Sodashire Posted March 15, 2020 #101 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Moss just announced that they are still co operating with the Brazilian health authorities. He would like to thank us all for abiding my the instructions.however the Brazilian authorities are curtailing the amount of time and where. Now only 30 mins per deck am and pm and outside only on decks 8 and 9. No outside service at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzibroad Posted March 15, 2020 #102 Share Posted March 15, 2020 It seems to me that if it is still allowed that it is an OK exercise, so why reduce the times? Maybe it is the surveillance staff availability from the Brazilian side? I will miss the chance for a really hot cappuccino ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaphilly Posted March 15, 2020 #103 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Hello fellow travellers. We are on the other side of South America on the Explorer. 2 days ago we received news of a positive Covid 19 test. Since then we have been on lockdown with very little news as to our options. We have not been allowed our exercise time and hope that they will soon follow the model you seem to have. They are feeding us fairly well, although my husband wants a hamburger and fries which is not being offered. We are ordering our quarantinis. We were supposed to o to Ar Island, but that has ben cancelled. We were then all supposed to disembark next Wednesday in Valparaiso. The frustration is not having any information. If they would just tell us we have to roam around for 14 days, then we would complai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaphilly Posted March 15, 2020 #104 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Then accept it and move on. Just thought I would say high from the other side of South America. Keep washing those hands and stay healthy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaphilly Posted March 15, 2020 #105 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Sorry for the typos, that was Easter Island we supposed to go to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzibroad Posted March 15, 2020 #106 Share Posted March 15, 2020 So sorry to hear that Explorer has the same experience. We did hear rumours it may be so. Our crew are trying their best to make the experience as painless as possible. Cabins today are cooler and I don't know if it is the outside weather[has been showery] or they have somehow managed the aircon mixture with cooled air added to the outside air. Everyone did love the outside exercise a d conversations today. A pity that has been halved. We still get a reasonably diverse cabin menu . Staff are wonderful even though they have personal risk. I tried for a fan- am still waiting to hear after 5 hours What I would really like to know is how long we are likely to be here, then, when we are released, where to? I have flights and an itinerary in the USA I should cancel and flights and accommodation through US, then through New Zealand to Australia ,which will obviously need manipulating or changing altogether. Not easy on the spur of the moment, and maybe they will even be cancelled by the time I get there, if ever. I may have to return from Recife rather than USA? Has anyone any ideas on what will happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lirio Posted March 15, 2020 Author #107 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Today American Airlines informed that as of tomorrow will cancel all flights from Brazil to US. https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/coronavirus/canadense-passageiro-de-cruzeiro-retido-no-recife-testou-positivo-para-coronavirus-1-24306054 Contact of Australia Embassy and consulates in Brazil: Australian Embassy in Brazil: +55 (61) 3226 3111 (Brazil business hours) My best wishes for all in Shadow and Explorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted March 15, 2020 #108 Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 hours ago, spinnaker2 said: Stumble the only ship going to Marseille was the Costa one. No news on Silversea ships The Braemar was at anchor somewhere in the Caribbean last I heard. Hope all aboard both Silversea vessels are ok, as well as the pax on the other two vessels. We continue to keep you in our thoughts!! Thanks for the clarification, Spins, and correcting my miss understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodashire Posted March 15, 2020 #109 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Moss just announced Brazilian authorities will no longer allow us out of our suites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodashire Posted March 15, 2020 #110 Share Posted March 15, 2020 We have two waterTankers alongside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted March 15, 2020 #111 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Sodashire said: ... waterTankers... That would make a great euphemism. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodashire Posted March 15, 2020 #112 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Captain announced no new cases aboard. All embassies and consulates working hard to bring us out of the vessel. He has another meeting with officials 9am tomorrow. Difficult find planes or charters etc to get us home and most ports world wide are closed to cruise ships. Hope some good news will arrive to all of us with a new week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted March 15, 2020 #113 Share Posted March 15, 2020 CNN just reported on the plight of some Cruise ships and mentioned the Shadow and the Explorer and the Braemar. All in quarantine. One case on shadow and one on Explorer. Multiple cases ( 6? )on Braemar which is anchored 25 miles off Bahamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodashire Posted March 15, 2020 #114 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Captain just announced result of second person has been negative for the virus. Both results on first Canadian man are positive. So still to be prudent and careful. Protocol is still in force 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowornever Posted March 15, 2020 #115 Share Posted March 15, 2020 hls.. I’m so relieved to hear that your sister’s test was negative. This is great news. Please pass on my thoughts for a quick recovery & safe trip home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodashire Posted March 15, 2020 #116 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Just got form to fill in if we need to request medicine that we may run out of in the next 14 days. Asking for GP and Pharmacy details and list of medications taken plus allergies. Implies we maybe in for the long haul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted March 15, 2020 #117 Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Sodashire said: Moss just announced Brazilian authorities will no longer allow us out of our suites Oh no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted March 15, 2020 #118 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, spinnaker2 said: CNN just reported on the plight of some Cruise ships and mentioned the Shadow and the Explorer... Here is a link to the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archipelago Posted March 15, 2020 #119 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Just checked my temp. Said all crew members are good so far. Hoping all pax are as well....fingers crossed 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowornever Posted March 15, 2020 #120 Share Posted March 15, 2020 We just had ours checked & we were below normal...pretty sure we need to drink more wine! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusababy Posted March 16, 2020 #121 Share Posted March 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, nowornever said: We just had ours checked & we were below normal...pretty sure we need to drink more wine! Glad to see your sense of humor is intact nowornever. I'm home in cold, wet California and following along your every move (ooooops, you're not moving very far at the moment.) Regards Dusa aka Mary Ann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueSeraSera Posted March 16, 2020 #122 Share Posted March 16, 2020 32 minutes ago, nowornever said: pretty sure we need to drink more wine! I'll drink to that 🙂 & here's hoping that Silversea staff will soften the blow & care for you and all the folks on Shadow and Explorer. Wishing you all the very best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzibroad Posted March 16, 2020 #123 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Well, after 2 -3 days of sweltering heat in our cabins things seem to have improved , with cooler temperatures. I reported that reception last night [after my 4th complaint ] told me that the authorities had insisted on higher temperatures to counter the virus [it seems with the prior model of influenza, less likely to transmit in summer they assumed a similarity, but without evidence]. As a doctor I previously knew that this was only a theory and unproven, but things were evolving quickly and I assumed that they would have the latest research. Well, I have just had information from my Australian friend who constantly surveys news from throughout the world, who informed me that Brazilian authorities have forced the ship to lower temperatures to reduce the viral infectivity.!!! Was any harm done? I have asked my friend to send the links to the articles. Anyway, I am happy with the more congenial temperatures. In fact I had an email from a non- medical friend suggesting that everyone be put into a refrigerator for 5 minutes while our rooms were disinfected . Perhaps good advice? It seems more logical than our previous swelter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowornever Posted March 16, 2020 #124 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Greetings Mary Ann. Thanks for your thoughts. All things considered I’d rather be rolling on the Wind in the N Atlantic than hanging out here watching the mold grow on the adjacent silos. Moss just announced that the “authorities” said no more jail exercise breaks...or maybe it was phrased differently. 👮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hls22 Posted March 16, 2020 #125 Share Posted March 16, 2020 16 hours ago, nowornever said: hls.. I’m so relieved to hear that your sister’s test was negative. This is great news. Please pass on my thoughts for a quick recovery & safe trip home. Thank you - I woke up to the news this morning in the UK! She's been moved off ICU now and, although still on oxygen, is in better spirits (who thought anyone would ever be relieved to have pneumonia!) This forun was a great help to me when info was limited as your updates from the Captain were, at times, my updates too - so thank you all! I hope those of you on board are able to get home soon! As long as you remain healthy, a few days quarentine may be a small price to pay...these are challenging times. Stay well and stay positive! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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