Chadster

My revised cruises, a list that supersedes all others:
June 4, 2020: 9-Day New England/Bermuda on Adventure to/from Cape Liberty
December 18, 2020: 8-Day Bahamas and CoCoCay to/from Baltimore on Grandeur -- Christmas Day on a cruise ship!

Much love to ALL our neighbors to the north -- it just happens my favorite humorous moments seem to center around this particular aspect. ?

OVER...clap, clap...RATED!!

@Chadster What...no straw?

Much love to ALL our neighbors to the north -- it just happens my favorite humorous moments seem to center around this particular aspect. ?

Update, already heard back and we now have an assigned Junior Suite booked for 11/22/2020 Western Caribbean cruise courtesy of the Casino! Have sent all the information to our TA. WooHoo!  Now looking to see what additional cruise we can book with the left over vacation time.
Suite gratuities show $17.50 PP/PD.

The term "floating petri dish" can kiss my big butt.
 
I'm so tired of people judging cruising and the cruise industry.  I'm pretty dang sure that 90% of these
so-called health experts have never even been on a cruise, and if they did, it was probably the tugboat line.

My parents are appalled that we are booked for two more cruises.  They say ships are dirty.  Honestly, after going on one I think going to the grocery store is 100 times worse- there’s just no way to track it since everyone is not in the same place for a week plus.  Not once did I go into the bathroom and there wasn’t some attendant cleaning it and it seemed like the second I touched something on the ship someone was right behind me wiping it down.  Our stateroom bathroom was cleaned twice daily.  One of the cleanest places I have ever been!  Much judgement towards my husband and I are from people who have never been.  

All of the non cruisers may talk down on cruising now but know there will be some jealous eyes when I post some amazing pictures from our December and January cruises.  For now I’m just taking advantage of the discounted rates!

That's rather gauche don't you think?

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Still, that's definitely nothing to sneeze at (though if I did, I'd be sure to practice proper protocols...).
I'm definitely thinking I'll grab the JS then. I originally wasn't too keen on the thought of my cruise going to Bermuda or the Bahamas instead of Canada, but I figure I'll treat them as sea days, and just schedule an actual Canada cruise later. I can do that on Grandeur (or Enchantment, depending on when I go) or Empress so I can explore different ship classes.
If this cruise ends up being canceled, then it's canceled. If not, I'll be taking the modified itinerary in style! ?

Another option...

Seriously, though, does this answer your question? I'm honestly a bit perplexed trying to figure it out.

I, thankfully, don't have some of the same concerns that those who don't work from home all the time or those who have kids are facing, and I'm sorry you're having to think about these things!
I've really been wrestling in recent days with the idea of cruising. When there was talk of a bailout for cruise lines, the vitriol against the cruise companies, cruisers, and cruises was scathing. I'm honestly keeping a very small circle of people informed that I'm planning on cruising in June if my cruise goes ahead. I sadly think a lot of people who haven't taken a cruise look at it as some big luxury, and yet they don't bat an eye at folks who take any other sort of travel and book hotels or travels or ski vacations or anything like that
Bluntly, it flat-out sucks that cruisers are being seen as some privileged class who are just being careless in deciding to take their trips on what people are basically calling giant petri dishes. ?
I wish I had answers about how people will react post-cruise, but I think everybody's gonna be viewed with suspicion for a while -- though yeah, I worry cruisers are going to see additional scrutiny. ?
I wish you the best in whatever y'all decide!

I hope you get to go Chad.  With Carnival cancelling through May 14... and it's still March, we could lose all of June before it's over.  Good luck to both of us (we're scheduled on the 6th).