Live from quarantine on Royal

[TVlife]

On 5/27/2022 at 8:06 PM, Colorado Coasty said:

Five days in on

our Alaska cruise I felt like I had a cold. It kept getting worse so I decided to test - BINGO, positive. Reported to medical, they came and tested and we were both positive. An hour later we were out of our 600sf suite and into a 200sf balcony. DW not happy. Since then we have been pretty much forgotten by medical. Guest services and crew chat have been nonexistent. The consierege told us that since we are American citizens they will probably take us to a hotel in Seattle. I hope so.Called EZ air, they said that they would keep our file active and rebook us when the quarantine ends.

Only 1100 people on the ship and it has been one of least favorite cruises. Everything is just a little off, the crew seems lost.

Our original plan was to test via eMed today from Victoria but guess what, no internet. Oh well doesn't matter now.

I'll report on what happens tomorrow.

 

Oh no, sorry to read this. Hope you are now resting in Seattle. Keep us updated and get well soon!

[mthomp5]

On 5/27/2022 at 5:06 PM, Colorado Coasty said:

Five days in on

our Alaska cruise I felt like I had a cold. It kept getting worse so I decided to test - BINGO, positive. Reported to medical, they came and tested and we were both positive. An hour later we were out of our 600sf suite and into a 200sf balcony. DW not happy. Since then we have been pretty much forgotten by medical. Guest services and crew chat have been nonexistent. The consierege told us that since we are American citizens they will probably take us to a hotel in Seattle. I hope so.Called EZ air, they said that they would keep our file active and rebook us when the quarantine ends.

Only 1100 people on the ship and it has been one of least favorite cruises. Everything is just a little off, the crew seems lost.

Our original plan was to test via eMed today from Victoria but guess what, no internet. Oh well doesn't matter now.

I'll report on what happens tomorrow.

 

Were you offered an anti-viral like Paxlovid?  Do you know if it’s available onboard?  I think I read it was available on the Ruby.

[P23r23s23]

I was quarantined this morning after self-reporting and testing positive. Moved to a balcony room. This is day 3 of the cruise. I am fully vaccinated and had both boosters. I am diligent about wearing an N95 mask, but the vast majority here do not - not even in elevators where signs mandate it. I tested negative 24 hours before the cruise and suspect the embarkation process is where I contracted it. They had us sitting should er to shoulder for 2 hours waiting  for boarding (we were told to show up 90 minutes after our original boarding time but there was still another 2 hour wait when we arrived.). The first 2 days I avoided most public gatherings onboard & asked the stewards to delay clean/entering my room for 3 day intervals. I wiped down the room with alcohol wipes and ran a portable 4-stage air filtration unit 24 hours. Even with all of that, I got COVID. 

Once I tested positive a nurse called to say I would be quarantined but no info on how long or next steps.. A 4 person team then escorted me to a new room and practically ran away. No instructions at all. I have a letter in the room that says I can order room service and I have — it has been a bit spotty but fine. Have to call because neither the app or TV ordering list me as the guest so they won’t let me order to my new room. There are red bags and clear bags but I have no idea what they are for. I am symptomatic and traveling alone, so I am worried a bit about responsiveness. They have given me cough syrup, losengers and tissues. If anyone was brave enough to drop off a box kleenix soft/lotion tissues I would pay $20!!

 

Hoping the achy/fever/fatigue/cough ends quickly and I test negative in time to do the land portion of this trip. But Princess has said nothing about next steps or whether they will just offload me in Anchorage. Going to give it a day and start asking questions. After all, I have 4 more days of quarantine before the cruise portion ends in Anchorage. It is disappointing that Princess has not enforced better protocols. 

Edited May 31, 2022 by P23r23s23

[mthomp5]

31 minutes ago, P23r23s23 said:

I was quarantined this morning after self-reporting and testing positive. Moved to a balcony room. This is day 3 of the cruise. I am fully vaccinated and had both boosters. I am diligent about wearing an N95 mask, but the vast majority here do not - not even in elevators where signs mandate it. I tested negative 24 hours before the cruise and suspect the embarkation process is where I contracted it. They had us sitting should er to shoulder for 2 hours waiting  for boarding (we were told to show up 90 minutes after our original boarding time but there was still another 2 hour wait when we arrived.). The first 2 days I avoided most public gatherings onboard & asked the stewards to delay clean/entering my room for 3 day intervals. I wiped down the room with alcohol wipes and ran a portable 4-stage air filtration unit 24 hours. Even with all of that, I got COVID. 

