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Cruising Chatter / Re: Norwegian will vaccinate all crew members
« on: February 04, 2021, 07:52:31 AM »
You would think that it would be a standard on all cruise lines.
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Cruising Chatter / Re: Happy new year - quiet on here.
« on: February 04, 2021, 07:51:25 AM »
When they do convene cruising I'll not sure I'll really like the product they'll be offering. 
Not that it's under their control.
It might take years to return to the same old style cruising, if at all.
Not that it's under their control.
It might take years to return to the same old style cruising, if at all.
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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Re: Princess sells Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer
« on: January 29, 2021, 10:30:39 AM »
I would have liked to sail on that ship but the number of times it sailed RT from Port Everglades was limited & we never made it.
Oh well.
At this point I suppose it'll be a while to sail on any Princess ship.
Oh well.
At this point I suppose it'll be a while to sail on any Princess ship.
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Cruising Chatter / Re: Virus pops up on RCCL
« on: December 11, 2020, 10:38:59 AM »
After all the news being reported about one person getting the virus it was a false positive in the end.
I can see it happening again as soon as the ships get under way from US ports.
It makes me thing hard about booking any cruise anytime soon....even though I would like to.
I can see it happening again as soon as the ships get under way from US ports.
It makes me thing hard about booking any cruise anytime soon....even though I would like to.
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Cruising Chatter / Virus pops up on RCCL
« on: December 09, 2020, 08:04:04 AM »
As much as I would like to get back cruising once again in 2021, things like this make me think long & hard about when we'll even get back to the old days. 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-sneaked-past-safeguards-to-halt-singapore-cruise-to-nowhere-11607504643
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-sneaked-past-safeguards-to-halt-singapore-cruise-to-nowhere-11607504643
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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Re: Sun and Sea Princess have been sold
« on: September 22, 2020, 03:26:40 PM »
If this continues until the middle of next year I think they'll be more sales to follow.
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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Re: Information on Impacted & Cancelled Cruises (Not looking good)
« on: September 20, 2020, 01:39:42 PM »
Everything is really quiet lately.
We're not even thinking about a cruise until they have a vaccine and things get back to a somewhat normal situation. I can't even think about cruising having to wear a mask at the shows & around the pool.
We're not even thinking about a cruise until they have a vaccine and things get back to a somewhat normal situation. I can't even think about cruising having to wear a mask at the shows & around the pool.
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Cruising Chatter / Dozens more cruise crew members test positive for COVID-19
« on: August 02, 2020, 05:51:13 AM »
If this is any indication of how quickly the virus spreads on a cruise ship, I think we all have a long way to go before sailing again anytime soon.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/08/01/hurtigruten-cruise-line-33-crew-infected-covid-19-norway/5562151002/
And yet "Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings together launched the "Healthy Sail Panel," as it's being called, with the goal of looking at every facet of safety, from whether ultraviolet lights can effectively kill the virus to how to improve meal service."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/08/01/hurtigruten-cruise-line-33-crew-infected-covid-19-norway/5562151002/
And yet "Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings together launched the "Healthy Sail Panel," as it's being called, with the goal of looking at every facet of safety, from whether ultraviolet lights can effectively kill the virus to how to improve meal service."
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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Re: Information on Impacted & Cancelled Cruises (Not looking good)
« on: July 23, 2020, 01:40:44 PM »
As much as we would like to get back to cruising once again we'll be waiting for vaccine before we even think about venturing back again.
Although they're expecting something to arrive in 2021, we'll still wait until they begin cruising without any incidents for many months. My thinking is that if an outbreak is to happen, it'll occur on a cruise ship since it's just about impossible to avoid contact with other people.
I'm hoping that Princess will still be around in a few years but the way it looks I'm not sure they can hold out that long.
Although they're expecting something to arrive in 2021, we'll still wait until they begin cruising without any incidents for many months. My thinking is that if an outbreak is to happen, it'll occur on a cruise ship since it's just about impossible to avoid contact with other people.
I'm hoping that Princess will still be around in a few years but the way it looks I'm not sure they can hold out that long.
