owner the possibility of anything keeping her away for longer than planned is a huge problem. So my sister called and asked to cancel. The customer service rep told her he wouldn’t want to go on a cruise right now either but they had been told not to refund and that they weren’t allowing people on the boat from China so it shouldn’t be a problem. If she arrives at the boat sick though she can get a refund.
I know most everyone here are seasoned travelers but they aren’t. Does anyone think Royal Caribbean should have any responsibilities to address this with truly frightened passengers at all?
I know most everyone here are seasoned travelers but they aren’t. Does anyone think Royal Caribbean should have any responsibilities to address this with truly frightened passengers at all?
If being ’frightened” allowed people able to cancel trips for a full refund - can you imagine what a disaster that would be for any travel company??
No way. Buy insurance or take the loss if you don’t feel safe. The rest of us are doing that. goodness
Mar 2, 2020, 2:50 pm
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@RoyalCaribbean can know if a pax is via/from #COVID areas within 15d by passport stamps, but HK, KR et al. use landing slips stapled into passport on entry, removed on exit, leaving no evidence. Their loophole endangers all passengers, crew, and downstream.
Mar 2, 2020, 2:59 pm
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@RoyalCaribbean can know if a pax is via/from #COVID areas within 15d by passport stamps, but HK, KR et al. use landing slips stapled into passport on entry, removed on exit, leaving no evidence. Their loophole endangers all passengers, crew, and downstream.
Mar 2, 2020, 3:02 pm
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https://www.kron4.com/health/coronav...r-coronavirus/
Based on the article, the ship the patient was on mostly likely is Grand Princess, it dparted SF on 2/11/2020 and returned on 2/21/2020. It's currently returning from Hawaii.
SANTA ROSA (KRON) – A local emergency has been declared in Sonoma County after a person has tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services announced Monday.
Authorities said the patient had recently returned from a cruise ship that departed from San Francisco to Mexico. The patient, who has been in Sonoma County for 10 days, is showing symptoms of coronavirus and is currently in stable condition and under isolation at a local hospital.
Authorities said the patient had recently returned from a cruise ship that departed from San Francisco to Mexico. The patient, who has been in Sonoma County for 10 days, is showing symptoms of coronavirus and is currently in stable condition and under isolation at a local hospital.
Mar 4, 2020, 7:46 pm
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As I suspected, it was the Grand Princess. Currently there are 21 people onboard showing symptoms. It has cut the trip short and is waiting off the coast of Northern California.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ng/4950651002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ng/4950651002/
Mar 5, 2020, 5:57 pm
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Tracking the Grand Princess impact:
The city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada has just now announced its first presumptive case of Covid-19: a woman who was a passenger on the Grand Princess during the same Mexican cruise as the fellow who passed away. She is expected to make a full recovery.
The city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada has just now announced its first presumptive case of Covid-19: a woman who was a passenger on the Grand Princess during the same Mexican cruise as the fellow who passed away. She is expected to make a full recovery.