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With the TUI cruises a few weeks ago, the original cruises for those dates were canceled and the cruise line booked all new reservations.

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Odyssey lifeboats on their way to the shipyard!

Well my friend who was hotel director with Royal and now with a river boat company “hopes” the ships are going again by January. Not surprising. Bye 2020.

I’ll call my friend who was a former hotel director for Royal and pick his brain. He’s currently HD for a river cruise line here in the states but stays in contact with his RC peeps. Of course he felt we’d be good by October but we all know now that isn’t happening. Your very first signs will also be when we can gather in larger groups again. That has to happen on land before it can happen at sea.

Hopefully it’s just agency groups. We’re currently booked in a MEI group rate

Ok I knew that story. May scared me lol! I’m on her that October and thought I had plenty of cushion. If it was bumped again, I’d be getting concerned. Hopefully no more mishaps

Several years ago our Oasis Cruise was partially chartered by LulaRoe. They make obnoxious leggings for women but men were wearing them too. It’s a MLM scheme and those people kept trying to sell to passengers. They were quite annoying. Men in leggings ?

Wait what? When did that happen? What happened to April 2021?

Oh joy.

No

So we are booked on Odyssey out of Rome October 2021. Friends wanted to join our group and literally no cabins available. It says interior staterooms not available. Ocean view not available. The only balcony rooms available are handicap accessible. Ive never seen this before. Either the whole ship is booked or they’ve already sold a certain percentage for reduced capacity. Now for my May Symphony in 2021, lots of interior cabins available. ?

I don’t care about pleasing the media. The CDC is who counts. I still say that once these lines show they can handle cases on board without spread is when they’ll lift the order. When that is is the $64k question.

This is the key. Managing a positive case. If done successfully, there’s hope. It’s already been shown (Princess) that quarantining to the ship for several weeks was a disaster. It’s going to come down to how outbreaks are managed. The virus isn’t going away.

Unfortunately you canceled the cruise and therefore only eligible for 100% FCC. If you had waited until RC canceled, that’s when the options of refund or 125% FCC were available. You can convert a 125% FCC back to a refund up until December 31, 2021.

Another to watch. Hope it all goes well. https://mscfans.blog/2020/07/31/msc-to-restart-cruise-operations-in-august-with-2-ships/

There’s nothing like driving into any port and you see that first glimpse of the ship. Gets me every time.

We are about 15 miles inland north of st Augustine. Hoping for a breezy day tomorrow. Our coast is going to get battered though.

We enjoy seeing/visiting different places without having to unpack. For us, it offers such a diverse experience. The crew is phenomenal! I’ve yet to have a land based (in the US) vacation where the employees are all so courteous. It’s so nice to feel like you’re appreciated for coming. This particularly stands out when you first get off the ship and go to the airport. Now that’s a slap in the face right there! Lol

Well there goes my second attempt for Symphony ? (October 17) May 29 is now my third chance. Still hurts. I knew it likely wouldn’t happen.

Lol......you followed me first booking October! One day we WILL get on this ship! You, me and @Neesa will definitely have a toast!

Winner winner chicken dinner! The cruise catastrophe could have been avoided by disembarking ASAP. In hindsight it is now well known the weeks of quarantine in the ship did not yield positive results. It actually made the situation 100 times worse.

Looks like their protocols are similar to TUI. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.prestigeonline.com/th/pursuits/motors/dream-cruises-health-safety-standards/amp/

If this is on the App, why couldn’t you do it before you even board? We can check in on the App without ships wifi. Make it active on the App 24 hours prior to embark. That way the ship’s WiFi doesn’t get overloaded.

**masks in elevators and hallways