gordylad Posted April 25, 2022 #1 Share Posted April 25, 2022 As covid is still lurking on ships I'm wondering if people are feeling confident or not about cruising this year? We have two upcoming cruises with one in June and although we have slight reservations about going on the first one [Rome Med Cruise] we feel that we have to get back to normality again. That doesn't remove the ongoing concerns and as we go on cruises to enjoy ourselves it was sad to hear that shows on the Apex just now are cancelled because of a crew covid breakout. So right now its still not plain sailing [pardon the pun]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lv2cruisgrl Posted April 25, 2022 #2 Share Posted April 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, gordylad said: As covid is still lurking on ships I'm wondering if people are feeling confident or not about cruising this year? We have two upcoming cruises with one in June and although we have slight reservations about going on the first one [Rome Med Cruise] we feel that we have to get back to normality again. That doesn't remove the ongoing concerns and as we go on cruises to enjoy ourselves it was sad to hear that shows on the Apex just now are cancelled because of a crew covid breakout. So right now its still not plain sailing [pardon the pun]. We canceled one cruise to Greece, moved it to next year. We have a Caribbean cruise in June, if it was just my husband and I going we would cancel. However it is with other family members who want to go. We will mask up since our last cruise we got Covid on. Then one in November and we will decide what to do later as time approaches. We have done 4 cruises since last year and just recently got Covid from it. Luckily we didn't get it until day we got home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B x Posted April 25, 2022 #3 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I do share your concerns, our next cruise is out of Civitavecchia on 13th June and whilst we have been counting the days having not cruised since the Pandemic, the apparent rise in cases is a worry. I say this as someone with several autoimmune conditions and having shielded for the best part of eighteen months. Like you I feel the need to return to some sort of normality, hubby on the other hand does not share my views and is travelling under sufferance despite not having the health worries I have. We have a Sky suite booked, but our TA is looking into upgrades so we have more room if we decide mixing not viable when we arrive. I will just be happy with Med sunshine on the balcony. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lv2cruisgrl Posted April 25, 2022 #4 Share Posted April 25, 2022 41 minutes ago, B x said: I do share your concerns, our next cruise is out of Civitavecchia on 13th June and whilst we have been counting the days having not cruised since the Pandemic, the apparent rise in cases is a worry. I say this as someone with several autoimmune conditions and having shielded for the best part of eighteen months. Like you I feel the need to return to some sort of normality, hubby on the other hand does not share my views and is travelling under sufferance despite not having the health worries I have. We have a Sky suite booked, but our TA is looking into upgrades so we have more room if we decide mixing not viable when we arrive. I will just be happy with Med sunshine on the balcony. Sky suites are nice, we usually book them. Good luck with your decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted April 25, 2022 #5 Share Posted April 25, 2022 No we will not cancel. The Covid concern will be with us for many years to come. You are either comfortable cruising with it around or not. Next year will not make a difference. It will be around. Ships will have cases. There is no waiting for pre-pandemic normalcy. Just keep Up To Date with vaccines or don't cruise if you are concerned. All we can do. 20 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted April 25, 2022 #6 Share Posted April 25, 2022 We debated cancelling our last 2 cruises (October 2021 & March 2022) but decided we had to get back to some type of normal. We got Covid after the March cruise but it was mild and we now have a 4th shot. Looking forward to our December cruise. Right now, cancelling is not part of our discussion. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D C Posted April 25, 2022 #7 Share Posted April 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, TeeRick said: No we will not cancel. The Covid concern will be with us for many years to come. You are either comfortable cruising with it around or not. Next year will not make a difference. It will be around. Ships will have cases. There is no waiting for pre-pandemic normalcy. Just keep Up To Date with vaccines or don't cruise if you are concerned. All we can do. Some of us are already back to pre-pandemic normalcy, with cruising being no exception. 🙂 No planning on cancelling. Looking for bargains to book MORE cruises. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordylad Posted April 25, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted April 25, 2022 perhaps Celebrity should sell raffle tickets and the winner is the person who gets covid after the cruise.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmas gran Posted April 25, 2022 #9 Share Posted April 25, 2022 We have recently had Covid and have no intention of cancelling our B2B in November as we got a deal in RS for both 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted April 25, 2022 #10 Share Posted April 25, 2022 We have 2 cruises booked in August for Italy and Greece and will be gone from home for 34 days. We have no intention of canceling as the Greek cruise is our 5th attempt to get to Greece since the 2020 cancelations. Reality is Covid will be with us forever just as are the Flu and rhinoviruses. We all need to find ways to get back to some sense of normalcy as the mortality rates and hospitalizations from Covid continue to decline and as vaccinations and treatments rise. If you think putting off cruising until Covid goes away, you may never be on a cruise again. My wife and I are very active and in our early 70's, we only have so many prime travel years left after wasting the last two. We still have many places and things to do on our bucket lists. No matter what, I feel safer on a cruise ship than our local grocery store and I still shop for food 3 or 4 times a week. