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13 minutes ago, evandbob said:
Only the slot machines that paid off jackpots will be cordoned off. If a shooter starts winning at craps, those dice will be taken out of play for sanitizing. If a blackjack dealer hands out too many 21s, he will be tested for the virus, shown to be positive and placed in quarantine. If the roulette wheel has too many winners, it will be declared off limits and taken out of service until a vaccine is found.
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Funny part is that we have shut down a craps table before. There were like 16 of us on this cruise and we had a good run of 3 hours at the craps table, so at around midnight on the Magic, they just magically shut it down.
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22 hours ago, swaddy said:
're no more sex.
A daily paper in the UK today reported that Holland banned all sex workers 8 weeks ago but they are now petitioning to be able to resume work. They suggest being restricted to two named positions that do not require face to face interaction. As well as condoms, face masks were to be worn. Other hygiene precautions to be instigated. So now you know.
Well, if they can get their freak on we can get our cruise on.
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22 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:
Our first cruise was a porthole.The ship did not have a balcony.The second cruise was an. OV.We have been in a Inside once and I said never again.I do not care for a balcony.
I have no desire to ever book a suite.For me it is an OV only.
On my last cruise , 5 months ago.There was a guy and his wife across from us in an Inside cabin.He was a retired Pro Basketball player who could afford any kind of cabin on the ship.He said that he and his wife prefer Inside cabins.He did not say why.
There are distinct advantages to an interior cabin, one is that they stay cooler and two you can sleep like a champ because there is zero light to wake you.
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23 minutes ago, calliopecruiser said:
Smaller size and no natural light. In my mind, that's definitely inferior. It has nothing to do with the cost, nor value.
When we first started sailing we got interior cabins just to get a feel of cruising. After those first two cruises, we were upgraded to a balcony once and swore to never go back to an interior. We made the jump to the suite and swore off balconies but we have been forced to take balcony rooms on our next two trips because the suites were already packed. I don't thinks it's necessarily snobby, it's just a different perspective. When we first started cruising we were much younger and used the room as merely a place to sleep but as we have aged, we use the room as more of a haven from the hordes of people should we need it. We also get the spa package and hit it up daily. The spa is usually a nice respite as well.
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On 5/23/2020 at 12:18 PM, Donray said:
I don't agree with you. Yes there will be a vaccine. There are many in trails now. We almost eliminated Polio my vaccine. Except for the idiot anti vaccine people we would almost eliminate measles.
The only thing that will slow down a vaccine are governments.
Today a doctor on a news channel stated that Companies that are attempting to produce a vaccine are concerned because the virus is going away too quickly. I took a photo of the TV but can't attach it for some reason. I will just give the direct quote, "Scientists warn virus may be disappearing too fast for vaccine studies to produce meaningful results"....
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20 minutes ago, Aquahound said:
Same here. Turns out I did have it back in January as I suspected, and it was just before "patient zero" was diagnosed. I knew all along because it was an illness like I've never had before.
Actually, through the antibody test, we're starting to learn of people in the Seattle area who had it in December.
Ya, my wife's dad died in December of what we think was Rona. He was a very unhealthy Vietnam Vet. They thought it was flu but he came up negative for that test numerous times. Pneumonia set in and he was gone in a week and a half. Two weeks after that her best friend's father died of the exact same thing.
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Well, we re-scheduled from July to the week of Thanksgiving. If, and I mean, IF the cruise goes, what will be different? I expect that the casino will be balls to the wall as that is a huge money maker for the company but what else will different?
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What a great post. Thanks !!! Got my antibody test though. I had it at some point but who knows when and who knows if the test is accurate. Out of the 30 people at my office around 50% have had it but we had 4 guys go on a goose/duck hunting trip to New Hampshire in late December and all if them came back sick as can be. One guy had pneumonia and was hospitalized. I felt a bit sleepy in January for a couple weeks and kept advising my wife how tired I was but I was just groggy. Who knows if I have actually had but I know a bunch of folks at work were sick. So I suppose I learned that I don't want to transfer anything to my father who had a liver transplant years ago but is still on anti-rejection drugs.
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1 minute ago, clo said:
Oh yippee. Let's open everything, the "surge" recurs and then everything gets shut down again. In weeks possibly. Oh, wait, I forgot the deaths. Dang.
Then stay home... We will pick up the slack... It's ok. We got it.....
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19 hours ago, DarrenM said:
If anyone has any interest in saving the aviation and hospitality industries they had been better get flights moving and resorts open soonish.
Vaccine or no vaccine.
Shhh, we can't have that.... Rational thought and helping "workers" is a very bad thing.... Shhhh
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20 hours ago, Charles4515 said:
Nonessential travel between the US and Mexico is currently not permitted. That means no travel for tourism. That agreement runs to June 22. Possibly nonessential travel between US and Mexico will be permitted in August but it isn’t now.
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August 10... thanks for the scoop though
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Better hold my tongue
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52 minutes ago, cruisemom42 said:
The flu and COVID-19 are caused by two different families of viruses -- and not all viruses behave the same. The flu is notorious for its many mutations; that's one of its survival techniques. But coronaviruses may be more stable -- so a best case could be development of a vaccine that is at least good for a few (versus a single) year; less optimal case, it will be easier to predict seasonal variation if a yearly vaccine is needed.
Also, did you read the link you provided? It is a good summary of current knowledge and it ends with a hopeful note that "recent advances in our understanding of the structure(s) and function(s) of respiratory virus polymerases will likely support the discovery and development of novel nucleoside analogs."
Yep, read every bit of it..... Still NO CURE for ANY RNA Virus.... I don't bet anything on "hopeful"....
