Andrew S. Posted February 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan quarantined after passenger diagnosed with coronavirus SteveinSC and YOLO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveinSC Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Andrew S. said: Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan quarantined after passenger diagnosed with coronavirus https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/02/04/coronavirus-diamond-princess-cruise-quarantined-passenger-diagnosed/4625907002/ Yikes..... YOLO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew S. Posted February 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Royal Caribbean has canceled eight cruises out of China through early March and is taking more precautionary steps because of the virus outbreak that began in China. PBS. Org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzx1103 Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Diamond Princess has thus far had 10 positive Coronavirus cases (possibly more coming). Every passenger will be confined to their staterooms for 14 days. Yikes!!! Check out this guys Facebook page, he's currently onboard. https://www.facebook.com/david.abel.75 Remember, the original man who had the virus isn't even on this sailing, he got off the ship on Jan 25th and didn't even start feeling sick till the 30th. 5 days after getting off the diamond princess. And yet currently outbreak on the ship. This is pretty worrisome! The crew also mentioned the food onboard could possibly contain the virus, if that's the case, god help all 3000+ of those passengers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 47 minutes ago, Jzx1103 said: Diamond Princess has thus far had 10 positive Coronavirus cases (possibly more coming). Every passenger will be confined to their staterooms for 14 days. Yikes!!! Check out this guys Facebook page, he's currently onboard. https://www.facebook.com/david.abel.75 Remember, the original man who had the virus isn't even on this sailing, he got off the ship on Jan 25th and didn't even start feeling sick till the 30th. 5 days after getting off the diamond princess. And yet currently outbreak on the ship. This is pretty worrisome! The crew also mentioned the food onboard could possibly contain the virus, if that's the case, god help all 3000+ of those passengers. Not an easy situation. I believe they will find that one of the other passengers that are on the current sail had it and it's started by the passenger from the previous sail. Regarding that the food is infected , I find it hard to believe but who knows . Hope everything will be OK there and everyone will fully recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Also remember that the crew will be the same from cruise-to-cruise, so it is possible to be spread by crewmembers. Traveler and YOLO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Also remember that the crew will be the same from cruise-to-cruise, so it is possible to be spread by crewmembers. Yes it might be the case here. Crew members are rotating all the time so every week almost you new cruise members on the ship . Also it might be people that were infected before . It will be a good test case to see the infection rate in 14 days ... For now they are getting the food delivered and also per some passengers (they got free internet and phone calls) they were asked if they need any medication (there are many seniors on this cruise). The cruise itself was 14 days. I think after this ship and the one that is being hold in Hong Kong all the cruise ships will cancel Asian cruises for the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 14 days confined to quarters. OMG what a mess ! YOLO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: 14 days confined to quarters. OMG what a mess ! Well another good reason to always book room with balcony ... Oh and I wonder if they will get extra points for the extra nights ... I do hope they will be able to release them sooner and no new cases will found Ogilthorpe, WAAAYTOOO, KristiZ and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Protection against Corona Virus !!!! VACruiser, KJones, Skigoofy and 6 others 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambia-Zaire Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3871594 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose City Cruiser Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Zambia-Zaire said: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3871594 Haven't seen anything regarding this from the major news outlets yet. Would wait and see what the half truth is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzx1103 Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Zambia-Zaire said: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3871594 As of now it seems more plausible that this was just a typo by the person whose responsible to enter these figures. I saw this on other forums. The current JHCSSE count on infections is 24,613. Now you're putting this tencent screenshot with 24,589 in the deaths column without considering the gap between the two is just 24? Seems pretty obvious to me that the 'infection' colum and the 'death' column have just been mixed up. On 2nd Feb* there were a total of 152,700 people in quarantine. I'd throw in a guess this is the number that's been mixed up into the 'infected' column. There's a lot of data floating around right now so it's very likely someone just mixed up some numbers. Do you really think there could be almost 25,000 deaths in China but only 2 deaths outside China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambia-Zaire Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, Jzx1103 said: Do you really think there could be almost 25,000 deaths in China but only 2 deaths outside China? I'm not in any position to say with certainty, either way...just sharing a report that's closer to the epicenter of the situation. This report seems to verify or come much closer to other sources that I have read, from information leaking out; and, in conjunction with numerous of adjacent stories that is being reported around this circumstance. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew S. Posted February 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Dear Guest, We’re looking forward to welcoming you aboard Spectrum of the Seas next month! Last week, we implemented a new travel regulation related to the coronavirus, which we shared with you recently. We understand that this created some confusion since your sailing differs, as it sails out of mainland China, requiring travel there. So by default, creating a scenario where you would be denied boarding because of our restriction on travel through China. Sorry, that was not our intention. That email was intended for rest of the fleet. Unlike our sailings all over the world, where the situation is a bit more straight forward, we are working through the impact to our Chinese sailings very differently and we are making decisions 2 weeks in advance of each sailing. Currently, there are no changes to your sailing and our hope is that this virus begins to diminish and we can lift our travel regulations before your departure. Again, if for any reason we must make a change to your itinerary and/or our travel regulation must remain in place, for your safety and wellbeing, we will contact you and your Travel Advisor at least 2 weeks prior to your sail date with all of the details. We are sorry to implement such a conservative stance, but we take this very seriously and have a responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy environment onboard our ships, as well as in the ports we visit. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. And we promise to keep you posted every step of the way. DaiC01 and Ogilthorpe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Cruise purgatory. Kathleen and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurdueFlyer Posted February 7, 2020 Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 2/6/2020 at 1:03 PM, WAAAYTOOO said: Cruise purgatory. Is that like being eternally on a cruise? I'd be fine with that. WAAAYTOOO and Ogilthorpe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD traveller Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 cancelled 3/13's https://presscenter.rclcorporate.com/press-release/57/spectrum-of-the-seas-update/ WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew S. Posted February 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Cancelled March 17th and 21st. Redeploying to Australia. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/02/14/royal-caribbean-will-move-spectrum-of-the-seas-offer-complimentary-cruises-australias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 So what is their plan with Spectrum after offering these two complimentary cruises in Australia? Currently the ship is sitting off the coast of Australia until the 29th Feb. They must be losing a lot of money. I wonder if they will follow Princess who have cancelled their entire season and also sent Sapphire Princess to Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 53 minutes ago, mattymay said: So what is their plan with Spectrum after offering these two complimentary cruises in Australia? Currently the ship is sitting off the coast of Australia until the 29th Feb. They must be losing a lot of money. I wonder if they will follow Princess who have cancelled their entire season and also sent Sapphire Princess to Australia. No one knows. Offering free cruises is one thing as people will hardly be critical of anything. Revenue cruises outside of Asia is a different story. That ship is geared to China in so many ways I'm curious how quickly they can adapt it to work outside of China to meet the expectations for other regions. I can just see the posts on social media... "No Diamond Lounge? What?" I'd love to see something bookable in April but I'm sure Royal just wants to get back to the originally planned schedule ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 11:41 PM, Ken23 said: I am also on the March 5th sailing. I would think in the next few days Royal will likely make some changes...my guess is they change the home port away from Shanghai for a few weeks or more. @AnnetteJackson is it too early to have @michelle asking Royal to change my March 5th sailing to something else? Glad we got you all worked out Ken- thanks for trusting us at MEI-Travel to help you out Ken23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 7 hours ago, twangster said: No one knows. Offering free cruises is one thing as people will hardly be critical of anything. Revenue cruises outside of Asia is a different story. That ship is geared to China in so many ways I'm curious how quickly they can adapt it to work outside of China to meet the expectations for other regions. I can just see the posts on social media... "No Diamond Lounge? What?" I'd love to see something bookable in April but I'm sure Royal just wants to get back to the originally planned schedule ASAP. Will be interesting that's for sure. Given they are denying boarding to anyone who has been to China or come in contact with someone who has been it seems unlikely that it would be back there anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 US State Department has some thoughts on cruising in Asia and beyond. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/cruise-ship-passengers.html U.S. citizens should reconsider travel by cruise ship to or within Asia. U.S. citizens planning travel by cruise ship elsewhere should be aware that, due to the current public health situation, many countries have implemented strict screening procedures in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This is a dynamic situation and U.S. citizens traveling by ship may be impacted by travel restrictions affecting their itineraries or ability to disembark, or may be subject to quarantine procedures implemented by the local authorities. While the U.S. government has successfully evacuated hundreds of our citizens in the previous weeks, repatriation flights should not be relied upon as an option for U.S. citizens under the potential risk of quarantine by local authorities. U.S. citizens should evaluate the risks associated with choosing to remain in an area that may be subject to quarantine and take the appropriate proactive measures. Passengers who plan to travel by cruise ship should contact their cruise line companies directly for further information on the current rules and restrictions, and continue to monitor the Travel.state.gov website and see the latest information from the CDC: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/cruise-ship-asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 They've removed being able to book end of March itineraries on Spectrum, earliest from Shanghai is now April 4th. I would definitely consider a last minute cruise on Spectrum if they offer some out of Sydney to fill the gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Latest info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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