time4u2go Posted October 12, 2020 #76 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, miami562 said: This is from the Florida Department of Health. This is the source being used by the government leaders to make decisions on reopening. These are the numbers reported daily by every media source in Florida. Understood. The link I provided is from Johns Hopkins University of Medicine Coronavirus Research Center. Edited October 12, 2020 by time4u2go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami562 Posted October 12, 2020 #77 Share Posted October 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, time4u2go said: Understood. The link I provided is from Johns Hopkins University of Medicine Coronavirus Research Center. Looks like the John Hopkins site is understating the denominator. It is showing roughly 20,000 to 30,000 daily tests. The number is much higher. You have to average 10/9 and 10/10 due to a data dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted October 12, 2020 #78 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Port of Galveston spending 94k on covid upgrades. 3 lines, disney ccl and rcl not chipping in, just the port paying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted October 12, 2020 #79 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, miami562 said: Looks like the John Hopkins site is understating the denominator. It is showing roughly 20,000 to 30,000 daily tests. The number is much higher. You have to average 10/9 and 10/10 due to a data dump. Here's a good explanation of why there is a discrepancy. Not sure which is right or wrong, but apparently Florida's way of reporting their rate is different than other states: https://www.wftv.com/news/covid-19-positivity-how-florida-calculates-its-rate-why-that-matters/U7FKUE2KXZFOFP4R6S76ZU6BJ4/ From the article: Of the 10 largest health departments in the nation, all of them include every positive and negative test in calculating their positivity rate. Their rationale for including repeat positive tests is simple: If a person is still testing positive, they’re still capable of spreading the virus. Florida has not followed suit in that regard. Edited October 12, 2020 by time4u2go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted October 12, 2020 #80 Share Posted October 12, 2020 53 minutes ago, time4u2go said: I don't understand the discrepancy between the two sites. The first graph is the daily result, the second is the rolling 7 day average. Was a bit confusing at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted October 12, 2020 #81 Share Posted October 12, 2020 39 minutes ago, miami562 said: Looks like the John Hopkins site is understating the denominator. It is showing roughly 20,000 to 30,000 daily tests. The number is much higher. You have to average 10/9 and 10/10 due to a data dump. Yes, the data dump was much in the news in the last few days -- averaging the two dates is necessary. Now that our State is 100% open, we'll have to wait and see how the numbers play out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted October 12, 2020 #82 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I really am trying not to read anything into why liberty cd is posting for my april roll call but not feb. I sure hope rcl is going by feb, but just saw that carnival cancelled dec cruises now. Hopefully he just likes us. ... though the fact he says sending crew home and dropping to 300 onboard sounded to me like they arent planning to start right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted October 12, 2020 #83 Share Posted October 12, 2020 12 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said: A more accurate comment would be basically all businesses are allowed to be open here in Florida. But things are still far from normal down here. Pretty much back to normal but not in the best shape. I’m glad we live in a state that lets us conduct business as normal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 12, 2020 #84 Share Posted October 12, 2020 23 minutes ago, firefly333 said: I really am trying not to read anything into why liberty cd is posting for my april roll call but not feb. I sure hope rcl is going by feb, but just saw that carnival cancelled dec cruises now. Hopefully he just likes us. ... though the fact he says sending crew home and dropping to 300 onboard sounded to me like they arent planning to start right away. Not sure why Liberty would have had that many crew on board. Harmony a wee’ ago had just over 100 which is all they need to keep the ship going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted October 12, 2020 #85 Share Posted October 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Not sure why Liberty would have had that many crew on board. Harmony a wee’ ago had just over 100 which is all they need to keep the ship going. Well people were hoping liberty out of Galveston would start again soon by december. That's why I didnt like hearing crew is being sent home. I'm thinking december out for Galveston:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted October 14, 2020 #86 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 7:59 AM, Joseph2017China said: .......It will happen in November....... Maybe from another country but not from here. Riley Tench was called back for Quantum OTS in Singapore. Now if we can have some crew who are actually being sent to some ships in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted October 14, 2020 #87 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 7:59 AM, Joseph2017China said: .......It will happen in November....... Maybe from another country but not from here. Riley Tench was called back for Quantum OTS in Singapore. Now if we can have some crew who are actually being sent to some ships in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted October 14, 2020 #88 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Duplicate ugh! Why isn't there a way to completely delete a post? Edited October 14, 2020 by ReneeFLL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted October 14, 2020 #89 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 10:46 AM, Ourusualbeach said: And then they will have to quarantine for 2 weeks , then test sailings....which makes starting up Nov 1 pretty much impossible. More likely a End November or Early December start up. Those are about the same dates I