Posted on 04/13/2020 1:07:00 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
Cruise lines started 2020 expecting a banner year. Demand for cruises in the Caribbean, Alaska, and around the world was huge; fares were high. COVID-19 has, of course, changed all that, and cruise companies have been battered by an unprecedented drop in demand, sparked in part by CDC and U.S. Department of State warnings against travel by ship. Now, the whole industry is on pause. Summer seasons in Alaska and Europe are questionable, according to industry analysts and cruise insiders. Entire countries — including Australia, Canada, Italy, and Mexico — are closed to cruise ship traffic.
All of which raises the question: When will we cruise again?
Among the dozens of issues are crew readiness, securing provisions, implementing passenger health screenings, and determining which ports will be open — and which might turn away a visiting ship. Then there’s the challenge of simply getting potential passengers to the ship in the first place.
Before they stopped sailing, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line were among the brands saying they would institute a new rule barring any guests with chronic illness from their ships. Those lines would also require any passengers age 70 and up to have a physician’s letter saying they’re fit to cruise.
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Don't forget things can change in the coming months.-Tom
It is a solvable problem. The ships can be made safe. Millions love cruising, you make it safe we will come.
FL Gov Desantis needs to get out on front on this and tell DHS and CDC they don’t govern FL state waters, FL-based commerce or international maritime law. These cruises leave FL waters and return to them. It is not true international travel since the cruises originate and terminate in domestic FL ports. This is a huge, target economic hit on FL.
Gonna have a helluva time filling those super-sized ships when telling 40% of their potential customers that they are not wanted.
“FL Gov Desantis needs to get out on front on this and tell DHS and CDC they don’t govern FL state waters, FL-based commerce or international maritime law. These cruises leave FL waters and return to them. It is not true international travel since the cruises originate and terminate in domestic FL ports. This is a huge, target economic hit on FL.”
Cruise lines have to shape up and not lie. When boarding is delayed for hours to disinfect the ship, don’t lie and say it is an immigration problem.
The Centers for Disease Control has a program to combat it: https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/default.htm
“FL Gov Desantis needs to get out on front on this and tell DHS and CDC they don’t govern FL state waters”
I’ll tell that. to the Coast Guard next time they pull me over!
“Viruses aboard cruise ships was a problem before COVOD-19.”
The hidden secret.
having a $500 million ship that you can’t use is a real problem.
The problem is that the ships that enter and leave Florida ports are foreign flagged ships. The only large cruise ship under American flag operates in the Hawaiian Islands and is covered by the Jones Act.
“Our members have been exchanging feedback with one another,” says Colleen McDaniel, the editor in chief of the popular website Cruise Critic. “According to a recent forum poll among members, 66 percent report that they’ll continue to cruise the same as always. An additional 10 percent said they’d cruise more than ever,” she said. -Tom
Before the Coronavirus these Cruise Ships were plagued by various illnesses and deaths. They offer very cramped quarters for huge prices for what? A bouncy Ocean voyage with brief stops in hot humid “paradises”? Why anybody in their right mind would spend good money on an Ocean Cruise is beyond my imagination. But, there is a “Nut” born every minute.
“having a $500 million ship that you can’t use is a real problem.”
That is not a problem! Having ten billion-dollar ships you can’t us is a problem!
That is why I added in the following statement:
Don't forget things can change in the coming months.-Tom
People may rethink cruises altogether.
Cruise lines are done for. Only slobs who want to belly up to a buffet will go, low info types mostly.
“Why anybody in their right mind would spend good money on an Ocean Cruise is beyond my imagination. But, there is a “Nut” born every minute.”
Lack of imagination is why nuts join the army! :)
Bingo. I remember a cruise back in the 90’s when a huge number of people on board were sickened.
"People may rethink cruises"
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