Once I tested positive a nurse called to say I would be quarantined but no info on how long or next steps.. A 4 person team then escorted me to a new room and practically ran away. No instructions at all. I have a letter in the room that says I can order room service and I have — it has been a bit spotty but fine. Have to call because neither the app or TV ordering list me as the guest so they won’t let me order to my new room. There are red bags and clear bags but I have no idea what they are for. I am symptomatic and traveling alone, so I am worried a bit about responsiveness. They have given me cough syrup, losengers and tissues. If anyone was brave enough to drop off a box kleenix soft/lotion tissues I would pay $20!!

 

Hoping the achy/fever/fatigue/cough ends quickly and I test negative in time to do the land portion of this trip. But Princess has said nothing about next steps or whether they will just offload me in Anchorage. Going to give it a day and start asking questions. After all, I have 4 more days of quarantine before the cruise portion ends in Anchorage. It is disappointing that Princess has not enforced better protocols. 

Sorry to hear that you caught COVID even with all the precautions you took.  I agree…It is disappointing with the protocols that Princess will enforce.  Seems like all they have done is put a sign outside of elevators asking to wear a mask on elevators and nothing more.   
 

I’m trying to find out if the cruise line has a supply of Paxlovid or other COVID-19 anti-viral onboard.  Has it been offered to you since you are symptomatic and have they assessed if you would be eligible to receive it?

[P23r23s23]

1 minute ago, mthomp5 said:

Sorry to hear that you caught COVID even with all the precautions you took.  I agree…It is disappointing with the protocols that Princess will enforce.  Seems like all they have done is put a sign outside of elevators asking to wear a mask on elevators and nothing more.   
 

I’m trying to find out if the cruise line has a supply of Paxlovid or other COVID-19 anti-viral onboard.  Has it been offered to you since you are symptomatic and have they assessed if you would be eligible to receive it?

No. Have not been offered anything and not evaluated by anyone. Just escorted to a room. They call 1-2x a day. I will ask when they next call. 

[mthomp5]

Just now, P23r23s23 said:

No. Have not been offered anything and not evaluated by anyone. Just escorted to a room. They call 1-2x a day. I will ask when they next call. 

I hope you feel better soon.  And I do wish Princess had more COVID-19 prevention protocols.  But they are driven by $$$$.

 

Thank you for asking if there is a Paxlovid onboard.  I understand you’re supposed to take it within 5 days of symptoms.  I read on another thread they offered it to a passenger on the Ruby.

 

Take care!  Please keep us posted on how you’re doing.  Hope Princess takes care of you!

[suzyed]

1 hour ago, P23r23s23 said:

I was quarantined this morning after self-reporting and testing positive. Moved to a balcony room. This is day 3 of the cruise. I am fully vaccinated and had both boosters. I am diligent about wearing an N95 mask, but the vast majority here do not - not even in elevators where signs mandate it. I tested negative 24 hours before the cruise and suspect the embarkation process is where I contracted it. They had us sitting should er to shoulder for 2 hours waiting  for boarding (we were told to show up 90 minutes after our original boarding time but there was still another 2 hour wait when we arrived.). The first 2 days I avoided most public gatherings onboard & asked the stewards to delay clean/entering my room for 3 day intervals. I wiped down the room with alcohol wipes and ran a portable 4-stage air filtration unit 24 hours. Even with all of that, I got COVID. 

Once I tested positive a nurse called to say I would be quarantined but no info on how long or next steps.. A 4 person team then escorted me to a new room and practically ran away. No instructions at all. I have a letter in the room that says I can order room service and I have — it has been a bit spotty but fine. Have to call because neither the app or TV ordering list me as the guest so they won’t let me order to my new room. There are red bags and clear bags but I have no idea what they are for. I am symptomatic and traveling alone, so I am worried a bit about responsiveness. They have given me cough syrup, losengers and tissues. If anyone was brave enough to drop off a box kleenix soft/lotion tissues I would pay $20!!

