Princess Chatter

I expect the price to stabilize until the virus concerns subside.
It might be years before we see it return to the highs we saw last Jan, if ever.
They've got a lot of catching up to do with installing new improved ventilation systems on all their ships plus many of the once a year cruisers will be scared off cruising forever.

As much as I would hate to see any of the cruise lines go under I think they've got a point in this article. It may be time for the cruise lines to change their ways if they want help.

Foreign-flagged cruise lines have no business asking for a U.S. bailout now.

Yesterday, Donald Trump again insisted that we "can't let the cruise lines go out of business." This has become conventional pundit wisdom after two commercial cruise ships became high-profile coronavirus hot zones. The cruise ship industry is in dire trouble, as are all travel-related industries.

That doesn't mean American taxpayers need to bail them out now. The cruise industry has done everything in its power to skirt U.S. laws, regulations, and taxes. None of the major cruise lines fly the flags of the United States—every ship is registered in another country, one with lax environmental protections, labor protections, and other rules that make it easier to squeeze out maximum profits at public expense. Now those foreign-flagged ships want United States bailouts? No. That was a choice these companies made; now they have to live with it.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/23/1930451/-Let-them-die-Foreign-flagged-cruise-lines-have-no-business-asking-for-a-U-S-bailout-now

I can't agree with these two points.

"A cruise ship is not a more risky environment than being shoreside."

"A cruise ship in many ways is a less risky environment for a [virus to] spread than being shoreside."

I've never gotten Noro being land side. Onece it starts on a ship it spreads like wildfire. That's not even as contagious as the coronavirus.
Maybe he lives differently than most folks. Other than a few shopping trips to the grocery stores lately at 7 AM my contact with others is usually pretty limited. 

Yea ! I was hoping for it back in early Feb but now I'm not all that much of a hurry for it.
Maybe for next years schedule.

Here is Pa a number of the stores are setting up the first hour for senior citizens shopping ahead of the crowds and while the shelf is still stocked.

It sounds like a great idea except that anyone who shows up early is still allowed in the store. There doesn't seem to be any check of id. at least here in Florida.

I did notice the other morning that when I arrived 1/2 hour before Winn Dixie opened, I was in the parking lot all the workers were shopping & leaving with baskets loaded to the brim with groceries to store in their cars. I suppose they did the shopping for friends & neighbors as well.
Being a worker at this time offers some advantages. 

Here's some explanation for shipping by truck.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/truckers-facing-coronavirus-hurdles-in-keeping-supply-chains-moving-11584564327?cx_testId=3&cx_testVariant=cx_2&cx_artPos=1#cxrecs_s

I can't imagine it getting better anytime soon.

We had a friend scheduled for a New Zealand trip on April 12- Ruby. Luckily that was cancelled by Princess but he was ready to go.

Right now it wouldn't affect us but tomorrow, who knows?