princevaliantus Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 TUI Cruises is a cruise line based in Germany. It was formed in 2007 as a joint venture between the German tourism company TUI AG and the American cruise line operator Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., both of whom hold a 50% stake in the company. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/09/28/covid-19-tui-cruise-12-crew-members-test-positive/3559971001/ cruisellama, ChessE4 and crisgold52 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Good news that some have tested negative now USFFrank, Jax, Neesa and 4 others 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDemuth Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Matt said: Good news that some have tested negative now The rapid test is most accurate in the first 5 or so days after becoming symptomatic. If these individuals are a- or presymptomatic, this is not the ideal test to deliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganno Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Good they are testing to avoid having to stop sailing. ehw51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 This tells me the system is working as designed. On land people are still getting infected so it's important to recognize that there will be cases detected on ships. Even the best tests can still produce incorrect results so they keep on testing and have a plan when a test is positive. If only we all had this capability in our daily lives the spread would drop significantly and more could be opened across society. JLMoran, SteveinSC, Neesa and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 15 hours ago, twangster said: This tells me the system is working as designed Bingo. cruisellama and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveinSC Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23570-tui-reports-negative-covid-19-tests-as-mein-schiff-6-sits-in-piraeus.html According to this, after two more tests, all 12 are testing negative. What a mess.... Ogilthorpe and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 And it turns out all false positives. Somehow I don't see all the same clickbait articles extoling the virtues of cruises that are indeed safe! Baked Alaska, WAAAYTOOO, Neesa and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Inaccurate testing is going to be a bugger. Baked Alaska, cruisellama, Ogilthorpe and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 SpeedNoodles, SteveinSC, Neesa and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew72681 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 3 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: Inaccurate testing is going to be a bugger. Yes. Hopefully they’ll be able in the future to have confirmation testing available right away. cruisellama and Baked Alaska 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Maybe they all studied for the retest? SteveinSC, Morganno, JLMoran and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew72681 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, cruisellama said: Maybe they all studied for the retest? Those darn scantron test. Maybe they didn’t full shade the Yes/No box. cruisellama, FManke, JLMoran and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 16 hours ago, Andrew72681 said: Those darn scantron test. Maybe they didn’t full shade the Yes/No box. Or use a #2 pencil? RWDW1204 and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayFrosty Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, FManke said: Or use a #2 pencil? My bet is stray marks outside the bubbles. Happens all the time. RWDW1204, FManke, Baked Alaska and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, StayFrosty said: My bet is stray marks outside the bubbles. Happens all the time. Or they just marked the letter C for every answer? RWDW1204 and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew72681 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 6 hours ago, FManke said: Or they just marked the letter C for every answer? You mean.......... as cruise ship workers, they marked the letter “sea” FManke and RWDW1204 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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