 

Hoping the achy/fever/fatigue/cough ends quickly and I test negative in time to do the land portion of this trip. But Princess has said nothing about next steps or whether they will just offload me in Anchorage. Going to give it a day and start asking questions. After all, I have 4 more days of quarantine before the cruise portion ends in Anchorage. It is disappointing that Princess has not enforced better protocols. 

I'm so sorry this is happening to you and that you are by yourself.  If you start feeling worse and your fever goes up or you have difficulty breathing please call the medical center.  
I wish I could bring you the tissues but hopefully some kind soul will drop some off. to you!
Praying that you will start to feel better and you can continue on your journey.  Keep us updated.

[pris993]

3 hours ago, suzyed said:

May I ask?  What types of masks are folks wearing onboard?  Do you still see fabric masks as well as paper masks?  I know none are required right now onboard so thinking maybe people are back to using fabric?
Are there any places onboard where masks are required?

The only reason to wear a mask is to protect yourself, fabric masks are least effective.   I personally would not wear a cloth mask, have not done so for past 2 years.  I have not had covid yet.   For me, only medical or N95 are options for safety. 

[caribill]

2 hours ago, P23r23s23 said:

I was quarantined this morning after self-reporting and testing positive. Moved to a balcony room. This is day 3 of the cruise. I am fully vaccinated and had both boosters. I am diligent about wearing an N95 mask, but the vast majority here do not - not even in elevators where signs mandate it. I tested negative 24 hours before the cruise and suspect the embarkation process is where I contracted it. 

Very sorry to read that you have come down with Covid. Hope you recover fast.

 

Being the morning of the 3rd day when you tested positive, it is very possible that you were infected at the time of your negative test before the cruise, but not to the extent it could be detected at that time.

[suzyed]

43 minutes ago, pris993 said:

The only reason to wear a mask is to protect yourself, fabric masks are least effective.   I personally would not wear a cloth mask, have not done so for past 2 years.  I have not had covid yet.   For me, only medical or N95 are options for safety. 

I was wondering what you are seeing onboard.

[MsSoCalCruiser]

4 hours ago, suzyed said:

May I ask?  What types of masks are folks wearing onboard?  Do you still see fabric masks as well as paper masks?  I know none are required right now onboard so thinking maybe people are back to using fabric?
Are there any places onboard where masks are required?

I wear a fabric mask with a surgical mask on top of that.  The surgical mask bothers my skin so I wear the fabric underneath.

[Honolulu Blue]

6 hours ago, P23r23s23 said:

I was quarantined this morning after self-reporting and testing positive. Moved to a balcony room. This is day 3 of the cruise. I am fully vaccinated and had both boosters. I am diligent about wearing an N95 mask, but the vast majority here do not - not even in elevators where signs mandate it. I tested negative 24 hours before the cruise and suspect the embarkation process is where I contracted it. They had us sitting should er to shoulder for 2 hours waiting  for boarding (we were told to show up 90 minutes after our original boarding time but there was still another 2 hour wait when we arrived.). The first 2 days I avoided most public gatherings onboard & asked the stewards to delay clean/entering my room for 3 day intervals. I wiped down the room with alcohol wipes and ran a portable 4-stage air filtration unit 24 hours. Even with all of that, I got COVID. 

Once I tested positive a nurse called to say I would be quarantined but no info on how long or next steps.. A 4 person team then escorted me to a new room and practically ran away. No instructions at all. I have a letter in the room that says I can order room service and I have — it has been a bit spotty but fine. Have to call because neither the app or TV ordering list me as the guest so they won’t let me order to my new room. There are red bags and clear bags but I have no idea what they are for. I am symptomatic and traveling alone, so I am worried a bit about responsiveness. They have given me cough syrup, losengers and tissues. If anyone was brave enough to drop off a box kleenix soft/lotion tissues I would pay $20!!

 

Hoping the achy/fever/fatigue/cough ends quickly and I test negative in time to do the land portion of this trip. But Princess has said nothing about next steps or whether they will just offload me in Anchorage. Going to give it a day and start asking questions. After all, I have 4 more days of quarantine before the cruise portion ends in Anchorage. It is disappointing that Princess has not enforced better protocols. 

