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Princess Cruises Cancels All Voyages for Two Months
The Wall Street Journal ^ | March 12, 2020 2:50 pm ET | Dave Sebastian and Erin Ailworth

Posted on 03/12/2020 12:17:53 PM PDT by Capt. Tom

Princess Cruises canceled all its voyages for the next two months and will cut short some current trips, after two of its ships suffered coronavirus outbreaks.

It is the first ocean carrier to suspend sailings as a result of coronavirus. The suspension applies to voyages departing March 12 to May 10, Princess said Thursday.

The cruise line is owned by Carnival Corp. Current trips with less than five days remaining will continue, but those extending beyond March 17 will be cut short.

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KEYWORDS: cruiseships; princesscruises; skyisfalling
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To: Capt. Tom

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21 posted on 03/12/2020 1:02:26 PM PDT by sauropod (David Horowitz: “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out.”)
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To: Capt. Tom

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22 posted on 03/12/2020 1:03:23 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: steveo

All the handwashing doesn’t do any good when you breathe in someone else’s cough/particles.


23 posted on 03/12/2020 1:03:56 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Twotone

with my luck they will cancel cruises up until one day before mine leaves.


24 posted on 03/12/2020 1:09:27 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Secret Agent Man

That is why they are cancelling cruises. My point (I could have done better) is that they are very conscious of passengers health.


25 posted on 03/12/2020 1:16:29 PM PDT by steveo
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To: Secret Agent Man
All the handwashing doesn’t do any good when you breathe in someone else’s cough/particles.

Part of the virus transmission is using the rails going up and down stairs- turning doorknobs in the men's and women's room -pressing elevator buttons etc. -tom

26 posted on 03/12/2020 1:16:41 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
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To: All

Well, why not. They are going to get billion$ of taxpayer money to see them through. No need to go through the motions.


27 posted on 03/12/2020 1:33:01 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: steveo

No i got your point. Theres just a lot of different vectors and some they really can’t do anyhting about, whether they take certain precautions or not.


28 posted on 03/12/2020 1:33:55 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Capt. Tom

Love, exciting and new
Don’t Come aboard. We’re not expecting you.


29 posted on 03/12/2020 1:37:46 PM PDT by xp38
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To: JonPreston
I don’t cruise. So they canceled related to the 🤧 flu

Well, of course. Why would they have a cruise where people would get the flu?

30 posted on 03/12/2020 1:41:10 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Flash Bazbeaux
Except for my town. We went when no one else did.

Walked 10 miles to school. Uphill. Both ways.

31 posted on 03/12/2020 1:42:28 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: steveo
That is why they are cancelling cruises. My point (I could have done better) is that they are very conscious of passengers health.

I had a guy tell me "All this for the the FLU!"

I'm like "Yeah, and I don't want to get the flu!"

What nitwit thinks getting the flu is a great idea?

32 posted on 03/12/2020 1:45:28 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: RummyChick
Come on NCL..cancel my May cruise...good for me..but not the industry

This will all be over by then. Your cruise should be safe. Happy Cruising!

33 posted on 03/12/2020 1:49:38 PM PDT by upsdriver (and now, back to q research.)
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To: LegendHasIt
Well, why not. They are going to get billion$ of taxpayer money to see them through. No need to go through the motions.

The cost of a run of the mill cruise ship today is about a half a billion dollars.
Many cruise lines have bigger ships costing a billion dollars.

So tieing up these ships and paying tens of thousands of dollars to employees, can be a major economic problem, not to mention the collateral damage to airlines and hotels and travel agencies etc.

The real dammage depends on how long this lasts. -Tom

34 posted on 03/12/2020 2:10:05 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
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To: Capt. Tom

Expected, bummer that it took so long.

The BEST PART is some Mensa babe here was just telling me that I was full of crap for recommending she not go on her planned cruise. But she knew better, due to her superior IQ. Well, now let’s see if she can convince Carnival Corp. to NOT stop cruise ship operations. LOL.


35 posted on 03/12/2020 2:25:44 PM PDT by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
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To: LegendHasIt

“Well, why not. They are going to get billion$ of taxpayer money to see them through.”

I sure hope not. First, they’re not essential to operation of our economy. Second, when that Love Boat loaded up with Coronavirus, they should have TAKEN THE HINT and ended things right there. But they did not. Had they stopped at that point, I might have more sympathy for them...but now, LET THEM ROT!


36 posted on 03/12/2020 2:28:19 PM PDT by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
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To: upsdriver

“This will all be over by then. Your cruise should be safe. Happy Cruising!”

They’ll be back to ‘normal’ in about 5 years, providing this virus is dispensed with. You can see stock investors are JUST NOW figuring out the same.


37 posted on 03/12/2020 2:29:49 PM PDT by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
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To: Fido969
Sorry 😐 no cruising. Did you read the article about the 🤒 flu? What gives??
38 posted on 03/12/2020 2:30:30 PM PDT by JonPreston
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To: Capt. Tom

The real dammage depends on how long this lasts. -Tom


There was a little video showing Cathay Pacific’s airliners parked in Hong Kong. So the airlines are hurting too—especially, I would imagine Asian carriers.


39 posted on 03/12/2020 2:35:33 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Capt. Tom
"So tieing up these ships and paying tens of thousands of dollars to employees, can be a major economic problem, not to mention the collateral damage to airlines and hotels and travel agencies etc....

When I owned businesses, if there was some sort of downturn, the taxpayers didn't bail me out, nor did I expect them to.

Too Big To Fail... Crony Crapitalism is great, huh?

40 posted on 03/12/2020 2:35:36 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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