At first I wondered why early on some lines just cancelled all 2020 cruises. Maybe they figured there are two many complicating factors to be cleared up this year.
As I say we are not in charge anymore, the events are in charge so lets see how this works out. - Tom
Reopening and having anybody show-up are two different things.
You can see that around here with restaurants.
Having been on 6 cruises, which I LOVED...Who in their right mind would go on a cruise NOW? or EVER?
BTW, most cruises involve air travel. Who in their right mind would get on an airplane today, or EVER if they didn’t have to.
I don’t expect cruises to start up again until February 2021 at earliest. And then, only on Carnival and Royal Caribbean, the companies who have the resources to weather what just happened this year.
Hell yeah, let’s get on an airplane (s) with people we don’t know, from all over the country/world (and breathe their air), then get on a ship crowded with old people from who knows where and a crew that is literally from all over the WORLD.
That would almost be like going to one of those HIV bug chasing parties. /s
No thank you, even if the cruise was FREE! (including airfare).
Reopening will be meaningless if it means getting bullied around by dozens of these new insane rules of no shore excursions outside of a group, and masks. If it isn’t normal it’ll be not worth it. Sad for the people who work in the industry.
Might have a hard time finding ports that will let them dock & disembark.
From the article: “In the meantime, the cruise operators have made safe sailing panels and an enormous amount of protocols and operating procedures to make sailing safe again. They are convinced that their procedures are sufficient and that they can guarantee the safety of those sailing onboard.”
Royal Caribbean and Norwegian published their proposal for Safe Sailing. It listed five objectives. Not one of them related to having a good and enjoyable cruise.
Tortola is scheduled to reopen for tourists on Dec. 1. Just in time for our Trump 2020 Victory Cruise aboard the Celebrity Edge embarking on Dec. 6 from Port Everglades. San Juan and Philipsburg, our other two destinations have already reopened.
Carnival Cruise Line has announced it will cancel all remaining 2020 voyages, with the exception of sailings scheduled to depart from the Florida homeports of PortMiami and Port Canaveral.
Excerpts from cruise Critic:
NEW List Of Carnival Cruise Lines Canceled Cruises
Carnival Splendor: Sailings through and including January 7, 2021
Carnival Spirit: Sailings through and including May 16, 2021
Mardi Gras: Sailings November 14, 2020 through and including January 30, 2021
Carnival Breeze: From Ft. Lauderdale sailings November 7, 2020 through and including March 7, 2021
Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration: Sailings through and including April 19, 2021
Carnival Fascination: All sailings through and including January 9, 2022
Carnival Sensation: Sailings March 3, 2022 and March 7, 2022
Carnival Sunrise: Sailings through and including October 19, 2020; Miami 7 and 8 day sailings from October 9, 2021 through and including April 30, 2022, excluding the March 5, 2022 sailing; Miami 5 day sailing January 3, 2022
Carnival Radiance: Sailings through and including November 1, 2020; 9, 12 and 14 day sailings from May 2, 2021 through and including April 29, 2022; 5 day sailings December 23, 2021 and December 28, 2021
Carnival Paradise: Sailings through and including February 22, 2021
Carnival Magic: Ft. Lauderdale and Miami departures through and including March 6, 2021; Transatlantic & Barcelona sailings April 10, 2021 through and including May 3, 2021
Carnival Valor: Sailings through and including April 24, 2021
Carnival Conquest, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Sunrise, Carnival Breeze, Carnival Elation, and Carnival Liberty: Miami and Port Canaveral sailings through and including October 31, 2020.
All Other Ships: Departures through and including December 31, 2020.