LovetoCruise87

Both Disney and Universal Studios just announced that they will no longer require temperature checks. I'm sure that the mask mandate may fall by the wayside soon as well. 
I still don't believe that what DeSantis is doing is going to affect the cruise lines. He has no control over them. I'm still saying that cruising from Florida will start up in mid July. 

CDC is the source of everyone's angst at the moment. The CDC has gotten too big for its britches. It seems to think that they are something more than they actually are. CDC stands for Center for Disease Control, NOT Center for Cruise Control. They know that there is nothing they can do about airports, resorts, theme parks, etc, so they are hanging on as hard as they can to controlling the cruise industry and if they are not careful they will drive the cruise industry away from the United States. 

Earth is 70% ocean. I think James made the right call. He is probably nervously watching his Doppler screens. Any action is better than inaction (unless you are the CDC) 

I'm upset with they way the CDC is handling this, not just in terms of us being able to cruise again, but I think of all the jobs that would be permanently lost in all of the US ports if the Cruise lines decide to move their ship off shore away from the US and CDC jurisdiction. 

Both Disney and Universal Studios just announced that they will no longer require temperature checks. I'm sure that the mask mandate may fall by the wayside soon as well. 
I still don't believe that what DeSantis is doing is going to affect the cruise lines. He has no control over them. I'm still saying that cruising from Florida will start up in mid July. 

When my wife and I started cruising, we were young and were always trying to save money, so the first few cruises where in an inside stateroom. I know everyone says that they don't spend much time in the stateroom anyway, so it doesn't matter. But after a couple of times of being in a CAVE, we moved to a balcony and have for all of our cruises since. I love being able to come back to the cabin and relax on the balcony in the afternoon or any time at night. 

Here's to all the travel advisors, especially ours who has been a true blessing and help this past year. 

Here's to all the travel advisors, especially ours who has been a true blessing and help this past year. 

When my wife and I started cruising, we were young and were always trying to save money, so the first few cruises where in an inside stateroom. I know everyone says that they don't spend much time in the stateroom anyway, so it doesn't matter. But after a couple of times of being in a CAVE, we moved to a balcony and have for all of our cruises since. I love being able to come back to the cabin and relax on the balcony in the afternoon or any time at night. 

I am slowly beginning to think that my Aug 22 cruise on Allure may actually happen, unless this is all just a dream. 

When my wife and I started cruising, we were young and were always trying to save money, so the first few cruises where in an inside stateroom. I know everyone says that they don't spend much time in the stateroom anyway, so it doesn't matter. But after a couple of times of being in a CAVE, we moved to a balcony and have for all of our cruises since. I love being able to come back to the cabin and relax on the balcony in the afternoon or any time at night. 

Just reading an article and a Public Health and Law Professor from USF, Dr. Jay Wolfson,  stated that the new law won't stop most cruises from sailing from the state. He stated that "the cruise lines can legally ask you for proof of vaccination and that they are not a Florida company, I don't think any of them really are. I don't think the governor would stand in the way of that happening".
 
I believe that this new law pertains to the things that we do every day here in Florida. 

When my wife and I started cruising, we were young and were always trying to save money, so the first few cruises where in an inside stateroom. I know everyone says that they don't spend much time in the stateroom anyway, so it doesn't matter. But after a couple of times of being in a CAVE, we moved to a balcony and have for all of our cruises since. I love being able to come back to the cabin and relax on the balcony in the afternoon or any time at night. 

When my wife and I started cruising, we were young and were always trying to save money, so the first few cruises where in an inside stateroom. I know everyone says that they don't spend much time in the stateroom anyway, so it doesn't matter. But after a couple of times of being in a CAVE, we moved to a balcony and have for all of our cruises since. I love being able to come back to the cabin and relax on the balcony in the afternoon or any time at night. 

Less desirable location is a relative term. As long as I am on the ship there is no undesirable location.?

Double book people in the same cabin?
That would only happen if Royal IT made a mistake.  
On the flip side maybe I could get lucky and booked into the same cabin with a hot, single woman.  And I mean hot, not one with hot flashes.  

Just reading an article and a Public Health and Law Professor from USF, Dr. Jay Wolfson,  stated that the new law won't stop most cruises from sailing from the state. He stated that "the cruise lines can legally ask you for proof of vaccination and that they are not a Florida company, I don't think any of them really are. I don't think the governor would stand in the way of that happening".
 
I believe that this new law pertains to the things that we do every day here in Florida. 

Just reading an article and a Public Health and Law Professor from USF, Dr. Jay Wolfson,  stated that the new law won't stop most cruises from sailing from the state. He stated that "the cruise lines can legally ask you for proof of vaccination and that they are not a Florida company, I don't think any of them really are. I don't think the governor would stand in the way of that happening".
 
I believe that this new law pertains to the things that we do every day here in Florida. 

One other thing that I just read in an article. A maritime lawyer in Miami said that DeSantis may not have the jurisdiction needed to either prohibit cruise lines from enforcing a vaccine mandate or bring cruises back. So it makes sense that since we know that he does not have the power to allowing cruising to start back in the state, he would not have the authority to keep cruise lines from enforcing a vaccine mandate.
 

I just had a vision of someone hacking into the system and randomly ejecting people from their loungers.
"There's the guy who cut in line at the WJ last night... gaboing" 

Bring on the vaccine tourists!  
Come on Canada, get your beavers down here!

 

With a key lawmaker saying he recognizes that vaccine hesitancy is "real and understandable," the Florida House on Wednesday approved a measure that would limit local emergency orders and make permanent Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order barring COVID-19 vaccine "passports."
The House voted 76-40 to approve the proposal (SB 2006), which Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee Chairman Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, said would prepare Florida for the next public-health emergency while striking a "delicate balance between protecting people and protecting people's civil liberties."

I wonder if the CDC knows that the upper decks of a cruise ship are outdoors. Hmmm... lol

I wonder if the CDC knows that the upper decks of a cruise ship are outdoors. Hmmm... lol

I have emailed the CDC twice and both times I received the standard response that can be seen on their website. I sent the following email to them, and surprise, I did not get a response back. In my believe, the CDC will keep tight on this as long as they can.  My response is in bold. 
 
Passengers who plan to travel by cruise ship should contact their cruise line companies directly for further information concerning their itineraries. (Didn't ask about that)
CDC has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice with a clear recommendation to avoid all cruise travel due to ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the increased risk of person-to-person spread of infectious diseases on cruise ships. (There is no ongoing spread. That is a statement from Oct 2020, the rate is now decreasing)
 
The CSO, outlined in Oct 2020, stated what cruise lines needed to do in order to sail again:
*Testing and additional safeguards for crew members.  DONE
*Cruise ship operators have adequate health and safety protections for crew members while they build the laboratory capacity needed to test future passengers. DONE
*Simulated voyages to test cruise operators' ability to mitigate COVID-19 risk. ALREADY PROVEN
The CSO also states that in October 2020 the virus "continues to spread rapidly around the world with no U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized vaccines."   There are now at least vaccines that are working  and more and more people are being vaccinated..in the United States 38% of the population have had a least one dose and almost 25% of the nation is fully vaccinated. Since Jan 8, 2020 the 7 day average of new cases in the United States has DECREASED by an average of 202,295 people and the deaths over the same period have DECREASED an average of 2,002 deaths per 7 days.
The CSO is outdated as is being proven by science and data. It is time to rescind that order and allow Cruise operators to get all of their people back to work.