Fredric22

2 minutes ago, ShowMeCruise said:

Luggage is loading.....woohoo.....we're sailing!

Woohoo! Have an amazing cruise!!

6 minutes ago, rtkenmore said:

You're not being entirely honest either.  The reason it was red was because of ONE crew member testing positive BEFORE any passengers were ever on board the ship.  If it was red for the first revenue sailing, it was only a carry over precaution from the prior crew member testing positive prior to embarkation with paying passengers.

Huh? Did I specify why it was red?  Whatever the reason for it was, the status was RED. Please just stop now... it's getting embarrassing.

Just now, NavArch64 said:

The point is that Celebrity Edge never sailed as a CDC CSO code RED ship. 

Oops!  Facts are tough.... why do people think they can just say whatever they want? The internet is forever...

https://www.cruisehabit.com/celebrity-edge-set-sail-weekend-first-us-crew-member-tested-positive-covid-status-red

7 minutes ago, NavArch64 said:

The data from CDC for July 23, 2021 showing Celebrity Edge as GREEN and proving that you are a .....

https://www.cruisehabit.com/celebrity-edge-set-sail-weekend-first-us-crew-member-tested-positive-covid-status-red

2 minutes ago, NavArch64 said:

The data from CDC for July 23, 2021 showing Celebrity Edge as GREEN and proving that you are a .....

Well you seem nice!  Not sure what showing me July 23 status would have to do with my cruise that took place in July 2 weeks before that. 🤣🤔

26 minutes ago, seaman11 said:

How would they test everyone on board right away yesterday , it was said only those that were in close contact with the others infected . 

They did it deck by deck yesterday in the dining room. That's what happened so I'm not sure what else to tell you. 🤷‍♂️

7 minutes ago, NavArch64 said:

To Fredric22 .... see below

 

On Friday, July 23, 2021, 4:37 PM, NavArch64 wrote:

FYI ....

 

What exactly are you showing me? 

Just now, NavArch64 said:

I believe that are incorrect ... under the CDC CSO, to my knowledge, no ships have been coded RED to date. Perhaps you can provide specific cases to support your assertion.

Yup! Was on Celebrity Edge after it was coded red. July 2021. 

1 minute ago, seaman11 said:

no not true m it was just a few hours ago completed as far as all pax disembarking  

It is well documented testing of all guests took place yesterday.

4 minutes ago, NavArch64 said:

Under the terms of the CDC CSO, as I understand it, if the ship is coded YELLOW, and the situation deteriorates from there, the company (NCL) and the CDC meet to determine if the ship should be coded RED and voyages are then halted. This could be the meeting coming up.

Ships have sailed red before, so just because a ship is coded red it doesn't mean sailings are halted.

Just now, missnd said:

We don't know yet how many additional positives they found when they tested everyone, do we?

That number would have been known yesterday (all tests were completed then) . So let's just say they found a ton of cases, NCL would have known then they would have be having a potential CDC threshold issue. 

6 minutes ago, Juncti said:

Well they finally updated the story. CDC issue, and there supposed to have a meeting in 15 minutes discussing the situation.

 

Why didn't they do this meeting hours ago. I don't see us getting on anytime soon

 

We may not be going anywhere

 

 

 

 

 

This makes little sense. 10 cases is not enough to trigger any kind of CDC issue. The thresholds are much higher than that.  There must be more to the story...

Just now, The Traveling Man said:

Because it crossed that magic threshold of 10 cases.  That's what triggered the extra attention.

There is no such threshold unless something has changed. The CDC threshold is 1.5% which would be a lot more than 10.

2 minutes ago, jeremybe said:

So a .33% positivity rate - Thats a hell of alot better than NH where we are currently seeing 13.4% - This basically tells me that cruising is a lot safer than staying here...

100% true!  The fact this even made the news is beyond ridiculous. 

1 minute ago, milolii said:

It seems crazy, NCL would take that position. News is already out. Keep us posted on how you are doing 

Seems like the requirement to test everyone on the ship came from NOLA. There have been plenty of cases on ships over the past many months with no disembarking testing requirements. In any case, seems like they already completed the testing and the next cruise is going on as normal. Seems ridiculous that this even made the news. 

This is just part of modern day cruising now.  There will be cases and it shouldn't really be making news anymore. 

1 minute ago, roger001 said:

Well.....hell!     I can't see the ship getting turned around and underway for the next sailing any where near on schedule.  Hope NCL Covid procedures prove me wrong.  

You realize ships have covid cases all the time, right? 

31 minutes ago, MsTabbyKats said:

I understand the headlline.  But why were these people tested?  Were they feeling ill and showing symptons?  If they were, there must be a lot more asymptomatic people onboard.

This is exactly why we need to stop testing vaccinated people with no symptoms.  

8 minutes ago, shof515 said:

most likely because of the new variant and the media needs any kind of covid story

It seems like it was originally publicized by the Louisiana dept. of health. So yea of course the media is eating it up because they love to talk about the cruise industry.  63 people tested positive on a KLM flight the other day... does anyone remember that being covered extensively? 

Cruise ships have positive cases/ tests literally every week. I'm not sure why this is even making the news.  

Hi! Can anyone who has recently been on Mariner tell me if there are any cigarette smell issues outside of the casino?  I have a friend who wants to join us on our cruise but is highly sensitive to smoke.  He won't be going into the casino but he is worried other areas nearby and on the royal promenade may still smell like smoke.  Any current or recent reports would be much appreciated! 

36 minutes ago, leela8 said:

Florida wouldn't be in the situation it's in if people would wear masks.

What a silly and inaccurate thing to say.  I do hope this comment gets moderated as it has nothing to do with cruising and it is also blatantly false. 

43 minutes ago, DGNewton said:

We were got a Carnival letter in an email yesterday....when we booked the Oct 30th trip we figured this would go to Curacao instead as Bonnaire which has been closed.....we'd rather go to Curacao as our preference but we feel for those that really wanted Bonnaire....we just don't see them opening for some time - 2022 at best....

Sorry for the change for you - they should have sent you a notice.....seems so much correspondence some things may fall through the cracks but this is important.

Praying for a better world in 2022......too many have left us.....we heard our old pastor is being pulled from support today and may all our prayers be with him, family, and church....so sad....

I believe Celebrity Equinox called in Bonaire yesterday... so I guess they are open. 

9 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said:

Carnival is increasing the requirement to wear masks indoors.  Specifically, for my cruise on Magic tomorrow (finally!) they sent out an email that noted there had been a few cases of COVID amongst the crew, and as a result they are "asking" that pax wears masks at all times when indoors, except when actively eating/drinking or in your cabin.

 

So...my wife and I will be spending a lot of time on the Lido deck and at Serenity, I guess!

This logic from Carnival (if this is actually the reason) makes no sense.  They have cases among the crew, so they are requiring guests to wear a mask more often? Umm.. gees Carnival needs to get it together.  I would politely so no thanks to this and cancel. Many other cruise lines like NCL and Celebrity have more guest friendly protocols in place.  Testing + vaccination is enough. 

15 hours ago, SpainAlien said:

Thank you, I think I may cancel my pass then, I don't think I would be able to breathe in the sauna or steam room with a mask on

I highly doubt people are going into the steam room or sauna with a mask on. That is actually ridiculous and hazardous to health.  The insanity is getting a bit much to handle these days. I would imagine this is NOT enforced.