The Motley Fool also has picked up on the vaccinated vs unvaccinated aspect.
When cruise lines are back to sailing all their ships and have to fill them to capacity, will alienated cruisers be there for them? -Tom
When cruise lines are back to sailing all their ships and have to fill them to capacity, will alienated cruisers be there for them? -Tom
LOL! It seems cruising is going full "Flight Attendant" on it's consumers.
Let it all die.
I know someone who flew all the way to the Greece for a Royal Caribbean cruise.
Got denied access for a covid technicality and got sent home.
“will alienated cruisers be there for them?”
My limited experience says no. I know a few people who have their cruises canceled. They had prior cruising experiences and are pissed. They won’t be returning.
over 12 get the jab or else?
They are not following the science.
Given that there is no evidence that the vaccine prevents anyone from getting sick, and has caused upwards of 9 000 deaths- they are not following science at all.
Cutting their own throats
The government should just butt out and let the cruise lines run their own business.
We have hotels and beautiful beaches(and rainy days for about a month now).
The cloudy skies keep the temperatures down.
Spend your dinero with Florida businesses on land.
“Carnival will be joining Royal Caribbean in requiring that unvaccinated passengers older than 12 buy new COVID-19 travel insurance if they’re leaving from Florida ports come August.”
If that’s the only thing free people must do to cruise, i.e., buy extra insurance, I can live with that.
I want to see if a vaccinated ship still gets a Covid outbreak, and what the reactions are to that.
-PJ
This guy is wrong...
Carnival has already had 2 ships return and go out again and the cruise lines would be fined if they asked whether or not passengers were vaxxed or not...masks were not required....
Not just alienated cruisers.
I often made fun of cruises. In my early/late 40s I planned a vacation for myself and wife, children from 8 to 28, and a grandparent, who loved cruises. Who suggested a cruise might be a way to let everyone do what they want, in a climate where I can keep an "eye" on them. Worked out great, and subsequent to that I've taken many warm weather cruises as an alternative to spending beach time at a resort. See a bit more, and imo less expensive. Covid arrived, I've been on several trips to Mexico which I've enjoyed. 30% hotel occupancy cap and desperate employees won't always be there, but it could affect my choice on future trips. And if you recall 2019, remember the industry was thriving not only on high occupancy and pricing but their emerging ability to attract younger passengers. Witness Richard Branson and VirginCruises. Now two ships, adults only, aimed at the below 50 market. Thanks to covid they've never sailed, but we'll see if this delay has put a dent in their demographic marketing plans.
Will be interesting to see what will happen to pricing 6 months after they're able to operate at capacity.
My guess, most former customers will be there, the new customers they were anticipating will probably take several years of marketing.