CruisingSteve

You have to do something pretty stupid to get banned from cruising

Scroll to the 21 minute mark of the video and play to the end. https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1389657860708179968?s=20 I'm pretty sure there will be more cancelled cruises, test cruises and 2 Covid tests to sail from Florida

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I didn't get into a long conversation with my contact but he said no ships will be sailing from Tampa until around May but that date could change. They are working on a plan to re-open Tampa but it's going to take a while. It's not just Royal but it's all cruise lines sailing from Tampa

I know someone who is pretty high up in management who works for the port of Tampa. He said all cruises from Tampa will not start until 2nd quarter of 2021. There is nothing on Royal's website about it but I expect them to say something soon about it.