 

I'm sorry you caught this virus despite all your precautions.  It seems to be everywhere these days.  I hope you get your answers and better treatment.  Get well soon.

 

I am less certain than you about when and how you caught it.  As @caribill noted, you could have been infected even while you tested the day before the cruise.  It takes a few days to trip the antigen tests from negative to positive.  Part of the trickiness of this virus is that different people take different amounts of time to show symptoms.

 

Please keep us posted if you're willing and able.

[Honolulu Blue]

7 hours ago, mthomp5 said:

Were you offered an anti-viral like Paxlovid?  Do you know if it’s available onboard?  I think I read it was available on the Ruby.

 

It was the Royal Princess that had a passenger be offered Paxlovid.  Here's their post:  

 

[PacnGoNow]

24 minutes ago, Honolulu Blue said:

 

I'm sorry you caught this virus despite all your precautions.  It seems to be everywhere these days.  I hope you get your answers and better treatment.  Get well soon.

 

I am less certain than you about when and how you caught it.  As @caribill noted, you could have been infected even while you tested the day before the cruise.  It takes a few days to trip the antigen tests from negative to positive.  Part of the trickiness of this virus is that different people take different amounts of time to show symptoms.

 

Please keep us posted if you're willing and able.

Yes, true.  It also depends on your 

viral load.  Higher load….shows up

a lot sooner on an antigen. Sitting

2 hours, no social distancing? That

scares me.

 

[cruzin4us]

7 hours ago, P23r23s23 said:

I was quarantined this morning after self-reporting and testing positive. Moved to a balcony room. This is day 3 of the cruise. I am fully vaccinated and had both boosters. I am diligent about wearing an N95 mask, but the vast majority here do not - not even in elevators where signs mandate it. I tested negative 24 hours before the cruise and suspect the embarkation process is where I contracted it. They had us sitting should er to shoulder for 2 hours waiting  for boarding (we were told to show up 90 minutes after our original boarding time but there was still another 2 hour wait when we arrived.). The first 2 days I avoided most public gatherings onboard & asked the stewards to delay clean/entering my room for 3 day intervals. I wiped down the room with alcohol wipes and ran a portable 4-stage air filtration unit 24 hours. Even with all of that, I got COVID. 

Once I tested positive a nurse called to say I would be quarantined but no info on how long or next steps.. A 4 person team then escorted me to a new room and practically ran away. No instructions at all. I have a letter in the room that says I can order room service and I have — it has been a bit spotty but fine. Have to call because neither the app or TV ordering list me as the guest so they won’t let me order to my new room. There are red bags and clear bags but I have no idea what they are for. I am symptomatic and traveling alone, so I am worried a bit about responsiveness. They have given me cough syrup, losengers and tissues. If anyone was brave enough to drop off a box kleenix soft/lotion tissues I would pay $20!!

 

Hoping the achy/fever/fatigue/cough ends quickly and I test negative in time to do the land portion of this trip. But Princess has said nothing about next steps or whether they will just offload me in Anchorage. Going to give it a day and start asking questions. After all, I have 4 more days of quarantine before the cruise portion ends in Anchorage. It is disappointing that Princess has not enforced better protocols. 

 

I'm so sorry you got covid only 3 days in.    My bet is you probably got it on the plane.   No vaccination or mask requirements to ride a plane.   Either way, it still stinks.

If I could, I'd bring you some Kleenex, there is nothing worse than a raw nose.   I'm packing some for our upcoming cruise just in case.

Keep us all posted as it helps us know what to expect should test positive.

If you have a moment, please take a second and contribute to the poll I started yesterday.   Here's the link.    

 

[AF-1]

What a bummer.  You pay to go on vacation and are stuck in a room with little communications.  Hope things improve for you

[Keksie]

7 hours ago, pris993 said:

The only reason to wear a mask is to protect yourself, fabric masks are least effective.   I personally would not wear a cloth mask, have not done so for past 2 years.  I have not had covid yet.   For me, only medical or N95 are options for safety. 

