Some of the cruise lines are grasping at straws to accommodate the new interference of these health agencies such as Royal Caribbean thinking of getting rid of the buffet and having people wearing masks.
Other cruise lines have entertained ideas like having a Doctors certificate saying the passenger was fit o travel.
And many other ideas introduced to pacify health agencies and Governments .Like having every other cabin empty.
To me, cruising should be carefree and not a hassle.
This year ,2020 should be an economic disaster for cruise lines, and although bookings look good for 2021, to me that is still up in the air. -Tom
Maybe a few Americans will buy them up, reflag them, and hire Americans to crew them.
Currently, affected American workers, which are few, are getting unemployment and can find new jobs like the rest of us.
“To me, cruising should be carefree and not a hassle.”
Used to work for a certain cruise line as a steward boy when I was 20 during the summer/fall run. Seattle-Vancouver-Alaska. The way it was explained to me that the cruise ship has no specific season. If there is a destination, they’ll create it. And the one thing I hated are the close spaces inside which exacerbated the issue. It all depends on the size of the ship.
Sane thing with my uncle who is retired Navy who made his tours on mostly destroyers.
Last cruise I went on put me in hospital for a week. I’ll stay at home and watch “cruise from hell” vids on youtube. Still don’t understand why tables aren’t bolted down; they are good for chasing passengers.
At home I know with certainty that the water is safe and that the commode works.
Some of the cruise lines are grasping at straws to accommodate the new interference of these health agencies such as Royal Caribbean thinking of getting rid of the buffet and having people wearing masks.”
They do this and say goodbye. We don’t use the buffet much except maybe the first couple of days, any experienced cruiser will tell you the buffets at the beginning of a cruise are way better then at the end. But a lot of people love them. Everyone one in masks will make people feel like they are just one sneeze away from dying. Bad idea. Don’t fall prey to overreaction to a disease with a less the 1% mortality rate.
who the hell cares?
Any company that is not registered in, and doesn’t pay taxes to the United States can damn well go to hell.
No great loss; the smallest store on Main Street is more important and should get more assistance than any entity that doesn’t have its headquarters, physical facilities, and highest-paid employees here.
If they at least had English speaking, taxpaying American citizens as their crew and flew an American flag *maybe* thier floating petri dishes should get some aid.
Thank you for the ping, Capt!
Useful goods manufactured by Americans in the U.S.A. will do well, though, and outdoor exercise in the neighborhood is back. :)
Once they begin sailing, they’ll get PLENTY of people to go on their cruises.
...and then the media reports will resume.
I first heard at least sixty years ago, my Mother laughing at the old chestnut, "I'm no bigot, I hate everybody equally."
As my wife pointed out just now, the Long Cruise Lines have been having problems long before this so called crisis. Food poisoning, mysterious murders, suicides, seasickness, tourists left in ports of call, and not being reimbursed for services not provided. The list goes way back and on-and-on.
But going back to what my Mom used to laughed about, my Dear Sweet Wife and I don't like people enough to be isolated with them on a ship on the high seas.
John Donne said, "No Man is an Island", but there is a codicil, unless like me, he chooses to be.
No thanks, just give me Star Trek transporters to eliminate the use of airlines, a holodeck and virtual reality to replace vacations, or...Total Rekall...
Today,May,19,2020, I was reading Royal Caribbean is seriously thinking of getting rid of the buffet and implementing a few more restrictions, in other areas like boarding and swimming pools..
I believe the buffet is very popular and it's demise and the other implementations will make it less of a carefree cruise and more like paying to visit a hospital ship in 2020. - Tom
Cargo cruises seem to be a unique and interesting way to cruise. Never been on one yet though.
Royal Caribbean Will Resume Cruise Operations in August
Emrys Thakkar - May 20, 2020
Royal Caribbean has announced an extension on its pause on operations through July 31 with cruises now starting in August.
Norwegian Cruise Line Will Now Begin Sailings in August
Emrys Thakkar - May 20, 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a further extension on its suspension on cruises with sailings now starting in August 2020.