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That is my understanding.

Probably from this floating around Looks like the White House overruled the CDC director. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.axios.com/scoop-white-house-overruled-cdc-cruise-ships-florida-91442136-1b8e-442e-a2a1-0b24e9a39fb6.html

Sorry. My math was off.

The CDC guidelines on Cruising expire July 31 I believe. So if not renewed CDC is out of the picture.

I got my email last night from RCCL

So got an email last night directly from Royal saying my cruise has been canceled. THey gave me 2 links, one for full refund and one for the FCC. I clicked on the refund and filled at the form. It then said I will get a full refund in 30 days. NOW, i booked through Costco, is Royal going to take of this refund or do I need to call Costco?

There is such a big debate going on about this. I am curious too what they will give back now.

With Disney now canceling, you have to figure ALL will soon follow. I would think by weekend Royal will also suspend operations.

Yeah I have a may trip on oasis I am on the fence about myself.

Well since it's so new they have nothing to go on. Only thing they can do is try to compare it. But, saying that, scientifically, it makes sense. UV is known to kill all viruses and bacteria. And dense air when it is humid viruses cant travel that far. All of that is a fact.

Well, looking at it as a lay person, as of right now it kind of makes sense. Look at where the big outbreaks are. Washington damp and cool and Upstate NY damp and cool. Southern regions, yes we still have it down here, but not major outbreaks. Down here in Florida a lot of us have UV bulbs in our AC units that kills viruses. As we go into Spring and Summer the sun gets stronger and the UV from the sun will get stronger. Hopefully that will stop the spreading and help with containment.

This is very interesting article from one of the biggest experts on Coronavirus. Dont know if it has been posted yet. https://www.accuweather.com/en/health-wellness/coronavirus-expert-says-the-virus-will-burn-itself-out-in-about-6-months/679415

Everyone knew that was coming. THis is not the first pandemic. H1N1, Swine, ebola, etc.......... This should not surprise anyone

Thanks for the reply I always thought with first option 25% on credit card And then the rest goes to FCC and NOT original credit card. I do have trip insurance so how would that work? Man this is crazy. Thanks again.

Am I missing something or maybe I read something wrong? My cruise is 55 days away, If I cancel right NOW I thought 25% of the price of the cruise goes back on original form of payment and the rest goes to a FCC for later use. Am I wrong on that? This is all so confusing now lol lol

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you

Thank you for posting this. I was wondering how this would work. Do you happen to know that if you booked through Costco Travel it would be the same thing? So if I cancel and change my cruise through Costco I would still have to pay the new deposit and wait for the FCC? And I can apply the FCC through costco? Or do I do that through Royal themselves? thank you

For those still traveling. Here is a product you man want to bring aboard. Spray all over your room. Kills and protects for 24 hours

Actually, just last week unfortunately a female committed suicide at Disney World. Was all over the local news. But your right it did NOT make national headlines.

This is all true. I Don't disagree.

I am a big Disney person. I am a DVC member, passholder and I am usually at Disney world once a month. (was there last week) I think the reason why they are going after the cruise industry is because of the confined space. Person gets it on the boat it stays on the boat. Where as Disney, YES a person has it and can spread it around, its more open aired. Well that's my opinion anyway.

As of now they are only putting people in quarantine if someone on the ship tests positivce for the virus. The scary part is, it only takes 1 person to test positive for the entire 5,000 people to be put in quarantine.

Same here. I have no fear at all of catching it, but, I don't want to be hauled off to a military base for 14 days. That right now is the only thing stopping me from my May cruise.

Yeah what if you have an underlying issue and you have the insurance. Wouldn't a doctors letter work?