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordylad Posted April 25, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted April 25, 2022 love to hear people are not cancelling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39august Posted April 25, 2022 #12 Share Posted April 25, 2022 We cancelled a Jan. b2b because we feared being isolated due to getting covid on board. Sure enough, my husband came down with a moderate case of covid when we would have been on our third day of the cruise, had we gone. We are booked May 6 on b2b. Actually just as concerned about isolation or being denied 2nd leg of our cruises, but we are going anyway. "Damn the torpedoes; full speed ahead"! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted April 25, 2022 #13 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Leaving for Royal Caribbean Explorer OTS on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFL Cruisers Posted April 25, 2022 #14 Share Posted April 25, 2022 We have been on six since the restart with zero problems and have five booked between June of 22 and March of 23 so , so no, I think we are good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplsmurf Posted April 25, 2022 #15 Share Posted April 25, 2022 The only reason it is even crossing my mind to cancel is because after our cruise from Rome next month we are traveling to Spain to see our son. We haven’t seen him since September and miss him terribly. We have one week with him after the cruise. If for some reason we would get Covid and have to be quarantined toward the end of the cruise we would be stuck in Rome and unable to see him. If it wasn’t for that I would have no hesitation……..seeing him first isn’t an option. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDTrip Posted April 25, 2022 #16 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Canceling due to quarantine fears and having to test to re-enter US. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlover33 Posted April 25, 2022 #17 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I could catch covid going to the local supermarket, so if I’m to catch it might as well be enjoying ourselves. Only caveat is the thought of an OV room instead of our sky suite large balcony. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted April 25, 2022 #18 Share Posted April 25, 2022 We are doing a family land vacation with our two adult kids, their spouses and 3 grandkids to St Thomas, USVI the end of May. To enter the USVI we had to apply online for entry and upload our proof of vaccinations, our condo address and contact phone numbers without vaccinations you have to provide negative test 2 days prior to travel. After acceptance we got QR codes we have to show upon landing. Not once did any of us consider canceling this trip we planned for 2 years ago. So cruising is not the only travel that is being impacted by Covid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalves Posted April 25, 2022 #19 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Not thinking of canceling at all. In fact we booked another cruise while sailing just two weeks ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted April 25, 2022 #20 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I’ve waited two years for our cruise in Sep/Oct. One of us has health issues and may wear a mask. We are going with two friends. We will probably go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted April 25, 2022 #21 Share Posted April 25, 2022 We have done 5 cruises since the restart and have a fall TA and Mexico scheduled this year. We have no intentions of cancelling either or any of our 2023 booking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted April 25, 2022 #22 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Looking forward to our September cruise on the Summit. Recently did a B2B cruise on RCs Explorer Of The Seas (13 and 20 March) and neither of us came down with post cruise covid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cw2go Posted April 25, 2022 #23 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Currently have 5 cruises booked... 2 Caribbean 1 Alaska and 2 Europe. We plan to be ON BOARD 🚢 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare angelsil Posted April 25, 2022 #24 Share Posted April 25, 2022 1 hour ago, MDTrip said: Canceling due to quarantine fears and having to test to re-enter US. That's really the issue for us and why we moved our British Isles cruise to a sailing in the Americas out of Tampa. If we got over to Europe and tested positive before our flight back to the US we'd be unable to come home and need to quarantine in a hurry in Amsterdam. We have limited PTO and additional time off work might compromise our jobs. We're triple (DH) and quadruple (me) vaxxed. I'm not that worried about getting Covid from a health or wellness perspective. I am worried about the impact getting Covid would have on my vacation. Until the US does away with the negative test entry requirement for vaccinated folks, I think we'll be avoiding overseas travel. If like some here we were retired? I'd have zero issues cruising anywhere. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted April 25, 2022 #25 Share Posted April 25, 2022 1 hour ago, terrydtx said: We have 2 cruises booked in August for Italy and Greece and will be gone from home for 34 days. We have no intention of canceling as the Greek cruise is our 5th attempt to get to Greece since the 2020 cancelations. Reality is Covid will be with us forever just as are the Flu and rhinoviruses. We all need to find ways to get back to some sense of normalcy as the mortality rates and hospitalizations from Covid continue to decline and as vaccinations and treatments rise. If you think putting off cruising until Covid goes away, you may never be on a cruise again. My wife and I are very active and in our early 70's, we only have so many prime travel years left after wasting the last two. We still have many places and things to do on our bucket lists. No matter what, I feel safer on a cruise ship than our local grocery store and I still shop for food 3 or 4 times a week. terrydtx your comments really echo my feelings as well. Thanks!😀 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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