Italy in Lockdown

[Shocked91]

Not looking good.We are meant to sail on Thursday with 4 stops in Italy.

[HappyInVan]

By now, I would assume that no one wants to go to Italy for the next three months. For comparison, Germany has 1,151 confirmed cases with just 2 deaths. 

 

Be grateful if MSC cancels your cruise, or you spend more days at sea.

 

 

[lovetoholiday]

If it only picked up passengers in Barcelona then we could just sail round the Med and not bother docking, just enjoy the ship, 😉

but there are already passengers on board who got on and so need to get off again in Genoa and Civitavecchia so we need to stop there.  No idea how they are going to sort this one out. Unless they cancel our cruise and just gradually empty the ship.

[Stadleter]

If it only picked up passengers in Barcelona then we could just sail round the Med and not bother docking, just enjoy the ship, [emoji6]
but there are already passengers on board who got on and so need to get off again in Genoa and Civitavecchia so we need to stop there.  No idea how they are going to sort this one out. Unless they cancel our cruise and just gradually empty the ship.

All Italian ports will be closed for cruise ships.
They will probably dock in Marseille, they cant dock in Croatia beacuse any italian passenger will be put in 14 day quarantine.

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[BHBillH]

I'll go to Venice May 3rd if quarantine lifted. Wash hands we are healthy

[alyssamma]

7 minutes ago, HappyInVan said:

This is very unusual. Italy has 10k confirm cases with a death rate of 6%. Highest death rate by far in the world?

 

Regional analysis shows that Lombardy has a death rate of 8%. Anyone have any idea what's going on?

 

 

This is the issue:

 

Italy has one of the oldest populations in the world, with a median age of about 46 years old. Nearly 60% of the population is aged 40 and over, about 23% of which is over 65 — heightening the population's risk with regards to the novel coronavirus currently spreading through Italy

[sidari]

Italy has the second oldest population in the world according to news here in the UK.

[capitalbarry]

CRUISE ITINERARY UPDATES

11/03/2020

 

Due the continued Covid-19 crisis development in many of the countries where we operate, the restrictions imposed by various government and port authorities, and the safety measures we put in place since January, we are forced to adjust or cancel some of our itineraries.
These decisions reflect the situation as it continuously evolves. We are in contact with governments, health authorities and local authorities to monitor any news and we will keep adjusting our operations as often as required to protect the health of our guests and crew members. It’s worth noting however that as of today most of our fleet continues to operate as planned, and we have had no Covid-19 case on our ships.

Cruises in the Emirates
In the Emirates due to a limitation on passenger’s movement imposed by the local authorities we are cancelling the cruises of MSC Bellissima and MSC Lirica starting from March 14, including the Grand Voyages of MSC Bellissima on March 21 and that of MSC Lirica on April 18.

Cruises in the Mediterranean
In the Mediterranean due to the limitation of movements requested by the Italian government, embarkation disembarkation and transit are not possible at the moment. Consequently, we are adjusting the itineraries of MSC Grandiosa and we are cancelling the cruises of MSC Opera from March 10 to April 21.

For both programs as well as for other smaller changes, all details are available in the table below. Please note we may have to do further adjustments as the situation evolves.

For the cruises we are forced to cancel we will offer to our guests a voucher equal to the value of the cancelled cruise, to be used for any future sailing departing before the end of 2021 plus an on board credit of €100 per cabin for cancelled cruises up to 6 nights and €200 for cruises of 7 nights or longer. Solely for the cancellation of MSC Bellissima Grand Voyage Dubai-Yokohama, and MSC Lirica Grand Voyage Dubai-Venice, we will offer and on board credit of € 400 per cabin. This credit is refundable, valid for any period of the year and can be combined with any existing promotion. 

We at MSC Cruises are committed to deliver great holiday experiences to our guests, and we are sorry that current circumstances force us to change some of our plans and possibly disrupt some of your dreams. We look forward to sail with you in calmer waters very soon, always with the safety of our guests and crew as our top priority.