DDemuth

Folks,
There is a rationale for these actions, whether you may agree or not.  Google "flatten the curve".  Briefly, by buying time preventing the expansion of this illness, one increases the chances that the healthcare system will not become overburdened with patients needing critical care.  The model acknowledges that inconvenience and lifestyle disruptions will occur, but the alternative could be much worse.
That said, does anybody know where I can score some TP???

Best of luck with your April cruise.  As an aside, Tom Hanks has been diagnosed with COVID-19 recently.  Well wishes to him as well.

I've got your TP hookup.........not sure I can ship them to you....with everything around me closed ?

Best of luck with your April cruise.  As an aside, Tom Hanks has been diagnosed with COVID-19 recently.  Well wishes to him as well.

Folks,
There is a rationale for these actions, whether you may agree or not.  Google "flatten the curve".  Briefly, by buying time preventing the expansion of this illness, one increases the chances that the healthcare system will not become overburdened with patients needing critical care.  The model acknowledges that inconvenience and lifestyle disruptions will occur, but the alternative could be much worse.
That said, does anybody know where I can score some TP???

Remember also that pre-cruise pricing includes the service charge.  Onboard, any price that you are quoted will incur an additional 18% service charge.  It is almost never more cost effective to purchase onboard.

Remember also that pre-cruise pricing includes the service charge.  Onboard, any price that you are quoted will incur an additional 18% service charge.  It is almost never more cost effective to purchase onboard.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

This paper was published last week in J. Amer Med Assoc and describes a study of >44,000 confirmed cases (virus positive by PCR) of covid-19 in China.  
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762130?guestAccessKey=bdcca6fa-a48c-4028-8406-7f3d04a3e932&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=022420
 
Interesting numbers reported:
Spectrum of disease (N = 44 415)
Mild: 81% (36 160 cases)
Severe: 14% (6168 cases)
Critical: 5% (2087 cases)
 
Case-fatality rate
2.3% (1023 of 44 672 confirmed cases)
14.8% in patients aged ≥80 years (208 of 1408)
8.0% in patients aged 70-79 years (312 of 3918)
49.0% in critical cases (1023 of 2087)
 
Note that all of the fatalities occurred in the critically ill patient cohort which comprised only 5% of total infected individuals.  Critical illness was defined as patients exhibiting acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), septic shock and/or other organ failure.  This cohort consisted primarily of individuals with other co-morbidities.  No deaths were recorded in the >42,000 confirmed cases of mild or severe disease.
 

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

The Onion, about a year or two ago.  Since then, the defenses around Coco Cay have been upgraded substantially and surveillance cameras on the helium balloon allow for much earlier detection of encroaching vessels.

…. I'm sorry.  What did you say?  ?‍♂️
 
Just kidding.  Know that you will enjoy the suites.  Be forewarned, it's easy to get spoiled.

…. I'm sorry.  What did you say?  ?‍♂️
 
Just kidding.  Know that you will enjoy the suites.  Be forewarned, it's easy to get spoiled.

…. I'm sorry.  What did you say?  ?‍♂️
 
Just kidding.  Know that you will enjoy the suites.  Be forewarned, it's easy to get spoiled.

By learning from these great people I just snagged a great deal!!!
I already did final payment on our May 2020 Western Med cruise but still was checking prices and saw they had dropped.
So I called, all RC could say is no.
I got the best RC C & A rep, his name is Kenu.
I went from a family interior to a GYT Suite (Some people here are a bad influence and YOLO) 
Yes, I paid the difference but since I listen to the wonderful people on this blog ( see above) I booked as soon as it opened so it was at a great price to start with.
The price difference was $700 per stateroom (I know, it was a crazy good price, to me at least)
So now we can try out a suite and see if it's worth they extra cost.
Of course my husband is worried, he thinks once I try a suite I will never want to go back to a OV balcony (our typical room)
Plus again taking the advice from here, I got two staterooms for us four (why we were in two family interior staterooms instead of a OV balcony)
So our daughter and her boyfriend are also in a GYT Suite.
I just had to share, I'm super excited.  I can't wait to see where we land in terms of suites ( totally fine with a JR suite)
Plus we get double C & A points!!

Our position is not to cancel; too many variables.  But if the pandemic scenario plays out, then RCI may likely cancel cruises (or maybe should) and our insurance should cover that.  Our policy also covers changes in itineraries prior to departure, so even if the cruise goes and ports are changed, we can get some compensation and enjoy a few sea days. 
And pandemic simply means that the virus is being community spread worldwide.  This may or may not impact how RCI responds.  To me, worst case scenario is to cancel after final payment before RCI decides what their position is.  

Similar situation for us; Allure in July for the western Mediterranean.  No worries now; so much can change between now and then.  It is not known if SARS-CoV-2 is seasonal and might subside as the weather warms; the first potential vaccine was just sent to the NIAID for testing and other big Pharma are working feverishly to develop vaccine candidates; the virus has been cultured by the CDC and recently been made available to the scientific community, so better information on viral stability, efficiency of infection, etc. will be forthcoming in the near future.  So my plan is to wait this out and already have a good insurance policy if problems still exist in July.  We shall see.