Ampurp85 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 I wonder what everyone thinks will happen to cruises on the cusp of the CSO. If the CDC doesn't allow for at least an August restart, I doubt July is happening. What do you think will happen with cruises that start a few days before the CSO is lifted? I see a few sailings that depart on the 30th and 31st of October, some of which are 7 days. Do you think RCG will start later, or cancel those sailings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Unless a miracle happens and the CSO disappears by the end of July, I don't see how we would sail from the US before November 1 at the earliest. Sorry to rain on everyone's parade! However, there are some indications that the cruise lines think that the CSO disappears in July. Richard Fain has said he's "never been more optimistic." Carnival is moving ships to Galveston and staffing them up. Let's hope these tea leaves actually mean something! Cruising With JT, DDaley, Baked Alaska and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 The most asked question. Will my ship sail? No one knows. Sorry. FManke, Cruising With JT and PPPJJ-GCVAB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, twangster said: No one knows. I saw a billboard for a professional who claims to know the answer to all questions. She uses a crystal ball and charges by the hour. Ogilthorpe, Cruising With JT, Lovetocruise2002 and 5 others 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr martini Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 booked for spring break just shy of a year from now and i would not bet any amount of money on it sailing at full capacity, which means some people are getting the boot and not going on the cruise they think they are going on. the CDC guidance on masks outside from yesterday was good news for the quality of the cruise for vaccinated people. the world we live in now. no idea when things will start and how limited capacity guidance/cancellations/bumps will work do we? the one thing we can bank on is that there's going to continue to be a lot of future cruise credit out there for a lot of folks for a long time to come! PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 56 minutes ago, AlmondFarmer said: I saw a billboard for a professional who claims to know the answer to all questions. She uses a crystal ball and charges by the hour. Was it Ms Cleo? Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, FManke said: Was it Ms Cleo? OMG, how did you know? You must be psychic! Cruising With JT and Sharla 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Atlantix2000 said: OMG, how did you know? You must be psychic! I am! And I'm keeping the cruise restart date to myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigert2008 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, twangster said: The most asked question. Will my ship sail? No one knows. Sorry. I'm not sure, it's probably a close second to "Can I wear shorts in the MDR?" Stay Safe PRebecca and twangster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrznTxn Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 We have one of those October 31 cruises and would hope if the magic date is November 1 that Royal would delay the cruise for one day to allow is to go and for them to gain revenue. However, I would not hold my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakemeister Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 3 hours ago, steverk said: Unless a miracle happens and the CSO disappears by the end of July, I don't see how we would sail from the US before November 1 at the earliest. Sorry to rain on everyone's parade! However, there are some indications that the cruise lines think that the CSO disappears in July. Richard Fain has said he's "never been more optimistic." Carnival is moving ships to Galveston and staffing them up. Let's hope these tea leaves actually mean something! I agree, unfortunately. I booked a Labor Day cruise this year with a December cruise as backup. My guess is that even the December cruise could be cancelled. I would love to be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 RC can just have ship time be Singapore time for Oct 31 cruises. That way the ship would actually be leaving on Nov 1. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 I am sure if summer sailings don't commence, RCG will be ready to literally sail on the 1st of Nov. So maybe my question was worded improperly because I wasn't wondering when they might restart exactly. More-so if sailings on the cusp might be cancelled or start later. Like how likely will RCG scrap an entire itinerary for 1 or 2 days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I am sure if summer sailings don't commence, RCG will be ready to literally sail on the 1st of Nov. So maybe my question was worded improperly because I wasn't wondering when they might restart exactly. More-so if sailings on the cusp might be cancelled or start later. Like how likely will RCG scrap an entire itinerary for 1 or 2 days? There's no real telling exactly how RCI would handle an Oct 30 sailing if the CSO is in effect until Nov 1. There's just too many unknowns. For example: Does the CSO expire earlier? (Let's hope!) If it doesn't expire early, does RCI have confidence that it won't be extended? If it does expire on Oct 31, does RCI open all cruises immediately or bring them on line over several weeks? If so, is your ship one that comes on line first? I'm totally uninformed about RCI's thinking, but these are some of the key issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 59 minutes ago, Cakemeister said: I agree, unfortunately. I booked a Labor Day cruise this year with a December cruise as backup. My guess is that even the December cruise could be cancelled. I would love to be wrong. Not a real happy forecast! Do keep in mind that there are at least some positive signs out there for a July restart, even if they aren't overwhelming. Also, if the CSO continues, then perhaps RCI will extend Adventure's time in the Bahamas through the holidays. If they do, then I'm on it with the family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 If I ran a cruise line I would direct all effort to become certified under the CSO to cease immediately pending a revision that is workable. If a revised CSO was published it could be reviewed upon release to determine how viable it would be to seek certification. The more likely path to a restart is something occuring that takes the CSO out of the equation. Until that happens spending another dime playing along with the CDC is insanity. Much better to hope for something that eradicates the CSO. Basically we need a CSO vaccine. To that end I'd direct all efforts at having 100% of US operational capacity available to sail on Nov. 1 with no protocols in place, if I were king for a day. Nov. 1 = business as usual. Anything prior is only going to happen if the CSO happens to be wiped out. PPPJJ-GCVAB, Momof4crazytocruise, Ampurp85 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 @twangster Those are some of my thoughts as well. I want to imagine a duel approach. They are playing ball as best they can with the CDC ever changing bias in regards to the cruise industry but also making sure the are 100% ready when the CSO expires. Given that this is indeed is all new, I would think they might shorten those cruises or even allow pax to board on the perspective dates like when they had the Covid scare in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 I hope things are back to normal by November 1st. Any chance of the CSO being extended past Nov 1st? Or is that just crazy talk? We are talking about the CDC here... Cruise4Life, PPPJJ-GCVAB, FionaMG and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 8 hours ago, johnt83 said: I hope things are back to normal by November 1st. Any chance of the CSO being extended past Nov 1st? Or is that just crazy talk? We are talking about the CDC here... In my case it's just pure speculation, so I guess you can call it crazy talk. Certainly no hard evidence at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 johnt83, I nearly just spit out my coffee when I saw your post! Too funny! PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelKaps Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 As of now, Adventure of the Seas sailings from Nassau go through mid-September and Vision through August. I think Royal is waiting to see when cruises will restart from US. If they do not restart until the earliest November (hopefully it is sooner!), I think they will extend Adventure and Vision through the fall even if it is hurricane season. This also depends on how successful these summer sailing are. I am not booking any cruises from the US this year until it is definite that they are restarting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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