Posted on 03/02/2021 9:34:08 AM PST by Capt. Tom
What are there so many posts regarding cruise lines here on FreeRepublic? Just asking.
Ha, 90% of FR is over 65!
Retirees spending their days in leisure...
If you have to ask, you might be in the wrong place !!
Only kidding. Welcome to FR.
Retirees spending their days in leisure...
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or quarantine or lockdown.
Some like water, some like mountains ..
I like key lime pie and beef wellington myself..
never get it served at home the way I do on a cruise liner.
To each their own.. Don’t want to miss a meal.
I’ll get my shot(s) long before I get aboard.
The only way I am going on a cruise is if my corpse is dumped on board...
;-)
A lot of us Freepers like to go on cruises.
Watching how the cruise lines respond to politicians and the different health agencies worldwide is like watching the WHOOPS FIASCO unfolding again but in slow motion.
(WHOOPS) is the Washington/Oregon nuclear power plant fiasco that happened years ago.)
It also gives the "petri dish" and "anti vaxers" a chance to weigh in. -Tom
Thanks Tom.
FWIW - I came down with Covid after a Cruise to Mexico in January ‘20. I was in hospital for 12 days. I’ve had 1x Pfizer Covid vaccine shot and am not getting the second. I intend to go on a cruise to Mexico ASAP using the same cruise line from the same port.
There, that should cover most of the non-Cruising naysayer’s objections.
I live on the most beautiful beaches in the world here on the Emerald Coadt, FL
Why would I want to wait in line with thousands of smelly tourists just to go sit on a beach somewhete? lol
Hate hate hate standing in lines. Thats just me.
Royal Caribbean can kiss my $$$$ goodbye
Capt. Tom wrote: “IMHO the cruises operating out of USA ports are realizing the requirement of everybody being vaccinated is going to reduce the number of passengers, and ROYAL Caribbean is laying the groundwork to avoid this protocol in the USA.”
The choice for USA cruises will be vaccination or CV19 protocols such as masking, social distancing, reduced capacity, etc,. I’m thinking the cruise line will realize that there are fewer objections to vaccination than wearing a mask. Wife and I have been on eight cruises. We will not go on another if we’re required to wear a mask.
The cruise business is in a fight for survival. They can’t afford to have Covid outbreaks on ships again. They will do whatever it takes to avoid bankruptcy.
To be competitive, one cruise ship line should offer proof of use of prophylactic Ivermectin or hydrochloroquine (with D and zinc) during cruise as an alternative to the vaccine.
If there was an outbreak of Covid during the cruise, you could even gather evidence of which approach was more effective.
The RC CEO Fain has been an outspoken cheerleader for cruising will begin shortly; for over a year now.
His recent statements indication he is toning that down a bit.
I understand when you have gone from BILLIONS in the bank to borrowing BILLION$, and now being in debt, you have to keep creditors, and potential customers optimistic about the outcome. -Tom
If seriously ill onboard the ship would usually disembark you at the next port. Not possible last year due to the surprise nature of the illness, but my guess the lines will have agreements with each port of call covering that possibility.
Slightly OT but I think that if there are test cruises, the passengers should be limited to only those who already have reservations for a future cruise. I had a reservation for a cruise last December which was cancelled and then I rescheduled for a Jan. 2022 cruise. Therefore I think it is only fair that such test cruises be limited only to those passengers who have “skin in the game.”
Thy might also offer the test cruises to the travel agents who have booked plenty of cruise customers for them. -Tom
The vacation industry may be surprised when they eventually learn they are missed about s much as the NFL. :)
“The cruise business is in a fight for survival. They can’t afford to have Covid outbreaks on ships again. They will do whatever it takes to avoid bankruptcy.”
It looks like DR.Fauci wants to keep kicking their asses down the road to bankruptcy. See ongoing recent Freeper thread below.- Tom
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3939201/posts
“I’m thinking the cruise line will realize that there are fewer objections to vaccination than wearing a mask.”
I think you’re right. However, I wouldn’t do either. MAYBE the vaccine after they’ve been around a couple years, and are tried and true.
“Wife and I have been on eight cruises. We will not go on another if we’re required to wear a mask.”
DH and I have been on many — 12, I think — and we love cruising. We would not consider cruising if masks are required.
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