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Please add: January 13th, 2024 - Symphony of the Seas
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On 4/14/2020 at 3:54 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said:
Mexican town of course.
LOL, I only know this because I’m a (Canadian) Tigers fan and have made quite a few visits to attend games in the past: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g42139-d146680-Reviews-Mexicantown-Detroit_Michigan.html
(Judging from their user name, @Rose City Cruiser is from Windsor whose train and bus stations I know pretty well.)
Back on topic though, I don’t see the border opening anytime soon and I’m fine with that. As much as I love cruising, I don’t want to risk my health and my family’s health for non-essential travel. I’m a big baseball fan, and I’m also okay with the season being cancelled until next season.
I’m totally in the minority on this of course, but my family is taking a serious stance against Covid-19. I’m worried about my sister who is a nurse.
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6 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:
I never answered my own question but I would love a TA on a quantum class ship. Somewhere between 11 and 14 days would be perfect. I think I would like maybe a cruise that departs from Southampton but ends up in a Western Caribbean itinerary including CocoCay. I would definitely book a Jr suite or higher depending on who is traveling.
Royal does offer a 12 night Transatlantic sailing on November 1st, 2020 from Southampton to Cap Liberty on Anthem, but does not include a Western Caribbean itinerary. Instead, you have to visit...Europe. Damnit, that sucks lol.
Day 1: London (Southampton), England
Day 2: Paris (Le Havre), France
Day 3: Cruising
Day 4: Cork (Cobh), Ireland
Day 5-6: Cruising
Day 7: Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal)
Day 8-12: Cruising
Day 13: Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey- Ogilthorpe and JLMoran
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12 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
Cozy !
A few things:
1. I used the room basically to sleep, shower, change, and get ready for the day, left early in the morning (8'sh am) and did not return until 11 pm unless I needed to grab something.
2. I got a great price on this cruise (less than $900 Canadian for an eight night Eastern Caribbean cruise in early December).
3. I liked the refurbishments and location of the stateroom. There were minor ship noises at night (typical with forward staterooms), but nothing that inconvenienced my sleep.
4. I'm a budget/economical traveler (unless someone else is paying for my cruise which is highly unlikely lol).
The minor issues (e.g. burned out lightbulb, water temperature for shower, missing Cruise Critic invite) I encountered were quickly resolved by Royal Caribbean and, as a goodwill gesture, was offered a 20% discount off a future cruise. (I was going to use this for my 2019 cruise, but ended up cancelling cruise due to work situation; voucher valid until end of July 2020.)I would definitely stay in a studio stateroom on a Royal Caribbean ship again.
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20 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:
Ha! My studio interior on Adventure was 106 sq ft, I win!
Here’s a video of my stateroom:
- WAAAYTOOO, Ogilthorpe and SpeedNoodles
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1 hour ago, PG Cruiser said:
We cancelled our church service today. I went online and shared a message of encouragement to our congregation.
We still do not know for how long we will be cancelling our church services.
Mom’s church did the same thing, the minister gave his sermon over a YouTube live stream earlier this morning.
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More bad news
Golden Princess: three passengers quarantined, one showing symptoms (test results forthcoming), other two “isolated have been in contact with a confirmed case in the past 14 days."
Silver Explorer (Silverseas): 85-year-old British man showed symptoms after debark in Chile and tested positive, taken to hospitalAzmara Pursuit (mentioned in same article): banned from disembarking passengers at port of Chacabuco in Chile, on grounds that it was carrying suspected cases of the coronavirus.
The Celebrity Summit, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that was supposed to dock today in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been diverted to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, the cruise line says.
The ship was diverted because Puerto Rico said passengers would not be allowed to disembark until March 21 because a Canadian passenger who was on the ship last week tested positive for coronavirus. Puerto Rico would have allowed the ship to resupply with food and fuel.
The Celebrity Summit is supposed to arrive in Port Everglades on Monday morning, per Royal Caribbean.
