-PJ
Posted on 02/05/2022 9:51:55 AM PST by Capt. Tom
If the omicron surge has you flashing back to earlier in the pandemic, this news won't help matters.
Disney's newest cruise ship, the Disney Wish, is delaying its first summertime sailing by six weeks because of COVID-related issues at its shipyard in Germany. Instead of setting sail June 9, passengers will have to wait until at least July 14.
The German company that is building the ship says omicron came at a crucial point, delaying its production schedule. The unwelcome news means Disney has to cancel 12 sailings for the season. Many other cruise lines have been affected by the omicron surge. Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean, canceled a slate of cruises on the Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Infinity, and Celebrity Eclipse though March. In the case of the Celebrity Eclipse, sailings won't begin again until the end of April.
And after an initial round of cancellations, Norwegian Cruise Line said it would halt sailings on five more ships thanks to COVID-19, affecting sailings of the Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Escape, and Norwegian Pearl scheduled to depart as late as Jan. 22. Norwegian previously canceled trips on eight ships, a few scheduled to set sail as far in the future as late April.
Royal Caribbean also paused operations on multiple ships and canceled some cruises. Five ships — Vision of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas, and Independence of the Seas — were affected.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been investigating more than 90 ships over COVID-19 outbreaks. The CDC, which has recommended that even vaccinated people avoid cruises for the time being, starts an investigation if 0.1% of passengers test positive for the coronavirus.
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Something has to give shortly if they can't pull out of this cruising pandemic. -Tom
Carnival is cancelling sailings too right into 2023...
about passenger capacity people have been reporting mere hundreds of passengers on their sailings for ships that hold 2000+
-PJ
It looks like it is up to the creditors how much longer this can go on. -Tom
Oh, good lord ...
-PJ
On Royal Caribbean you only have to wear a mask outside if it is crowded.
Do those photos look like it is crowded? /S - Tom
I have been on three Carnival cruises (Really cheap last minute pricing) since Christmas. All have been at or just over 50% full.
I don’t know about Disney as they are on my boycott list.
I think COVID is the last thing those guys should worry about catching.
Nobody know who touched what.
-PJ
I talked to a crew member on a cruise who told me that most of the crew hate working those events. Homo’s are generally rude and abusive, they can also get amorous with the staff. He said it was really difficult to deal with them.
The ships are thoroughly cleaned between cruises but I’d rather not be on the next trip out.
CDC prevents them from filling up. They are only allowed 60% max capacity.
I doubt right now the CDC has any comtrol over the number of passengers a cruise ship can take. -Tom
Cruise ships are floating Petri dishes. I think people would be grossed out by what port authorities often find.
The lines are following the CDC voluntarily. My guess is to prevent lawsuits. Right now all cruises are maxed 60%. RCCL and NCL seem to be stricter than Carnival.
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