Cancelled March 17th and 21st. Redeploying to Australia. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/02/14/royal-caribbean-will-move-spectrum-of-the-seas-offer-complimentary-cruises-australias

I have just read news that Westerdam cruise of Holland American Line was denied entry to the ports of Thailand, Japan, Philippines and Guam. And there are NO ill people on board.The ship departed from Hong Kong Feb 1st and was denied entry while already in sea. That is the problem for ALL cruises in South East Asia.

Dear Guest,

We’re looking forward to welcoming you aboard Spectrum of the Seas next month!

Last week, we implemented a new travel regulation related to the coronavirus, which we shared with you recently. We understand that this created some confusion since your sailing differs, as it sails out of mainland China, requiring travel there. So by default, creating a scenario where you would be denied boarding because of our restriction on travel through China. Sorry, that was not our intention. That email was intended for rest of the fleet.

Unlike our sailings all over the world, where the situation is a bit more straight forward, we are working through the impact to our Chinese sailings very differently and we are making decisions 2 weeks in advance of each sailing. Currently, there are no changes to your sailing and our hope is that this virus begins to diminish and we can lift our travel regulations before your departure.

Again, if for any reason we must make a change to your itinerary and/or our travel regulation must remain in place, for your safety and wellbeing, we will contact you and your Travel Advisor at least 2 weeks prior to your sail date with all of the details.

We are sorry to implement such a conservative stance, but we take this very seriously and have a responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy environment onboard our ships, as well as in the ports we visit.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. And we promise to keep you posted every step of the way.

Royal Caribbean has canceled eight cruises out of China through early March and is taking more precautionary steps because of the virus outbreak that began in China.    PBS. Org

Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan quarantined after passenger diagnosed with coronavirus

I noticed that RCI has deleted cruise sale from Shanghai on Feb 13th though there was no stating that officially. 

The March 21 sailing of Spectrum of the Seas is currently scheduled to depart from Shanghai as planned. The company will be monitoring any developments relating to the coronavirus and "We'll notify impacted travel partners and guests immediately if any changes are made," the company said on Tuesday in a post on its official Twitter account. Newsweek.com

6 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I think this is great news.  Let's pray for a quick end to this nonsense.

Will RCCL somehow inform its customers about the port of departure changes? I failed to find any information on cruise cancellations from Shanghai on official RCCL site. Should I call them or wait for official letter?

In addition to the two cancelled sailings previously announced, the cruise line has cancelled an additional sailing of Spectrum of the Seas through February 8th.

"As has been widely reported, China has moved aggressively to contain the spread of the virus.  As a result of these measures, and after consultation with national and local health authorities, the company has cancelled three sailings through Feb 8th, on the high yielding Spectrum of the Seas, currently its only ship homeported in China."

Royal Caribbean Cruises said it is canceling its January 27 and January 31 sailings of "Spectrum of the Seas" — its only ship with a home port in China. The company said it would provide full refunds to guests with reservations on both sails.  Cbsnews.com.     

I doubt RCI will relocate the ship. It houses several thousand guests and more than 90 percent of them are Chinese. My guess is they will wait till the end of February to see the development of the situation . Last week I sent a message to RCI but still no answer. They have some 7 cruises from Shanghai in February. Let us see what happens to them. 

25 minutes ago, Ken23 said:

I am also on the March 5th sailing.

I would think in the next few days Royal will likely make some changes...my guess is they change the home port away from Shanghai for a few weeks or more.

@AnnetteJackson is it too early to have @michelle asking Royal to change my March 5th sailing to something else?

Dear Ken23, 

If you have new information please let me know. And thanks in advance.

Cruise from Shanghai and coronavirus

Booked for March 5th cruise from Shanghai to Japan for 8 nights. Got many doubts about going to Shanghai and on Spectrum of the Seas. Worried about bad news from China. There would be more than several thousand passengers from different regions of China on board. Any advice or opinion about the situation ? If cancelled within next five days still possible to get 25 percent back. Or risk and go?