And they just had a fiasco on the Norwegian Gem that is presently returning to port after a covid outbreak, and they will give the passengers a full refund.
Norwegian has to be in economic trouble; but not according to the experts. -Tom
Not good.
Wall Street Journal
19/2022
Omicron Makes Biden’s Vaccine Mandates Obsolete
“Data from Denmark and the Canadian province of Ontario indicate that vaccinated people have higher rates of Omicron infection than unvaccinated people.” More:
“There is no evidence so far that vaccines are reducing infections from the fast-spreading variant. ... there have been mass Omicron outbreaks in heavily vaccinated populations, scientists are highly uncertain the existing vaccines can stop it from spreading. ... there should be sufficient evidence that the vaccine is efficacious in preventing serious infection and/or transmission.” For Omicron, there is as yet no such evidence. ...
The little data we have suggest the opposite. One preprint study found that after 30 days the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines no longer had any statistically significant positive effect against Omicron infection, and after 90 days, their effect went negative—i.e., vaccinated people were more susceptible to Omicron infection. Confirming this negative efficacy finding, data from Denmark and the Canadian province of Ontario indicate that vaccinated people have higher rates of Omicron infection than unvaccinated people.
Did entropy ever take off on his latest cruise?
He may be too too busy cooking and cleaning to check in :-(
I wonder if these cruise line qualify for Covid relief? Might be cheaper for them to not ship out. Just keep the ships in dock, employees unpaid, and collect bailout money.
What a shame.
I’m not a cruise liner sort of guy. I’d charter a sailboat.
My sister seems to love cruises, but being in a floating hotel doesn’t really seem like a vacation to me.
What an opportunity for the Pope. He could probably lease a few of these boats dirt cheap. Why let all those migrants languish at borders , on Greek islands or die trying to cross the Med in flimsy boats. Each cruise ship could transport 4-5,000 in relative comfort to the Pope’s underpopulated native Argentina.
I am booked on Carnival cruise in January and another in February. On the phone their rep told me all Carnival cruise ships will sail as scheduled through March 31st.
But Carnival is offering full refunds to booked passengers who are scared of Omicron.
Are any in danger of becoming a Regency?
I rescheduled our Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Equinox next Friday to Sept. 8 on the same ship. Not so much out of fear of COVID but I worried about some of our destinations either shutting down or requiring restrictions. In particular Aruba.