came up with. 2 week quarantine and then 2 or three weeks of training. Then cancell a month of cruises as they need to all be changed to cruises to private islands. As of today wonder what ports near Florida are open to cruise ships? If Florida cases and hospital load increases will Florida need to close the ports or change testing requirements to ensure passengers travelling to the port are not likely to be COVID positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted October 14, 2020 #90 Share Posted October 14, 2020 My next door neighbor, who is a Primary Care Physician, is sick at home with COVID19. At least 5 in his office tested positive. He, his wife, and 4 kids are now in quarantine. His office is shut down but he is seeing as many patients he can from home, via telemedicine. M8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted October 14, 2020 #91 Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said: .. As of today wonder what ports near Florida are open to cruise ships?.. Bahamas entering phase 3 tomorrow. Ports will not open there until phase 4 -- whenever that is. That is the closest island to Florida for short cruises. I don't know of any ports that are open now. Even if the CDC gives the green light, the ports have to be open and no telling when that might be. I think we can kiss 2020 goodbye from what I see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted October 14, 2020 #92 Share Posted October 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said: Bahamas entering phase 3 tomorrow. Ports will not open there until phase 4 -- whenever that is. That is the closest island to Florida for short cruises. I don't know of any ports that are open now. Even if the CDC gives the green light, the ports have to be open and no telling when that might be. I think we can kiss 2020 goodbye from what I see. Coco Cay is part of the Bahamas. Does the phase opening you mentioned apply to that private island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 14, 2020 #93 Share Posted October 14, 2020 9 hours ago, ReneeFLL said: Duplicate ugh! Why isn't there a way to completely delete a post? Mods don't want to give you that power. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted October 14, 2020 #94 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said: Coco Cay is part of the Bahamas. Does the phase opening you mentioned apply to that private island? I believe so - unless they come to an agreement regarding the private islands and the cruise lines earlier. They are eager to open. It’s a poor country as it is and hit very hard by the lack of tourism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph2017China Posted October 14, 2020 #95 Share Posted October 14, 2020 24 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said: Coco Cay is part of the Bahamas. Does the phase opening you mentioned apply to that private island? Mexico opened some "tourist" areas while keeping the rest of the country off limits. Coco Cay is isolated, and could easily be allowed to operate. That's the local government making the exceptions. Just because a place is under a lockdown from tourists, does not mean, they can't make controlled exceptions. So testing will happen in November, and by December, you will see some short cruises, and they will be adapted from lessons learned in Singapore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted October 14, 2020 #96 Share Posted October 14, 2020 At this point in time, it is highly unlikely that cruises will restart in December out of the United States. The CDC has given no indication that they are willing to lift the no-sail order. There are no ports open to cruise ships. The US does not allow cruises to nowhere. RCG trying to raise an additional 1 billion indicates that they are expecting a longer than expected pause in cruising. It could be February or later when we see the return of cruising. The Covid cases in Florida, although lower than in July, are not as low as they should be. I'm hoping cruising restarts earlier but it is not looking good for December at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 14, 2020 #97 Share Posted October 14, 2020 30 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said: RCG trying to raise an additional 1 billion indicates that they are expecting a longer than expected pause in cruising. Or, they found a cheaper way to finance their debt - some of the debt they took on early on had interest over 10% and some of it is due soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted October 14, 2020 #98 Share Posted October 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Biker19 said: Or, they found a cheaper way to finance their debt - some of the debt they took on early on had interest over 10% and some of it is due soon. That is another possibility. News that Israeli billionaire looking to sell 10 million of Royal stock not a good sign. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-Eyal-Ofer-to-sell-Royal-Caribbean-Cruise-stake-1001345705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapleleafforever Posted October 14, 2020 #99 Share Posted October 14, 2020 50 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said: At this point in time, it is highly unlikely that cruises will restart in December out of the United States. The CDC has given no indication that they are willing to lift the no-sail order. There are no ports open to cruise ships. The US does not allow cruises to nowhere. RCG trying to raise an additional 1 billion indicates that they are expecting a longer than expected pause in cruising. It could be February or later when we see the return of cruising. The Covid cases in Florida, although lower than in July, are not as low as they should be. I'm hoping cruising restarts earlier but it is not looking good for December at all. Any idea if the ships have the new air filtration systems installed yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted October 14, 2020 #100 Share Posted October 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mapleleafforever said: Any idea if the ships have the new air filtration systems installed yet? If I heard correctly NCL has installed them - don't know about RCG or Carnaval. The older ships might present a challenge in this regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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