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56 minutes ago, clo said:
Oh, I think there's something missing. Or did you give the wrong link? I didn't see anything about the US/Mexico border being reopened. ???
Who said anything about the border? It would take nearly 3 days to drive from IAH to CZM.... Just hop on a plane and go. The flights have never stopped. The hotels are closed to tourists but the flights have never stopped. How are the wonderful people of NV doing right about now with this shut down. I am sure it is excruciatingly difficult for bartenders, dealers, cocktail servers and servers in general. My aunt, who has been there since 1993, who I talk to nearly weekly, says things are horrible. States that churches cant keep up with the food demand. Aunt Mona states that she is very displeased with slow re-opening but that she loves Ceasar's because she is getting a base salary. She states that the worst part about this is that she doesn't know when she can go back to work and earn what she is used to making from the tips. Thank goodness she hasn't been entirely furloughed. My cousin, Bill, who is an IT guy with MGM says he is still getting paid but his wife Carliegh, is a cocktail waitress, and is concerned that they can't make their mortgage because they are used to a particular amount that she brings in. So in Vegas, things are harsh but how are things in California Light, Reno? I would be willing to bet that the SEIU is really taking care of folks...
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2 minutes ago, clo said:
Wow! That's great that they've announced that. Already.
Yes, here ya go since you love Google so much. https://www.caribjournal.com/2020/05/18/all-inclusive-mexico-hotels-palace-resorts/
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1 hour ago, Shmoo here said:
The flu vaccine works. It's just that it's specific to each strain. They can only load up the immunization with what they think the top 3 or 4 strains are going to be for the next season. And it's a best guess scenario, as that has to be determined about year out, in order to come up with enough vaccine to go around.
The years that the vaccine was less successful were the years that the strains going around wound up being different than the ones forecast. But they still help make the flu that you get not as bad.
Precisely..... So who is to say that the strains of RNA Virus they choose to put into the vaccine are the ones that will be circulating that particular season? If the Flu "Vaccine" is working, then why do we have the flu at all? I mean, you said the Flu Vaccine works, Right? Here ya go.... You can't cure them.... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29562753/
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On 5/20/2020 at 10:28 AM, clo said:
But you'll do some other kind of travel in the meantime, right?
On 5/20/2020 at 10:35 AM, ilikeanswers said:Please re read my post, I did at specify non essential workers. From what I have read the poster seems to suggest that the UK is encouraging people to go to work despite the lock down which is different to what other countries are doing which is discouraging people from going to work if they can do so from home or are classed as non essential. That is what sparked my curiosity.
Damned right, flying to Mexico in August and they will be open. Oh and flying to Detroit before that to go to my folks lake house on Lake St. Claire. Can't wait. Everyone please stay home so the flight is empty. Oh ya, flew to Milwaukee two weeks ago, there were 4 people on the plane, it was effing EPIC!!! So please, do us morons who continue to travel a favor, remain calm and self isolate for a few more years. We are loving it, little blue mask and all... And the Business Class upgrade is only $99 each way, I highly suggest this upgrade, it is so choice.
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On 5/19/2020 at 12:06 PM, DarrenM said:
I have asked this on another forum. What if there is no vaccine EVER?
Do we all give up? Live like monks?
Or do we just say right let's just get on with living?
Uh, there will not be one. It will be just like the flu "vaccine"... It works, sometimes...
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13 minutes ago, DarrenM said:
Of course they will but they.might not have a job to enjoy the finer things in life. Especially if these lockdowns and fear continue for much longer.
That right there could be the most important post in this thread....
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24 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:
But, again, you are going from one specific incident that a poster said was a "criminal act" (the disembarking of passengers without a quarantine that was not mandated) to "business as usual". So, are airlines going to be subject to criminal negligence charges because a passenger on one of their flights, which were known to be transmission vectors, subsequently infected another person? When the international travel ban went into effect, but did not include passengers returning to the US, or from various countries, can those passengers be considered to be criminally negligent if they subsequently infected someone? Is everyone subject to charges if they have covid and downstream cases can be found through contact tracing?
Don't bother, this has drifted off into politics. Not worth wasting your time with...
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And there ya have it.... Impossible for many to separate politics from law, reason and critical thinking.
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15 hours ago, ilikeanswers said:
First off Cozumel does not represent all of Mexico. Second Mexico is one country, so unless the sailing is to Mexico and back with no stops in between it will limit cruise itineraries. Third with uncontrolled infection in Mexico how many countries will lift their do not travel bans on Mexico? Mexico has high rates of diabetes COVID19 will be devastating, it will take them a long time to bounce back from that. Maybe things in the Caribbean might not change too much, but do you really think the Mediterranean hardest hit in Europe by COVID19 will be as willing to have such open borders? And don't forget airlines, we have had an influx of low cost carriers working to the tightest margins with such a long term of no business there will be airlines that will fall and if they go prices go up making it less affordable to fly to a starting port. And with so many travel agents shutting shop it will be a less competitive environment. A lot of those special deals will disappear making cruising less economical than other holidays. This pandemic is affecting the whole tourism infrastructure and cruising is part of that ecosystem. To think it won't be affected is IMO naive.
I'll tell you what I think is naive in this particular situation. Naive is believing that you have any control of your freedom of movement and ability to do as you please anymore and that is not by accident. It is also naive IMO to assume that cruise lines will come back if they sit out and are not allowed to sail again past much more than 6-12 months from now. Just here in the States during this pandemic alone, we have lost Neiman Marcus, JC Penney (though they have been struggling because of Bezos), Land's End, J. Crew, the list goes on and on. Here have a look.
That scares me more..... Much Much more....
Would you wear a mask every time you were outside your cabin?
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Yes, I would without any hesitation just I can make sure I have done my part.