monctonguy

Just keeps going....I fully expect/wont be surprised it will be extended to the end of the year......especially seeing as some experts are saying a 2nd wave will prob come this fall and it could be worse. I dont buy into it or care to be honest about covid…..but I feel like there will be a lot more delays and cancellations to come which could bankrupt the cruise industry......among others of course

Interesting......all I have to say is its more and more looking like no cruises till 2021 for us the way things are going..

Were any of them part of the Princess fleet...I thought I had read that elsewhere.. When you losing over $4B a quater...something has to give...the longer this goes, the more concerned I am for the cruise industry...

Good article....I would say based on the way things are going right now...quite possible 2020 is done for everyone.....with each piece of news that comes out and each delay, I have less confidence that even if Odyssey was ready in time for Nov, that I would be able to cruise anyways...

They will have to be careful...along with airlines, cruiselines…..etc. On one hand they are hurting and need money, but if they charge too much, they wont get the tourist to come..its a catch 22 and a fine line to balance. Oh..and I may have spent $132 in some ports(although rare) but I can confirm I have never spent 10x that for an overnight......

Surprised they dont update the act....especially with what's gong on in other countries..would be a good way to try and keep some control on it, while still allowing cruising to start up....

Its sad if that's what it comes to and that's how they roll it out... At this point, we will walk away from our deposit rather than pay the full balance and hope/pray/worry that all the other pieces fall in place. And then if they dont, the headache of rebooking hotels and flights etc.....just not worth the hassle...as much as it will suck to miss what was going to be probably our best and most exciting cruise yet for various reasons...

Well this still gives me some hope...I would find it strange that a shipyard building massive ships wroth 100"s of millions......would be able to lie/hide the fact they are behind and wont meet the deadline. I know in my business..I cant do that without repercussions…..perhaps the shipyard is above that but for now I will take a glimmer of hope she might be ready. Now, will I be able to get there is the bigger question at this point perhaps.

So....First off..it's a fact that a very small percentage of the US has gone on cruise vacations(or some really low number like that, it was posted here on the blog at some point)....the CEO of Royal even stated about how much room for growth there is. And yes, poll after poll after poll shows a lot of distrust and negative opinions about cruises BEFORE this ever happened. On top of that, I used facts from this site and FB sites and other cruise sites I am on regarding this issue of ppl not wanting to cruise with masks. There is a clear poll on this site for DIE HARD ROYAL cruises that says over half wont cruise with masks...so NO, I didn't exaggerate. Secondly...telling ppl to go cry if you dont like it.....really? And yes, I did go from the Casino experience to stating about wearing a mask the whole cruise..that is not a far jump..in fact most thoughts and comments and posts seem to think either masks will be required everywhere or nowhere...so if your stating masks in the casino will be what we see, then the same will probably be true for everywhere else. Just cause you dont like or agree with my opinion/views/statements doesn't make me wrong or make you any more right than you think you are. Disagree sure, but dont try and belittle or be so condescending about it in the process. Thanks.

Somebody somewhere, please give an update.....we all know you know at this point schedule wise what's going on....

Nice.....thanks!....will make a decision in a few weeks as to what we will try to do...nothing seems promising at this point...but that might be a better option than none. Sucks to lose $250 OBC and 3 specialty restaurants for free...but it is what it is....

ok..so not an option to change it for another cruise at the same time this year. So only hope is they cancel the Odyssey in plenty of time for me to book another cruise for this Nov.....this juggling act is getting tiring.....damn Covid!!...

No..not that warm here yet, few days of 85 but not too humid....and yeah, I cant imagine. Point being...its not realistic imho to spend a vacation south on a beach or on a cruise ship if masks are required and not optional.

Can you use the FCC for a cruise that HASNT been officially cancelled yet..due to Covid 19 or construction delays?? My final payment is due in 6 weeks for Odyssey and I know that its not going to happen. However, I booked a non-refundable deposit.....and Royal is dragging their heels about cancelling the cruise...I would like to move my booking over to Navigator that has the same sail date. Would it work for that I wonder? By Royal taking their time..they are going to screw me out of a lot of money I am sure for increased costs to book the other cruise as well as fights etc.....its getting to he point where we may have to cut our losses and walk away from any cruise in 2020.

