billf0401

4 hours ago, susiesan said:

I am flying to Costa Rica in a month for a land vacation. No pre flight covid tests required, no quarantine, no vaccination requirements. I do have to buy a special travel I insurance policy that covers covid expenses, but that will cost me $50. It's not a cruise, but it is a vacation. If Costa Rica can relax their requirements, surely many other countries can. It depends on how badly they want tourism revenue and jobs to return. For Costa Rica, tourism is in the top 3 sources of income for the country along with technology exports and agriculture.

Those looking for a vacation....look at Florida.  We are open for business.  Restaurants, Bars, etc were packed today.  No lock Downs.

1 hour ago, clo said:

Why?

We hate wearing a Mask....we only wear them briefly when we go shopping...never more than 20 minutes...Wearing a Mask would ruin a vacation for us....not happening.  Masks are all about control.

We are booked in January, 2022....If masks are required we will cancel.  Going on a Cruise Vacation wearing a Mask is a non starter.  It makes no sense to wear a Mask after having a Vaccination.

Wearing a Mask after being vaccinated makes no sense at all to me....We are booked for a cruise 10/31/21...If a mask is required we will most likely cancel.

I see that WindStar has cancelled all their 2021 cruises that were more than 7 Days....Does not look so good for the Montreal/Miami cruise....

Vaccines start this week....Perhaps it is the beginning of a more positive environment for cruising in 2021.  I would also expect controversy with regard to mandates...Will the Cruise Lines mandate vaccine to cruise?  That is a Big Question.

It would seem likely that one of the next huge controversies will be the mandating of vaccinations.  At this time polls indicate that approximately 40% of the population does not plan or refuses to get vaccinated.  Public Transportation, Airlines, Corporations and yes Cruise Lines will have to navigate this...Next year will be Huge for Lawyers as the lawsuits will fly when people are faced with losing their employment or are denied entry or transport.

The politicians on Both Sides of the Border are destroying businesses and livelihoods along with them...It is amazing that a Virus with a 99% survival rate is treated this way....On the positive side we no longer have deaths from the Flu or Pneumonia.  If the Cruise Lines survive this it will be surprising.  Imagine any group of 1000 or more people together that will all test negative during a 1 week timeframe...Especially given "false positive" tests.  If 1 positive brings a cruise to a stop we will have few cruises. Take a look at the news this week of the "false positive" on the cruise to nowhere that was worldwide news.

of course I meant 10/31/21...

After all the input and much further research I am putting the odds on this 10/31/20 Montreal/Miami cruise on the Insignia at 20%.  Negative factors include...International travel US/Canada, Longer than 7 Days, Political Virus Implications, Vaccination Requirements, and a few lesser complications.  Hope I am wrong as we are really looking forward to going.

We have travelled much of the world and COVID has not diminished our desire to continue to do so.  Certainly we realize that the "hold" and restrictions on travel may have been necessary.  We are seeing our time in semi lockdown take away one of the great pleasures remaining in life.  So yes, we booked the 10/31/21 cruise on the Insignia with what we thought was more than sufficient time to get cruising back under way...Now, these months later it does not seem so certain that we will be going...still hopeful.  We also have another cruise booked for January, 2022...With a bit of good fortune we will be cruising in 2021..if not on the Insignia, we will book a cruise from Port Canaveral.

We have been missing our cruises so much.  We are booked on the Montreal/Miami cruise on the Insignia on 10/31/21 departing from Montreal.  Given the situation we are less than positive that it will take place.  There is the issue of the Vaccine, Border crossing, Quarantine and of course whatever protocol Oceania has onboard.  We will be waiting till the last minute to make our final payment to assess if it will look like an enjoyable experience.  Some of the proposed onboard restrictions are not so appealing.  We are trying to stay optimistic.

What are your thoughts?

Thank you for the info...appreciate it.

We enjoyed the Azores and Bermuda....Has anyone any info on the timing for bookings to begin....last we heard was on the Vista TA when John Heald mentioned December...obviously that did not take place

Getting nervous about our stop in Turkey. We are adventurous but we do not want to go over the line to "ill advised".

After much debating we booked the B2B beginning in Athens and Ending with the TA in NYC....have not done a TA before and we wanted to do that so we decided to add on the Athens/Barcelona cruise ahead of it....should be a huge trip....

Thanks for the advice/encouragement. We have never done a B2B previously. Looks like we will be in different cabins on the Athens/Barcelona and the TA. Do we have to get off the ship and re-board? Will the crew transfer our belongings from one cabin to the other?

We have been booked on the TA for some time and are now considering adding the Athens to Barcelona cruise immediately prior to the TA. Anyone else doing this? Any thoughts on this also appreciated. Not sure at this point if we would be able to get the same cabin so we may have to change in Barcelona...we are in 7359 for the TA..

Anyway, we are on the fence as to whether this may be a good idea so any comments appreciated...

Any ideas on when bookings may start? I assume there will be a TransAtlantic?

I just noticed that the cost for a suite is up significantly since I booked. At that time it was $2449 and now $3099. Does that indicate that the cabins are selling quickly?

One of the least satisfying aspects of cruising is the slow speed and high cost of staying connected. Are there upgrades planned for the Vista?