I have not had covid yet either.  When I had to wear a mask I wore a very comfortable single ply, jersey fabric mask.  Now it is still stuffed in the bottom of purse just in case.  So far I have not had to drag it out for over a year.

[MissP22]

20 minutes ago, Keksie said:

I have not had covid yet either.  When I had to wear a mask I wore a very comfortable single ply, jersey fabric mask.  Now it is still stuffed in the bottom of purse just in case.  So far I have not had to drag it out for over a year.

Same here. On our last cruise we weren't forced to wear one anyplace on the ship except when getting off at a port or in the terminal. 

If you didn't have one in your pocket they always had extras handy. 

[mthomp5]

2 hours ago, Honolulu Blue said:

 

It was the Royal Princess that had a passenger be offered Paxlovid.  Here's their post:  

 

Thank you!  I’m glad to see they have it as an option if needed.  

[PescadoAmarillo]

This was just posted on Facebook about quarantine on the Royal Princess. Stay safe out there, and I hope everyone recovers quickly. 

[ChutChut]

On 5/27/2022 at 7:14 PM, cruzin4us said:

 

I'm always curious too, if you don't mind sharing.   It's a stinking virus that seems to all of us at one time or another.   My newest theory is it is being transmitted thru droplets that land in your eyes (my opinion only) as many of the maskers are getting it as well.

Anyway, I'm sorry you were one of the chosen on this cruise, it certainly stinks to go from a suite to a standard balcony.

Vast majority of masks do nothing to prevent transmission, so there's that....

[ChutChut]

On 5/29/2022 at 7:45 PM, broberts said:

 

That would be highly illegal.

No such thing as "highly illegal." Regardless, how is busing them "illegal?" 

[Colorado Coasty]

11 hours ago, P23r23s23 said:

I was quarantined this morning after self-reporting and testing positive. Moved to a balcony room. This is day 3 of the cruise. I am fully vaccinated and had both boosters. I am diligent about wearing an N95 mask, but the vast majority here do not - not even in elevators where signs mandate it. I tested negative 24 hours before the cruise and suspect the embarkation process is where I contracted it. They had us sitting should er to shoulder for 2 hours waiting  for boarding (we were told to show up 90 minutes after our original boarding time but there was still another 2 hour wait when we arrived.). The first 2 days I avoided most public gatherings onboard & asked the stewards to delay clean/entering my room for 3 day intervals. I wiped down the room with alcohol wipes and ran a portable 4-stage air filtration unit 24 hours. Even with all of that, I got COVID. 

Once I tested positive a nurse called to say I would be quarantined but no info on how long or next steps.. A 4 person team then escorted me to a new room and practically ran away. No instructions at all. I have a letter in the room that says I can order room service and I have — it has been a bit spotty but fine. Have to call because neither the app or TV ordering list me as the guest so they won’t let me order to my new room. There are red bags and clear bags but I have no idea what they are for. I am symptomatic and traveling alone, so I am worried a bit about responsiveness. They have given me cough syrup, losengers and tissues. If anyone was brave enough to drop off a box kleenix soft/lotion tissues I would pay $20!!

 

Hoping the achy/fever/fatigue/cough ends quickly and I test negative in time to do the land portion of this trip. But Princess has said nothing about next steps or whether they will just offload me in Anchorage. Going to give it a day and start asking questions. After all, I have 4 more days of quarantine before the cruise portion ends in Anchorage. It is disappointing that Princess has not enforced better protocols. 

Nearly identical to our situation except my wife couldn't even get Tylenol for her headache and we never got the tissues we requested.

Edited May 31, 2022 by Colorado Coasty
typo

[JF - retired RRT]

11 hours ago, P23r23s23 said:

There are red bags and clear bags but I have no idea what they are for.

I can answer that...best guess after years working in a hospital. In the hospital...everything that came out of the room went into a red bag. On the ship?? My guess:

Red bags are for anything that has a "mess" on it, linens, etc.

Clear bags are for general trash, like the disposable dishes.

Edited May 31, 2022 by JF - retired RRT

[JF - retired RRT]

13 hours ago, suzyed said:

I find the most inconvenient thing about the N95 masks is that the elastic goes around you neck and head rather than on your ears.

There are some brands that have ear loops.