Well another curve ball can be coming from the cruise lines themselves.-Tom
This all sucks! I think finding a cruise in 2021 will be difficult as you said. In 2022 I will just have to book double the number lol.
Most of them are buying trailers and traveling the US.
I’m a big customer of cruise ships (particularly RCCL) but if the vaccine is required, I’m going to probably end up getting an RV and cruising North America on my own terms during my retirement.
I worked as a cabin guy for Norwegian after HS for their summer run after 2001 for college funds. It’s a different concept of booking than hotel occupancy, as I understood it back then. If a cabin is available, I can confidently say they’ll pay any price instead of being cooped up at home. But knowing the character of cruise ship passengers, there will be a large number who wont wear a mask.
I didn’t have any trouble getting a cabin.
I’m taking a cruise on the SS Sinker to see all the sights in Wyoming.
Great dining!
“You’ll eat when we find a McDonalds by the ocean.”
Broadway style entertainment!
“Cats? You want cats? Well we’ve got rats instead. The head one just beat the crap out of some cat who tried to get onboard. Now that was entertainment!”
Lots of enriching activities!
“You think them decks scrub themselves? Here I’ll count out loud and you can pretend it’s aerobics.”
The ports are pure paradise!
‘Wow. I didn’t know you could pile coal that high.”
You’ll make new friends!
“So, Governor Newsom let you out of prison. What were you in for? Oh. You murdered an entire family. Our cabin number? We’re actually staying on the bridge. With guns. Lots of guns.”
I wonder when “normal” like ‘17-’19 normal will return to anything?
Won’t go on a cruise until the freeforall ends. Maybe not then.
Should sell the Airstream, campgrounds are more like high density housing.
Think I’ll just stay on the farm, it is much quieter here.
Building supply and lumber prices have gone up 2-3 times since ‘20. Stupid to spend money to build much.
Work from Home? What work? Things are not getting done.
Education from home? Not happening. We are going to have a group of deficit children. It is bad enough already but it will be worse.
It's possible, maybe even likely. Just once, on one ship, would be enough for a panic exodus of ALL ships currently at sea, wouldn't you think?
Full disclosure: I've never been on a cruise, and never intend to...
Alert! Alert! Pure propaganda from the cruise ship industry!
This is a kin to the propaganda media saying “oh there’s a shortage of vaccines you better hurry up and get in line for your turn”
We have a 9 day cruise booked for Jan 2022 so I think it will be okay. I might want to go on another cruise that summer to make up for lost time.
The Points Guy /Cruise Critic etc. are all shills for the cruise and travel industry. These are the same guys who were advising people to go on their sailings when governments were not allowing ships and their passengers to disembark.
Can’t blame them trying to to help drum up business for the cruise lines or they won;t have anything to write about, but their predictions are worth about as much as the stuff that comes out of AOC’s mouth.
i will let others take my cabin space
you’re welcome