Traveler Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 WHO organization just announced the new C-19 variant which currently spread very fast in South Africa . This variant is highly suspected to be more contagions than the delta variant (which is 4 times more contagious from the pervious one). Still not clear the vaccine efficiency against this variant. Currently RCL and other cruise line stock are trade 10% to 13% down . Lets hope it will be another false alarm. we will know in about 10 to 14 days. WAAAYTOOO, MamaShark and 4ensic 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 It's all conjecture at this point. It's way too early for anyone to be making definitive conclusions about it. It's worth noting that South Africa's big surge last fall started pretty much this exact same time. There have already been three post-Delta variants that were a hyped as a big cause for concern but they never amounted to anything. Starwalker, Traveler, Ogilthorpe and 9 others 9 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmaccullen Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 This will never end 4ensic, Starwalker, miles4us2go and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Curtis Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Cmaccullen said: This will never end Unfortunately....I agree... ghz. WAAAYTOOO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 There's frustration coming out of the South Africa medical community about the overreaction to Omicron since the cases they've found so far have all been very mild ChrisK2793, 4ensic, Snotarni and 4 others 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 This variant has been found in mainland Europe including the UK. Measures have been reintroduced to slow the spread. These measures include the wearing of masks and PCR test on day 2 for ALL entering country no matter vaccination status. Also ANYONE coming into close contact MUST self isolate for 10 days again this applies to all even if fully vaccinated. MamaShark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 Just the latest scariant stevendom57, AHollyS, fireclan and 16 others 17 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 Just arrived in Australia.. better shutdown the cruise industry! Oh that’s right.. it never started!! The media are loving this one, as noted above the South Africans are wondering what all the fuss is about, the symptoms are the mildest of any of the variants. Neesa, Ogilthorpe, CruisingOz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 14 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Just the latest scariant Scariest thing last week was Boris Johnson's speech about Peppa Pig! Dont know what he had been smoking but it must have been strong lol If you havent seen it then i suggest you avoid its that bad Ampurp85, CruisingOz, cruisellama and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingOz Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 I was speaking to a guy working for Qantas call v=centre who is based in South Africa. He told me that in lock down they are not allowed to buy alcohol as the Government mediated all the bottle shops to be closed. Now that in in-human. Funny story about how many people are getting sill from drinking various concoctions of home brew. Dan Curtis and WAAAYTOOO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Ray said: Scariest thing last week was Boris Johnson's speech about Peppa Pig! Dont know what he had been smoking but it must have been strong lol If you havent seen it then i suggest you avoid its that bad I saw it. It was shocking. Ray and Ogilthorpe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/26/2021 at 1:02 PM, smokeybandit said: It's all conjecture at this point. It's way too early for anyone to be making definitive conclusions about it. It's worth noting that South Africa's big surge last fall started pretty much this exact same time. There have already been three post-Delta variants that were a hyped as a big cause for concern but they never amounted to anything. Exactly this whole Omicron variant is being blown out of proportion first by the WHO now by governments all across the world looking to scare people. They are still trying to use this virus as a means to control peoples lives regardless of vaccination status Baked Alaska, WAAAYTOOO, ChrisK2793 and 3 others 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuttMutt Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 Covid is the new flu at this point. We will be doing yearly boosters for the rest of our life and in a few years the media will drop the circus parade amd move on to something else. Even if we had 100% worldwide vaccination this would still stick around unless extreme measures were put into place like a multi month quarantine on top of vaccination and a few other things. Could I be wrong. Sure. If so I have an old shoe to eat. But at this point these topics are beating a horse that had been dead for 6 months. Let's just bury it here and now... GKMCruising, WAAAYTOOO, cruisellama and 7 others 8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 I am really tired of ‘the sky is falling, the sky is falling’ mentality from the press and politicians every time a new variant arises. I know the drama sells for news sites, and allows politicians to be able to be able to hold onto unreasonable control a while longer, but so far, as contagious as this is, the cases presenting are milder: https://nypost.com/2021/11/27/omicron-variant-symptoms-unusual-but-mild-says-south-african-doctor/ ChrisK2793, Starwalker, Baked Alaska and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneylisa Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Totally agree, will never stop, will always be there. But last thing anyone wants is the cruises to shut down. Also also do not want to get stranded or have my ports changed, cruise in less than a week. ChessE4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Yes, I believe we will always need to monitor variants and work on the un-vaccinated (those who can vaccinate) to support public health, but we also have other global concerns that need addressing (not just COVID). We don't know that much about omicron, but what we do know doesn't frighten me at this point; I am hopeful that the measures in place for cruising are adequate. I remain optimistic about 2022 and 2023. Frankly, I am more concerned about the airline industry (sufficient preventive measures?!) than the cruising industry. I want to thank all of the cruisers and crew who are making my planned trips possible and enjoyable!! Dan Curtis, excellent and barbeyg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 I'm just going to lock this thread because there's no connection to cruising other than pure speculation. If/when a line change policies due to Omicron, feel free to start a thread. But we're not here to discuss Covid outside of the cruise industry. SummerRose, SPS, Fairlynew and 19 others 16 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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