April Sailings

[krittykat]

On 3/25/2020 at 4:34 PM, seaman11 said:

according to ncl they said april12th they should be back on schedule for cruises 

If it sails...there is still the issue of no ports to stop at.    Rather boring cruise. Also the issue that New Orleans is in lockdown until the day after it sails. Not sure how that would work with boarding at the cruise port. It would be in direct violation of the order.

[beerman2]

9 hours ago, mugtech said:

And then "Do you think we will be able to sail in June?"

And then "Do you think we will be able to sail in July?"

Exactly, there are so many factors that need to come together before cruises will sail again.

 

And one of those is once this strain passes when will the next one start. They may have a vaccine for Covid-19 by summer. However will that vaccine work against the next strain.

 

 

[Waquoit]

I can't believe there will be any cruises leaving from NYC for a good long time. I'm sitting tight and requesting a refund as soon as my cruise is cancelled.

[IdRatherBCruisin]

Just want to say that I know someone who flew into Orlando from NYC this week. He was not stopped, not quarantined, and went to grocery and liquor store on way home to Fl East coast. 

[tomtravel]

I am in NYC----We are concerned about Hospitals and the elderly---Schools are closed till April20th- as a target date probably further.   The last thing they will approve is Cruise ships coming or Leaving NYC..

 

The USS Comfort will be docked at  Pier 90---with ambulances coming and going.  I do not think they want to tie up traffic with a Cruise ship and cabs!

 

[mking8288]

As noted, USNS Comfort with 1,000 beds, including ICU bays, OR facilities and fully operational self-sustaining facilities will be just 1 mile north of Javtis field hospital with another 1,000 beds to relieve hospital-based ER's and trauma centers.  Red Hook's Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, upon approval, will be converted into 1 of the 4 new field hospitals - adding 800 to 1,000 beds per site for this epic pandemic outbreak.  

 

It is becoming increasingly difficult for me to see cruise ships with passengers sailing in September and October for the popular New England/Canada season out of the Northeast.  

 

On the other hand, I can see cruise ships sailing up the coast to NY to provide extra housing for frontline medical personnel and other first responders in the surge, if the forecasted curves and calculations worsen, and not flattened. 

 

Meanwhile, USS Roosevelt with 5,000 naval personnel are being tested onboard for exposure to COVID-19 and being held at Guam upon ... https://news.usni.org/2020/03/26/coronavirus-outbreak-sidelines-aircraft-carrier-uss-theodore-roosevelt

 

One can dream, and that include cruising next month.  It's safe and it is free. 

 

[kwokpot]

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/stranded-at-sea-cruise-ships-around-the-world-are-adrift-as-ports-turn-them-away

[ellasmomanddad]

Was that article today, I couldn’t find a date

[ColeThornton]

6 minutes ago, ellasmomanddad said:

Was that article today, I couldn’t find a date

 

 

If you are talking about the post above yours the date is in the link.  

[warburg]

Greetings, Everyone, from South Beach. This is a first time in history event. There are no rules or traditions. It will take time for the unintended consequences to influence our future. On the Beach, thousands of hotel and restaurant workers were fired  by the government without warning. And that was only the beginning. It is pretty much the same almost everywhere.

 

Considering the situation in Italy, one consequence for that country will be extreme caution . I can't see welcoming cruise ships full of tourists from all over the world as likely anytime soon. When in doubt, cancel. Sooner or later, this too will pass. After it is over, it might be a good idea to reread the Constitution. It has happened that people lost their liberty because of an emergency. Not all of them got it back.

Mary

[beerman2]

2 hours ago, warburg said:

Greetings, Everyone, from South Beach. This is a first time in history event. There are no rules or traditions. It will take time for the unintended consequences to influence our future. On the Beach, thousands of hotel and restaurant workers were fired  by the government without warning. And that was only the beginning. It is pretty much the same almost everywhere.

 

Considering the situation in Italy, one consequence for that country will be extreme caution . I can't see welcoming cruise ships full of tourists from all over the world as likely anytime soon. When in doubt, cancel. Sooner or later, this too will pass. After it is over, it might be a good idea to reread the Constitution. It has happened that people lost their liberty because of an emergency. Not all of them got it back.

Mary

How can the Government fire hotel and restaurant workers? Cause them to get laid off yes, "fired" No!