My wife noticed on a Holland part of a farcebook site the following ...
Next years Holland sailing scheduled to transit the Panama Canal, will not be stopping in Half Moon Cay. This modification of the itinerary is being posted.
Why ?
My bet is that the Bahama’s extreme restrictions be the reason. All private islands the cruises have are all ‘doomed’ by being the Bahama chain. Probably all sorts of requirement as far as using Bahama citizens to staff. They have to transit from Bahama mainland to these private islands and could be covid carriers.
Also I’ve read on Tom threads somewhere that a Bahama issued Visa is now required to make any travel involving a Bahama spot.
Also something about covid test within 7 days prior to Bahama travel. Well a ship coming from San Diego, through the canal, leaves more than 7 days before encountering Bahamas waters. So everyone is SOL.
Comments welcome ?
Don’t know about Bahamas other than the rampant corruption and crime. Been to the Atlantis on Nassau but no interest in taking a chance anywhere else in that nation right now. Don’t see how Carnival’s private island Half Moon cay would be impacted but it seems the notorious Bahamian greed and intemperance is doing just that. Let them be that way. They’re already gouging and driving out international businesses. It’ll just get worse until a change in leadership (read: brutal dictatorship) takes over.
My thoughts are when in doubt ...Mexico. Always had great experiences at Cozumel and Costa Maya.
I believe I have found a vacation spot for Cruising Freepers who need a cahnge of pace .
If you go, would you find out for me, what happened to the investigations about a year ago into the deaths of about 20 different tourists, over a long period of time (possible poisonings?)
It was big news and several investigations lunched.
Then it dropped out of all news sources, and not a word about it since. -Tom ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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