Your Next Cruise: Are you Having Second Thoughts Due to Fears of Pandemic?
Apr 1, 2020, 6:19 pm
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Apr 1, 2020, 11:59 pm
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How many people in a town of 3000 will have sniffles, cough, or even a sore throat? Even in a healthy population, a certain percentage of people have one, two or all 3, because we have colds and allergies. Some may even have mild flu.
But now, they are all suspects for Covid-19. And without testing for the same, we just don't know.
But now, they are all suspects for Covid-19. And without testing for the same, we just don't know.
Just think about if passengers or crew would need a ventilator. Or many ventilators. Or oxygen tanks.
Oasis of the Seas also 51 confirmed positives and crew only have been onboard for two weeks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVSKNAbYvEk so some ships must have ways to test or send tests out. Who knows how long their test run lag is...
I would have boarded Celebrity Solstice today (another ship with a passenger who was COVID-19 positive & has passed away). The old adage where the worst day at sea is better than the best day at home/office? I don't think I'll be saying that for a long time.
Apr 2, 2020, 9:50 am
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This is the issue with the disease. One can be asymptomatic and still be infectious.
So the cruise line will have no idea that a passenger who appears healthy is in fact a "Covid-19 Mary" spreading virus throughout a cruise ship. And since the incubation period can be as long as 14 days, one can have 10 day cruises where no symptoms appear in the carrier yet the disease is disseminated.
So the cruise line will have no idea that a passenger who appears healthy is in fact a "Covid-19 Mary" spreading virus throughout a cruise ship. And since the incubation period can be as long as 14 days, one can have 10 day cruises where no symptoms appear in the carrier yet the disease is disseminated.
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Apr 2, 2020, 1:15 pm
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Someone on the Crown Princess just tested positive for COVID-19. They're currently on their way to FLL. None of the passengers had set foot on land since March 1. The last time external contact was made was when Argentinean health workers boarded the ship on March 14 (in masks and hazmat suits) to take passengers' temperatures.
Apr 2, 2020, 8:02 pm
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Someone on the Crown Princess just tested positive for COVID-19. They're currently on their way to FLL. None of the passengers had set foot on land since March 1. The last time external contact was made was when Argentinean health workers boarded the ship on March 14 (in masks and hazmat suits) to take passengers' temperatures.
Apr 3, 2020, 3:51 pm
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Sorry. I meant Coral. Turns out, a handful of passengers disembarked in Buenos Aries directly onto a bus, but had to return a few hours later because they missed their flight.
Apr 14, 2020, 12:27 am
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Apr 24, 2020, 12:45 am
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Under-repair ship's Crew has COVID-19 Outbreak
Undergoing repairs in Nagasaki since January 29th, 48 crew members have tested positive for COVID-19. Of course, no passengers aboard.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ss/3010080001/
Anyone still ready to jump on a cruise ship when the first one sets sail with passengers? If so, do you fall into one of the high-risk categories?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ss/3010080001/
Anyone still ready to jump on a cruise ship when the first one sets sail with passengers? If so, do you fall into one of the high-risk categories?
Apr 24, 2020, 7:46 am
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2.5 year out since cancer triple cocktail (Surgery/Radiation/Chemo) so maybe risk got Doctor to write a note that I was so one of the first to work from home a week before they shut the office. Our 25th wedding anniversary Alaska cruise is cancelled and refunded. Now I am looking for a cabin in the woods...
Apr 24, 2020, 6:52 pm
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Apr 25, 2020, 5:57 am
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And where will this floating ICU ward drop anchor? It was never any secret that the big boats bulging with thousands of passengers were incubators for viruses but COVID-19 has taken it to a new level. The Ruby Princess is believed to be the source of 30 per cent of Australia's COVID-19 cases and is currently the subject of a criminal investigation. Countries will be very reluctant to risk the arrival of thousands of Covid Connies until there's a proven vaccine.
The conduct of the cruise lines also bears scrutiny. Norwegian agents were down playing the virus with false claims to prevent cancellations. Holland America and Princess thought March 7th (Zaandam) and 5th (Coral Princess) respectively were good dates to embark on a month long cruises weeks after the Diamond Princess went into quarantine and as nations were beginning to impose travel restrictions. Their conduct suggests they put dollars ahead of passenger safety.
As of this moment the only cruise I would contemplate is to Antarctica because a boat is the only way to get there. Otherwise I suspect my cruising days are done.
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Apr 25, 2020, 9:18 am
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Apr 26, 2020, 8:20 am
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Undergoing repairs in Nagasaki since January 29th, 48 crew members have tested positive for COVID-19. Of course, no passengers aboard.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ss/3010080001/
Anyone still ready to jump on a cruise ship when the first one sets sail with passengers? If so, do you fall into one of the high-risk categories?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ss/3010080001/
Anyone still ready to jump on a cruise ship when the first one sets sail with passengers? If so, do you fall into one of the high-risk categories?
May 1, 2020, 3:54 pm
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Apparently everyone is not afraid...if it's a year out at least :)