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Holding out hope that my Aug 22 cruise on Allure will still be a go.......

9 hours ago, JeffB said:

I've had some time to digest what has transpired - limited to what the public can view on the Court's docket. I'll try to summarize. I note that Matt has written a piece on the front page that covers some of this. I'll try to contextualize it in a time line from the court's docket starting when the case was referred to mediation:

Thank you for the update and helping us all to understand what it going on.

3 hours ago, CGTLH said:

 

One tidbit from it: 4 requests approved for simulated voyages with 6 under review. 22 vessels and 5 ports with approved agreements. 2 CSO certificates issued under highly vaccinated terms.

Do we know which ships are in the 22? I know Freedom is.

2 hours ago, WesKinetic said:

. Mandatory hokey pokey before entering Windjammer? Put my right foot in and shake it all about, baby. I'm just ready to get on a ship again. 

I favor a conga line as well

Interesting. I just saw that last week the CDC gave Carnival the ok for test cruises out of Port Canaveral, Miami and Galveston. I would assume that RC has already been given the ok for Port Canaveral as well. 

1 hour ago, Matt said:

Hope there's something interesting that comes out of today's meeting

After a marathon meeting last week and now today, something good better come out of it. 

1 hour ago, smokeybandit said:

I still don't get what they are trying to settle on.

 

It's not like they're bickering over back pay, back taxes, alimony or child custody.

Exactly!

On 5/28/2021 at 11:57 AM, CGTLH said:

If my interpretation of the latest document filing is accurate the mediation is still on going. Session on May 27 was 11 hours, 10 am to 9 pm. Will resume June 1.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flmd.388773/gov.uscourts.flmd.388773.66.0_1.pdf

True. I find it interesting that the minutes stated this:

PROCEEDINGS: SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE HELD (VIA ZOOM) Settlement conference is continued to Tuesday, June 1, 2021.

 Settlement conferences are different from mediation in that settlement conferences are usually shorter and typically have fewer roles for participation of the parties or for consideration of non-legal interests.

Maybe they are getting close to finishing this thing off. 

24 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Whenever the CDC feels like it.

Sounds about right

9 minutes ago, cruisinghawg said:

So it could be more than 10%? 

I would  say yes. 

12 hours ago, johnt83 said:

Can I assume that any cruise that is a "Test" cruise will be unvaccinated? And any cruise that is not a "test" cruise will be fully vaccinated? I will opt for the latter, thank you

According to the CDC:

• The cruise ship operator must ensure all volunteer passengers have either:
  • Proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 using an U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized vaccine or a vaccine product that has received emergency use listing from the World Health Organization (WHO); or
  • If not fully vaccinated, written documentation from a healthcare provider or self-certified statement that the volunteer passenger has no medical conditions that would place the volunteer at high risk for severe COVID-19 as determined through CDC guidance.

Mine would have to be a speed boat ride/tour at Charlotte Amalie. Great ride and we got plenty wet in the process. 

15 hours ago, Matt said:

It's not news. 

There was 1,600 cases of Covid in Florida yesterday and that's a GOOD day.

Media needs to stop treating ONE case on a cruise ship as news. It's not, and all this does is perpetuate the stereotype of "floating petri dish".

So true, it is not news at all. One case and the media would love to see cruising never start back up. They love to hype the negative.

I would not be surprised if the day is sunny and one cloud appears and the media say what a horrible cloudy day it is. 

11 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Actually this is Florida saying "We don't feel that these shore agreements are necessary"

Very true, since they are saying you don't have to send them to us, send them directly to the CDC.

Have I really been waiting this long for my next cruise?

9 minutes ago, twangster said:

Do you deliver to the Atlanta area?  I'll take a hundred plase.  

Sending them out now

January 2003

22 hours ago, twangster said:

Congress seems to get it. 

Now if only they can give the CDC a kick in the rear so that Alaska cruises can actually sail.    

Mediation is set for May 27 at 9:30am

11 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

Gotta think Miami is a shoo-in.  A toss up between Everglades and Tampa for the other

Miami is a shoo-in, considering Miami and Port Canaveral are the #1 and #2 cruise ports in the world.

Two ships collided. One was carrying a load of red paint, the other a load of blue paint. All the passengers were marooned.

My three favorite things are eating my family and not using commas.

4 hours ago, Matt said:

I've been told Royal Caribbean and Port Everglades executed an port agreement and sent it to the Florida Department of Health, Broward on May 10.

I think we are getting there

1 hour ago, MaritimeR&R said:

Sure by next week most all cruises through August will be paid in full.  

Mine for Aug 22 is already paid