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Cruising Chatter / 40,000 crew still at sea
« on: June 15, 2020, 04:35:20 AM »
It's almost hard to believe that this many crew are still stranded on RCCL ships & cannot return home.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article243398711.html
After 80 days at sea, three transfers between ships, four canceled flights and one plane malfunction, Royal Caribbean Cruises music director Bruno Cruells finally touched down in his native Argentina on June 3, accompanied by 251 compatriots. Sitting behind the taxi’s new plexiglass on the way home from the airport with his hometown whizzing by out the window, he felt relief.
“I felt like I was finally safe somehow,” said Cruells, 30, “like continuing from where I left before all of this happened.”
As more countries loosen COVID-19 travel restrictions, crew members are slowly making their way home. About 3,000 Carnival Cruise Line workers got off in Croatia earlier this month to catch rides and flights home across Europe. Smiling behind their masks, they posed for a selfie on the pier.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article243398711.html
After 80 days at sea, three transfers between ships, four canceled flights and one plane malfunction, Royal Caribbean Cruises music director Bruno Cruells finally touched down in his native Argentina on June 3, accompanied by 251 compatriots. Sitting behind the taxi’s new plexiglass on the way home from the airport with his hometown whizzing by out the window, he felt relief.
“I felt like I was finally safe somehow,” said Cruells, 30, “like continuing from where I left before all of this happened.”
As more countries loosen COVID-19 travel restrictions, crew members are slowly making their way home. About 3,000 Carnival Cruise Line workers got off in Croatia earlier this month to catch rides and flights home across Europe. Smiling behind their masks, they posed for a selfie on the pier.
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Princess News & Princess Chatter / New lawsuits for Princess
« on: June 11, 2020, 09:09:08 AM »
Does it ever end? 
Two new lawsuits allege that Princess Cruises didn't take adequate steps to protect passengers on two ships that became the focus of international attention when they were struck by outbreaks of the coronavirus.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/06/08/princess-cruises-faces-two-new-lawsuits-over-coronavirus-plagued-ships/5322809002/
Two new lawsuits allege that Princess Cruises didn't take adequate steps to protect passengers on two ships that became the focus of international attention when they were struck by outbreaks of the coronavirus.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/06/08/princess-cruises-faces-two-new-lawsuits-over-coronavirus-plagued-ships/5322809002/
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Cruising Chatter / Final cruise ship carrying passengers makes it home
« on: June 08, 2020, 10:50:06 AM »
After a six-month odyssey around the world, during which it was hit by coronavirus and saw the oceans dramatically empty of other vessels, the last cruise liner still carrying passengers has made its final port of call, delivering its eight guests to a world vastly changed from the one they set sail in.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/artania-cruise-ship-docks/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/artania-cruise-ship-docks/index.html
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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Re: Carnival's Princess Cruises extends suspension of some voyages
« on: June 05, 2020, 11:57:53 AM »
It very well might be standard procedure for many other ports as well depending on a rise in future infections.
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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Re: CCL Mergers
« on: June 05, 2020, 11:54:42 AM »Chill everybody. Princess will be baaaack.Probably so but what will a cruise look like in the future?
Unless there's a vaccine to prevent further infection, I'm not sure I would enjoy what they'll offer as a cruise vacation. ie (possible) - limited seating at all venues, no buffet, long tender waits, maybe even tickets being distributed for the shows.
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Princess News & Princess Chatter / Re: CCL Mergers
« on: May 28, 2020, 09:33:29 PM »
I'm not to sure that many of the cruise lines will be around in the coming years.
We've been receiving numerous emails from Princess in the last week or two but we're definitely not interested until they have a vaccine & there are hundreds of cruises on all cruise lines without any incidents.
Merging cruise lines might get them past all of this but what a typical cruise will look like might not be what most people will enjoy.
I hate to think it but I think our cruising days are over....at least for the next few years.
We've been receiving numerous emails from Princess in the last week or two but we're definitely not interested until they have a vaccine & there are hundreds of cruises on all cruise lines without any incidents.
Merging cruise lines might get them past all of this but what a typical cruise will look like might not be what most people will enjoy.
I hate to think it but I think our cruising days are over....at least for the next few years.