cruisinghawg

Where does one go to sign up for these test cruises?

Sure looks that way. They have, however, released statements late Friday afternoons.

Sovereign? If it is my favorite ship. It was responsible for love of RC. Went there on her in 1990.

One shot?

You guys have all the fun!!

DW just got an email from her RC rep and still no word on a port or start-up date. Everything is in limbo until the CDC says lets go! By the way Odyssey has not had her inaugural correct?

No Allure out of Canaveral. Not sure about any sailing at this point. I just wished politics was out of the equation and real medical personnel were making the recommendations.

yep mine is due Monday for the Aug 22nd sailing

He is yelling to the rest of us!! Well Odyssey has not had an inaugural sailing so maybe a few practice sailings before the "big one".

Yep pretty onerous right there. The CDC seems to think one one hand vaccines do not work and the other they are working just fine since we longer need the mask. This needs to be taken out as Florida has plenty of health care providers that could handle a small outbreak.

Thanks I didn't realize that the lines were being forced (is this correct) to have shore side contracts. If so that seem illegal to me.

I am not well versed in reading between the lines of legalese but my suspicion is both sides knew this was coming and have prepared accordingly. But in reading the updates that are coming from the CDC the past few weeks it seems they are moving to help reopening cruises by July. Even this week there is supposed to be another update according to Mr. Bayley so we shall see. (I am hoping for a relaxing of the onerous mask wearing rules!!) I also think that perhaps going to a negative test requirement verses the vaccination requirement was a "tip of the hat" to the state of Florida.

I think they have been but not completely to our liking. Now you just need to have a negative test but the mask mandate is ridiculous.

It sure seems that somebody knows things the rest of us mortals do not.

I believe the mediation must be COMPLETED and filed by June 1st..

Great article by Matt on home page on the judges ruling on mediation. Do not know how this works, if its a good thing or bad, time this will take or anything. Hope our resident law dudes or dudette's can expand.

We are thinking about going to Hawaii also. We will take 2 days with a layover in Dallas. Wife struggles with a mask on for long periods.

This is true as I also have read that part and even posted here

Not meaning to break the law but is there a way forward without proving vaccination. Negative covid test or antigens present.

I didn't mean to link you Jeff, sorry for that

With the NEW guidelines for vaccinated people not having to wear mask outside or inside, I wonder if CDC is feeling the heat. They have already been overturned in one instance so are their attorneys preparing them for more from this hearing yesterday? Are the politicians putting the heat on? Public had enough? Or a strong combination of all of this and more? Maybe they have decided to follow the science after all? Nah couldn't be that

Jeff would this be a case where the attorney's meet in a conference room and attempt to come to an agreeable, I hesitate to use the term compromise, so how about conclusion. Or is this a case where you would wasting time?

Somebody needs to do a background check on the people or person making the decision on this cruising debacle. We may find a deep hatred of the industry.

Yes I would like to know what these are as well.

This looks, to me, that they are purposely trying to kill the cruise industry. And I have no idea why.