Port Everglades had a cluster of several subcontractors who tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Article for reference: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/norwegian-cruise-line-holdings-ltd-185205425.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb
Btw, this temporary suspension affects all the lines under their parent company: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
Took them long enough to do this, definitely right decision.
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3 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:
Sorry to hear that. We have to evaluate our pts individually and when we do things like this it is not because we don't care, its because we do care.
You sound like a great physician and human being, Dr. Ogre, I loved what you said.
Thank you
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Just now, AGSLC5 said:
I just wish they would make a decision one way or the other.. All the uncertainty is driving me crazy.
Oh totally, dude, I feel for those people booked on a cruise within the next couple of months.
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Just now, AGSLC5 said:
With the Canada and Alaska news I do wonder what cruise lines will do now.. Will they close? Who knows. All I know is all the uncertainty is giving me so much anxiety. I wish it would just end.. I know Covid-19 is serious but currently all the anxiety and stress from the unknown is worse for me than the actual disease..
This is probably going to be an extremely unpopular opinion, and I really love this cruise line, but Royal needs to start suspending operations ASAP for the health and safety of their passengers. Human life is more important than cruising.
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43 minutes ago, monctonguy said:
Just announced.....any ships with over 500 people on board will be banned from docking anywhere in Canada till July.
Not sure how many Royal cruises will be affected.
Just business as normal...nothing to worry about , complain or think there is anything going that will affect the cruise industry with COVID-10 eh?!
This was definitely the right call, the end date is July 1st from what the Minister tweeted earlier.
Here is the deployment schedule for 2020-2021, waaaay too many cruises to list.
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1 hour ago, twangster said:
What does this mean? Hopefully it's a significant milestone towards a vaccine.
From the article:
QuoteA team of researchers from Sunnybrook, McMaster University(opens in a new window) and the University of Toronto(opens in a new window) has isolated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent responsible for the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19.
Thanks to nimble collaboration, the team was able to culture the virus from two clinical specimens in a Level 3 containment facility.
The isolated virus will help researchers in Canada and across the world develop better diagnostic testing, treatments and vaccines, and gain a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 biology, evolution and clinical shedding.
This is good news, I just applied for a job at Sunnybrook (non-medical position)
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I think the writing was on the wall when the Disneyland closure was announced earlier today. This was the right decision by Disney, considering that the parks were going to be jam packed with people on Spring break/March break.
I'm just glad that Disney will be paying their cast members during this suspension.
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Bad news from Spain: https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/spanish-ports-turning-away-cruise-ships-14-days
QuotePassenger ships from Italy and cruise ships from any origin will not be permitted in Spanish ports starting Friday and through March 26.
Oh crap, Allure is arriving tomorrow at 6 am.
Edit: According to this article, Allure can disembark tomorrow
QuoteAn exception will be made for cruise ships to allow passengers to disembark. This exception will apply until Sunday.
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Update from a passenger in a different FB cruising group aboard Vision:
QuoteOn the Vision right now. Its healthy but ports are starting to not allow ships in. St. Maarten shut us out today. Heard St. Lucia has closed its port. We weren't going there but heard from people in Barbados on Monday. Will have to see what happens tomorrow but if St. Thomas doesn't allow us in I would guess Royal shuts down future cruises as more islands choose to close ports.
Has anyone heard anything about any of the more Southern ports like the ABC islands for example?
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We already have a thread on this:
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Just now, WAAAYTOOO said:
I wonder if this questionnaire has to be signed a HCP. If not, no reason to think people would be honest.
Not sure if you opened the link, but, yes, there is a space for a medical practitioner's signature, registration number, and a stamp of identification at the bottom. The practitioner's name, facility name is listed at the top.
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20 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
I still don’t see how they can enforce #2. How would they possibly know whether I have any of those medical conditions or not ? That’s a silly condition to place when they have no way of enforcing it.
Just sent a tweet to MSC Cruises and asked them whether there is a health form available to submit prior to boarding. My instinct is yes and similar to the one required by NCL.
The other cruise lines can't be too far behind.
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