Not according to the polls here and on other sites...unless everyone here is lying...and that's just from die hard cruisers...….so YES, the majority of people in the USA or Canada or World (whatever you want to insert here) wont be cruising especially if masks were to be required. And no, ppl wont be crying about it.....so you dont need to keep your hopes up about that, but go ahead and tell the majority of ppl here to cry and find another vacation. Good luck drinking, smoking, eating, swimming, getting a tan with a mask on..lmao..unless you enjoy spending all your time in a inside cabin watching TV...but that's not why I cruise nor why most ppl cruise.

Two really simple options/answers. 1) Eliminate smoking all together in the casino, but have a bar/club for smokers to smoke inside somewhere on the ship 2) Make the casino smoke free during certain hours and/or have a 2nd casino area for smokers or non-smokers. Both options aren't rocket science......so I wonder why cruise lines dont change one way or the other.

It wouldn't be a true test...as majority of ppl probably wouldn't cruise if masks were required like that. But you solve both your issues, fewer ppl and fewer smokers. And if you cant take your mask off to smoke, you probably cant take it off to eat or drink(if your wearing a mask to save your life from Covid...lol) Maybe Covid-19 will stay around forever and you'll get your wish...masks in the casino...oh, and the whole ship...fun fun fun..

They must know by now at least at a minimum how many weeks behind its going to be. It would be nice to start letting ppl know....

Well then dont remain hopeful as Dr. Fauci said yesterday than it will be spring of 2021 at least before there would be enough vaccinations for the US alone.....and even then they are not sure how long the vaccination will be effective. So if that's the case...we need to accept to live with it...or shut down the world and we can all stay locked down in our homes and die peacefully in our old age, but not from Covid...

Funny how certain states are SO bad(NJ, NY, CAL etc), and others not at all compared.....same thing in Canada.....if Covid doesn't discriminate, then the only thing that resulted in what happened was our reaction and over reaction to it....be interesting once this is done to hear and see what really happened.

That had something to do with it for sure...but during any flu season we are supposed to be more vigilant and careful. Certainly putting sick Covid ppl in nursing homes was NOT what should have been done and lead to many more deaths then needed to be. You wouldn't do that with a "regular" flu, never mind amore deadly virus. The flip side of this of course is to think about all the emotional, mental, physical, financial issues it has caused for millions of people and a lot of deaths that will be indirectly related to the shutting down of the world for 2 months to deal with Covid…. Hindsight is 20/20 and I hope we learn from the hysteria and overreaction of this flu(along with things that could have been done earlier and disclosed etc) as to what NOT to do the next time something like this comes along!

Its going away on its own..like most virus's do, at the end of the day this will be a really bad flu that hit, but nothing more once the truth and factual numbers come out(never mind the blame games for China and the WHO which could have prevented it from probably ever getting as bad as it was)...….this was WAY overblown by the mainstream media and the governments fell for it...causing massive lay offs, debts and other health and mental issues as a result. Lets hope we learn from this and then next time something like this comes along, we dont act so dramatically and draconian about it!!

Interesting....I think that we will see these restrictions lifted and not extended past the 24th of July. The mindset seems to be now in the US at least that its time to get back to work and life as close to normal as we can come. Here in Canada I am sure they will drag it out longer, causing us to go further into debt and emotional and mental stress and hardships as our Liberal government(and unfortunately some provincial Conservative governments) continues to hand out billions and keep the economy and life in Canada closed as much and as long as possible. I would have no issues sailing based on NCL's plans...….

Guess I knew what I was talking about......

As long as there is a "fear" or "threat" pf Covid, I am sure this wont be happening...at least not in its current form. Really, entertainment wise there isn't much that could happen under current conditions and restrictions....but these cant really last forever I hope.