bluesea321 Posted March 10, 2020 #1451 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, brisalta said: Even it is meritless it costs time, money and good will to deal with. It did not take long. More details here. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article241008876.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrulyBlonde Posted March 10, 2020 #1452 Share Posted March 10, 2020 33 minutes ago, Host CJSKIDS said: Guess that's what happens when you are on the Grand dealing with this situation and you have a daughter who is a personal injury attorney in Broward County that deals with cruise ship issues. The clients she filed for are her parents. Only a matter of time before the vultures arrive. I could say a lot more but CC would ban me 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguyjake Posted March 10, 2020 #1453 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Beautiful picture of the Grand Princess coming into port this morning. jcfphotog from twitter took this 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjo Posted March 10, 2020 #1454 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I heard a couple of interesting items while watching the ship sail into Oakland. Not sure if they are true or not? 1. GP can't dock at that pier for very long, one reason there isn't sufficient "power" for her since its been closed for a few years? 2. That there are 50+ different countries that the passengers are made up of. That ALL of those countries have to charter a special airplane to get those pax home. Be it 75 or 5 passengers, one special aircraft per country. I had never thought of that. What a nightmare. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguyjake Posted March 10, 2020 #1455 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ClwtrBoi Posted March 10, 2020 #1457 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I noticed the red flag on the Grand Princess as she sailed into Oakland today, does that have a special significance? A quick search says it means it is carrying dangerous goods, is it true? Is it because of the illness on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted March 10, 2020 #1458 Share Posted March 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, ClwtrBoi said: I noticed the red flag on the Grand Princess as she sailed into Oakland today, does that have a special significance? A quick search says it means it is carrying dangerous goods, is it true? Is it because of the illness on board? Look again. It is the flag of its registry, Bermuda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClwtrBoi Posted March 10, 2020 #1459 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Just now, brisalta said: Look again. It is the flag of its registry, Bermuda. No, I know what the flag of Bermuda looks like; this is a swallowtail red flag together with the Princess flag, a US flag, and a California flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted March 10, 2020 #1460 Share Posted March 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, flyguyjake said: It's great that the crew on board are getting the much needed break in trying to get food to all the passengers. I'm sure all the crew and passengers are just so thankful. This is the 2nd time this great organization has come to the aide of Princess. Can't say enough about this great organization. WCK steps in and is invaluable after hurricanes and was such a relief in the Bahamas after Dorian. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted March 10, 2020 #1461 Share Posted March 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, ClwtrBoi said: No, I know what the flag of Bermuda looks like; this is a swallowtail red flag together with the Princess flag, a US flag, and a California flag. Oh! That would be Bravo (B) or ""I am taking in or discharging or carrying dangerous goods." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClwtrBoi Posted March 10, 2020 #1462 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, brisalta said: Look again. It is the flag of its registry, Bermuda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams cruiser Posted March 10, 2020 #1463 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) Some screen shots from our local news. 21 passengers were taken directly to the hospital. It looks like passengers walked down the ramps into the tents that were set up, and then were directed to buses. The Canadians are supposed to fly out of Oakland Airport at 9 p.m. PDT The newscasters mentioned that hundreds of others boarded or will be boarding buses to Travis AFB or the airport. Disembarkation will stop at 8 pm. and resume again tomorrow morning. Those remaining on board are still quarantined in their cabins. The headline in the 4th picture shows a news conference about the 1st Corona Virus death believed to be contracted from a community unknown source in Santa Clara County (Silicon valley - Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc.) Many corporations are having their employees telecommute. There is a new legal order banning mass gatherings (more than 1000 people in attendance.) Football season (49ers) is long over, but ice hockey (San Jose Sharks) is not. In other news from California, Stanford University and UC Berkeley have canceled in-person classes, and the largest school district in N. CA is closed this week, due to possible exposure to the virus. Things are evolving rapidly in the Bay Area, as they are in many parts of the country (and world). Edited March 10, 2020 by ams cruiser clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestCruiser Posted March 10, 2020 #1464 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I really wish that they had made the passengers disembarking stand further apart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted March 10, 2020 #1465 Share Posted March 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, NorthwestCruiser said: I really wish that they had made the passengers disembarking stand further apart. Did you ask any passengers if they tried to make them stand further apart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestCruiser Posted March 10, 2020 #1466 Share Posted March 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, brisalta said: Did you ask any passengers if they tried to make them stand further apart? There is no "try", there is only "do" when it comes to protecting human life. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted March 10, 2020 #1467 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, NorthwestCruiser said: There is no "try", there is only "do" when it comes to protecting human life. From that comment I can only assume you have never been on a gang plank when one or more people are determined to go down at a higher speed than has been requested. People have to move or fall. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheelin Posted March 10, 2020 #1468 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Doesn’t make a bit of difference how far apart they stand when they are all touching the railings. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted March 10, 2020 #1469 Share Posted March 10, 2020 https://www.princess.com/news/notices_and_advisories/notices/itinerary-modifications-cancellations.html has been updated. Grand Princess March 22, 2020 cruise is officially cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguyjake Posted March 10, 2020 #1470 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Very cute! 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin Kay D Posted March 10, 2020 #1471 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Certain media keeps saying Grand Princess had 21 passengers sick, but I have also heard it is 19 crew and only 2 passengers!! I am concerned that Princess ignored sickness among crew and made them work -- that alone could spread the illness rapidly on the ship. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted March 10, 2020 #1472 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Cruisin Kay D said: Certain media keeps saying Grand Princess had 21 passengers sick, but I have also heard it is 19 crew and only 2 passengers!! I am concerned that Princess ignored sickness among crew and made them work -- that alone could spread the illness rapidly on the ship. In certain sectors the quality of reportage and fact checking has gone down unfortunately. It is 19 crew and 2 passengers infected is what was discovered by the first round of testing on the Grand Princess. Edited March 10, 2020 by brisalta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy604 Posted March 10, 2020 #1473 Share Posted March 10, 2020 27 minutes ago, brisalta said: https://www.princess.com/news/notices_and_advisories/notices/itinerary-modifications-cancellations.html has been updated. Grand Princess March 22, 2020 cruise is officially cancelled. There are some people in Victoria BC (and Vancouver too I assume) who are hoping the March 29th cruise is also going to be cancelled. Not that we haven’t already got it here. 🙁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseVA Posted March 10, 2020 #1474 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious, how is the luggage being handled? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted March 10, 2020 Author #1475 Share Posted March 10, 2020 29 minutes ago, CruiseVA said: Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious, how is the luggage being handled? I’ve been curious about that, too, Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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