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It would be fantasic to have the the Olympic and Britanic names back. Or if they are a bit hesitant with Britanic, then at least Olympic.

6 minutes ago, oskidunker said:

What about your deposit? Wont they keep it if you do not cancel?

Well, lost it, about £200

2 hours ago, oatbagg1 said:

so is anyone sailing Cunard canceling their cruises in June or July yet??? 

Yeah, final payment was two days ago and didn't want to take the risk given the total crickets and tumbleweed from Cunard. I havent managed to get through so I just didn't pay the final payment.

I haven't even had an e-mail off them saying 'We're very busy, please sit tight' which would have been fine.
I am not impressed.

9 minutes ago, Meliador said:

My TA just got off the phone with Cunard: my cancellation penalty is $3101 (25%), but they are offering 50% of that penalty back as a Future Credit Cruise, which is subject to change at any time (!!).

 

This is disappointing....

I would have expexted that to be 100% back tbh, given the circumstances and your government basically not advising cruise travel (afaik).

51 minutes ago, Meliador said:

Am am interested in hearing what others similarly situated are approaching the situation.

 

thank you in advance! 

I have cancelled a June 7th cruise on the Queen Victoria. Final payment was tomorrow and i'm not prepared to risk it, I've lost my deposit afaik.

33 minutes ago, arabrab said:

 

I learned something new.  So, do ships have a Q flag even today? Will they raise it when they come into harbor?

All major ships carry the full stock of maritime signal flags. They're usually kept just behind the bridge.

The 'Q' flag is just a letter and represents 'Q' amoungsst other things. The blue and white 'A' flag is used to denote a diver is working beneath.

The Q flag, actually means 'My vessel is healthy' or free of contagion afaik. The 'L' flag indicates a vessel is under quarentine.

When they're flown in tandem with several other flags, the meaning changes.

18 minutes ago, kathy49 said:

Given the crew are coming down with covid 19 and at high risk for it how is this a good situation?

I'm not sure what you're getting at. One person serving at the buffet with a mask and clean hands is better than many passengers.
 

The point was there is a possibility they're either lying or didn't notice the hand wash areas at the buffet earlier in the cruise and walked straight past them. It's normal procedure.

They've been on Sapphire princess for ages and that ship was the last to get a refit to medallion status.

So they're not 'subtle changes' as stated.

On 3/5/2020 at 5:41 PM, caribill said:

"they've noticed subtle changes on the cruise. They had to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer before getting a plate and silverware for the buffet.

"And crew handled everything," he said. "We were not allowed to serve ourselves.""

 

That's literally normal procedure at the buffet for Princess.

The crew serving at the buffet is their noro procedure.

 

6 minutes ago, ace2542 said:

It probably come to that for the industry to be fair. They probably leave their ships somewhere put the naval and engineering staff on paid leave half paid leave whatever and end up sacking the rest and just sitting tight until a vaccine can be found and pray to god one can be.

Just relax a bit. You've more chance of dying from a car accident and many other things than from Choronavirus.

15 minutes ago, npcl said:

what I would expect is to screen those coughing at no charge, check temps and at least have some idea if it is a known virus.

13 minutes ago, WonderMan3 said:

 In this emergency situation we are in if someone is seen coughing repeatedly they should be pulled aside by crew and examined by medical staff. (have temperature taken, check glands, etc.) They should then be revisited twice a day for the next few days to see if there is any change. If sickness is identified then they should be confined to their cabin.

Right, so you're going to have sentries in all parts of the ship. If people cough at dinner they march over and check you out.

Sure people are screened before they board the ship and asked where they have been, that is sensible. They're also asked to report if they feel unwell and that's really all you can do. You could also check them again all once on the voyage. Beyond that and it's not really a holiday is it?

I have an old person in my party, they have a dry cough that is pretty persistent. According to you they would send everyone running for the hills and have to be checked every day just incase, it's nuts.

Yes, there is suspision. I was in town the other day next to someone who had recently been traveling. There were Chinese students walking around, several people in the coffee shop coughed, I read a newspaper probably 8 other people had read and touched. The guy who served my drink touched the rim of the mug and put the spoon directly on the counter.

All these things happened but we can't become paronoid and suspicious about every small thing, Corvid 19 is not Ebola.

I will admit i'm potentially looking to cancel an upcoming cruise based on one my party's 'fragility' and the potential to bring infection when I get back. That's also sensible however there is also a chance they could catch corvid at home without going on holiday or get hit by a bus on their way to the shops.

Perspective.

7 minutes ago, npcl said:

the most interesting thing is zero reaction by crew and passengers to people coughing. almost like if no one notices it is not real. kind of ignore and hope no one tests positive after wards.

Well what are you going to do? Suspect everyone that coughs and stare them down untill they isolate? That's paranoia. People cough all the time, even when they're not ill.

23 minutes ago, shippmates said:

I spoke to Cunard yesterday regarding our cruises in April and May.  The response that I got is Cunard is working on a cancelation policy and once it is approved it will be released.  Also according to them none of their ships are in harms way.  We are hanging in until the very last minute to see what is going to happen in the next few weeks.

 

Thanks for posting. I tried to call this morning and got nowhere so emailed.
They had better act fast. I've got payment deadline in two days and i'm not sure I'm going to pay it.

Harms way is subjective, we have people across most of the world who may be recently infected and not know it.

I'm not worried about catching it but more worried about older people and infecting others when I get back.

26 minutes ago, NorthwestCruiser said:

Sorry, but that is nonsense.   A virus is never 'alive' and can be kept viable indefinitely in the right circumstances, which basically means keeping from it from drying out it and away from sunlight.    In practical terms, how long enough of the virus can remain on any particular surface over time to infect somebody who contacts that surface, or if that is even a viable route of transmission, is still a matter of urgent research.   The "14 day rule" that we are coming up with is because the average incubation time "seems" to be five days, and researchers are pretty confident that anybody who has been exposed will show symptoms well before 14 days are up.   (There are exceptions.)   It has nothing to do with how long the virus survives on a surface, or in waste (for example.)

 

We are in such early days for this disease that there is really very little that we can say for sure.

Given cruise ships are notoriously dry places due to air con, I can't imagine viruses staying alive on surfaces for very long at all.
Norovirus is very hardly, exceptionally so and even that has a linger time of 14 days.
 

16 hours ago, resistk said:

I want to cancel my June TA - why won't Cunard do the same as these lines?

 

Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara and Silversea will let travelers cancel up to 48 hours before they are set to sail and receive full credit for cruises later this year or in 2021.

AS im sure you know, all those lines are owned by RCCL.

Four gala evenings. Thaught there would only be two. Thanks for posting this!