karl_nj

It’s sort of a weird day for the market to be closed. I think I only knew because i get the day off. They company I work for follows the NYSE holiday calendar.

Here is another article on the topic, written by an author that often writes about the cruise industry (both cruising today, and cruising history) in an industry publication: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/cdc-extends-no-sail-order-delaying-cruise-ships-return

I doubt these companies have the ability to spend money on upgrading their ships and private islands when they aren't operating. They are just trying to survive at the moment.

The stock market is closed today, for Good Friday.

At the moment, I think it's likely Brooklyn has more COVID-19 cases than Bayonne, so i'm not sure Brooklyn would be a helpful idea for an alternate port.

Yes, the form that my son needs filled out by the doctor for boy scout camp every year is much more involved then the form the cruise line was asking for: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_ABC.pdf

Anyone know if more then one FCC can be applied to an individual cruise? I already have a cruise booked that has FCC applied. Wondering if I could add more credit to that one.

This is the email I received from Royal, after they cancelled my cruise: Dear Guest, We’re sure you’ve been monitoring the news regarding COVID-19. This situation remains quite fluid, and we all continue to assess the impact and monitor the number of cases around the world. And while there are still a lot of unknowns related to COVID-19, we do know it presents the most serious health risks to older individuals, the immunocompromised, and those with serious underlying medical conditions. At Royal Caribbean International, the safety and well-being of our guests and crew is our top priority. As a result, we are suspending operations for sailings that depart from US ports (including Puerto Rico) effective at midnight tonight, March 14th. Regrettably, we will need to cancel your upcoming Anthem of the Seas April 5, 2020 cruise. Our goal is to resume operation on April 11th, 2020. Knowing this situation is ever-changing, we want to provide you with some options. As we know, this too shall pass, and we are optimistic that very soon you’ll be excited about planning your next cruise vacation. As always, the most important thing to us will always be the safety of both our guests and crew. In the meantime, we’ll continue to monitor the global situation. And, when it’s determined that the time is right, we’ll be ready to welcome you back.

I wonder if the FCC I get for my cancelled spring break easter cruise is going to have the same language that the last FCC I received had: FCCs are redeemable towards cruise fare only and are not valid on Complimentary cruises, Incentive bookings, Charter sailings, and holiday sailings (Easter, Christmas, & New Year's). If so, it means I won't be able to use it to book a Spring Break cruise for next year, which would be unfortunate. Especially since they are issuing the FCC because they canceled a holiday sailing...

So I missed Perfect Day at CocoCay in 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian. Now I missed it in 2020 due to COVID-19. Hopefully I have better luck in 2021!

The current rumor is 100% refund or 125% FCC, but we don't have any confirmation.

Probably sail around in circles, really slowly, out at sea.

Oh well, there goes my $18 mistake drink package. I guess i'll never find out what it's like to have the unlimited drink package...

Hopefully Royal offers refunds, and you will be able to cancel any flights/hotels/etc. Otherwise the insurance company may not cover losses due to pandemic.

I would assume the answer is no.

Does going to an all inclusive really reduce the risk of being stuck in a quarantine? Aren’t there some hotels in Europe that have been quarantined?

Yeah, this thread was back from last fall, when there were some cancellations due to hurricanes. Nice to see that for the Covid-19 situation, the FCC has a longer validity. I wonder what will happen if they cancel (or I need to cancel) my August 2020 cruise out of Rome. I used the FCC I received back in September 2019 towards this cruise. It expires September 2020. Under normal circumstances, I think they would just re-credit back to the original FCC, with the original expiration date. So I might end up losing that FCC, even if they extend the "Cruise with Confidence" past July 2020. In any case, too early to worry about that for now, August is many months away, and I don't need to make final payment on that cruise until May. Haven't yet decided what to do about my April cruise. None of us going on that cruise are in a high risk category.

It depends. I've had it on Anthem, and it was OK. I liked it more when I tried it on Symphony.

Maybe it's a UK thing? Sort of like how the drinks menus include the gratuity in the cost of the drink, instead of adding an extra percentage, for European sailings?

I'm really impressed by the quality of the ones that Billy over at CruiseHabit sells, but I don't know how much shipping to Canada would be.

I just got back from a long weekend trip to Boston. We stayed at the Residence Inn in the Seaport area https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bosfp-residence-inn-boston-downtown-seaport/. We really liked the hotel. It's built in a old renovated building, so the architecture is interesting. It will be close to where the cruise ships dock, but you can also walk a mile and get to Boston Common or Faneuil Hall There is a Trader Joes down the street, a liquor store across the street, and a CVS around the corner. There are several interesting bars and restaurants in the immediate area, including a great microbrewery down the street (next to the Trader Joes), and a bunch of seafood restaurants within walking distance. I would certainly stay there again.

I was on anthem for spring break this year. Went to Bermuda and Boston, which was sort of an odd itinerary. There were some complaints in the cruise critic message board and the facebook group for my cruise by other passengers about not being able to bring the pastries onboard. The Boston cruise port was doing security screening, not the ship. It was apparently port security that intercepted the cannolis. might be safest to eat them on land and not bring back to the ship. Cannolis get soggy quickly anyway.

There is a Holland America Captain that has a blog. Recently he has been taking on more of a floating advisory/training role, and moving from ship to ship. He mentioned that when he is in this role, US Customs classifies him as a non-revenue passenger and not a crew member, and they make him get on and off the ship too! https://www.captainalbert.com/15-april-2018-tampa-florida/

It really depends on the room. I think it has something to do with speaker locations and direction. We had two connecting rooms. My kids room was much more quiet then my room.

Which ship?