Posted on 12/08/2020 11:20:23 AM PST by Capt. Tom
The next few months will have plenty of vaccine pro and con news that will affect potential cruise line passengers, and the future of the cruise lines. - Tom
Big question: will proof of receiving the antibody cocktail within the past 4 weeks satisfy these requirements? It should be but I bet that is going to be too complex to implement.
It actually should be as good or better than a vaccination in terms of risk of virus spread.
Cruise ships aren’t coming back.
Curious...would you recommend shorting Carnival, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean stocks? They’re up strongly this month. If you’re correct it could be an epic investment score.
Never understood the allure of getting on one of those floating incubators.
Like living in a crowded high rise, full of every disease known to man.
Guess I’m just a country boy.
For sure there will be complications now that the health officials and politicians in each country are getting involved and are getting to call the shots.
Just recently a cruise ship was going to leave Italy for the Caribbean, spending about two weeks at sea, and then staying on a private Island in the Caribbean, for about a week, and then reburning to Italy.
That cruise was cancelled by the Italian Govt.
The new Mardi Gras has cancelled its cruise and moved it back a month.
Lots of problems for cruise lines to overcome.
In hind sight it probably would have been better for some of the cruise lines to reorganize 6 mos to a year ago, save the billions they have spent to stay relevant, and come back with a smaller number of cruise ships.
But who could imagine this flu virus would shut them down and us for a year?-Tom
“Cruise ships aren’t coming back”.
That’s right. And for many reasons.
Or if a Thalidomide style outbreak happens, and people are panicked over that.
SAD SAD situation this is. Only hope for a quicker recovery is if vaccine is effective.
Its not just the cruise lines that are going to call the shots - the ports-of-call will also heavily influence the requirement. I bet New Zealand will demand all cruiseline passengers show proof of vaccination before being allowed to disembark there.
Unless you are micro chipped which will stop fraudsters from duplicating
documentation. Plus the cruise ship will know where you’re at if you’re late returning to the ship.
Hundreds of old people on a confined disease incubator with limited medical assistance. What could go wrong??
The vaccines will present new problems since many people won't get it under any circumstances.
A simple question like if a person who is vaccinated and immune, can they still spread the virus to the unvaccinated?
Thee are opposing medical answers to that elementary question-with each side calling the other Quacks.
Another sign of the ongoing Cruise Line problem is when recently the Carnival Cruise Line President, and CEO Christine Duffy advises that the crews get temporary or part-time work while waiting on the resumption of cruise operations. -Tom
They are all just waiting to see if recipients of vaccine will remain safe. I am betting most will jump on it once it is proven to be safe.
A simple question like if a person who is vaccinated and immune, can they still spread the virus to the unvaccinated?
Short answer is it is possible. No one knows for sure. My own opinion is a healthy patient without any symptoms does not excrete a bomb load of virus cells because she is not coughing and sneezing and does not have lungs gull of virus cells to exude while talking. JMHO.
CEO Christine Duffy advises that the crews get temporary or part-time work while waiting on the resumption of cruise operations.
You will not believe how many retail workers and hospitality workers in places like Thailand & Philippines have lost their jobs. Tourist business is dead there. They do not have programs like food stamps or unemployment checks there. People are literally starving for food.
That’s right. They’re like giant Petri dishes.
It won’t happen because people won’t be able to afford to go on cruises and/or they will be carefully watching their money.
I’ve read that many health care workers have said they will not get the vaccines.
We have the time to wait it out and pick a vaccine, but I don't think the cruise Lines can.
They will be over a year wih no income and BILLIONS in expenses. -Tom
Capt. Tom wrote: “But who could imagine this flu virus would shut them down and us for a year?”
Politicians shut us down, not the virus.
Yes and they continue to do it all over the world-here is the latest, click on today's link below. -Tom
https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24015-potential-covid-19-case-on-royal-caribbean-s-quantum-of-the-seas.html
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