Posted on 05/04/2021 4:54:45 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
It still has to happen and you never know if the CDC is going to come up with more curveballs. - Tom
I still prefer Royal Caribbean.
Ships are full...granted its a limited full...but people are booking and rebooking...
We dont know yet whether Carnival will require vax to cruise...
Depends on the ship. One of the worst cruise for me was on a RCCL smaller ship, I believe it was Monarch of the Seas, and one of the best cruise was also on RCCOL’s Oasis of the Seas, a 6000 passenger behemoth of a ship and ironically the least crowded ship among my 36 cruises. It even has a living forest zone on ship and birds live there permanently.
For my next cruise I am going to try MSC cruises 135,000 ton ship called Divina. They have 100% vaccinations only passengers.
I will not board any ship in 2021 which allows non-vaccinated folks on ship, both passengers and crew.
Good ... leaves more room for the rest of us ...
I had no interest in taking a vacation in a floating petri dish even before COVID.
We took a repositioning cruise from Florida to Malaga Spain on Allure of the Seas. It was the best trip we’ve ever taken. And compared to the cost of a business class airline ticket, we save money. We plan to do it again. It is the best way to see the grand kids in Europe.
I just find the decor on Carnaval ships a by gaudy. Costa is worse. Star in Asia is worse still.
Carnival is a cattle ship for younger cruisers. I prefer RC too.
Hope you get out there in 2021.-Tom
Can’t wait....just don’t want to FLY to the Bahamas to get on!
“It is often said that the cruise lines ... have no benefit to the US economy”
I guess the people saying that have never seen the ports’ hotels, transportation, restaurants, tourism, etc., used by passengers pre- and post-cruise.
Is the CDC a governmental agency? Non-governmental? Quasi-governmental? I’ve heard all of those things.
Whoopee. More room for us.
“Carnival is a cattle ship for younger cruisers.”
Carnival is more than just Carnival ships with the Carnival logo on them. Carnival also owns Princess, Holland America, Seabourn, P&O, Costa, AIDA, P&O, and Cunard.
I was on one Carnival ship in the ‘80s and it was dreadful. Have been on many of the newer Princess ships, and they’re beautiful. Friends like Cunard.
We were hoping to try RC this year, but it looks like that won’t happen. I believe our cruising years are over. :(
Why? You’re vaccinated, so what does it matter if others aren’t?
The jabs protect you, correct? Correct??
LOL you are not allowed on any ships in 2021, so with unvaccinated people left in the port catching the paper ribbons thrown by passengers on ship, ships will be less crowded haha.
Jab does not protect you from catching infection. What the jab does is reduces chances of ending up in a plastic tent in hospital’s isolation ward, connected to a ventilator.
Because the vaccine creates anti-bodies and thus the body is better prepared to fight the invading virus.
No problem. I’m glad I had my big adventures in my “yout”. If I can’t get on a cruise ship in my 70s, I can live with that.
I’m cracking up at the pathetic snowflakes who want masks and “vaccines” on boats because they’re scared of a cootie, with a .03% risk of death. People did survive on a rickety boat (that almost sank). IN the winter. ON the Atlantic. With nothing at their destination. Facing a .03% chance of survival.
It’s sad, funny, and ironic all at the same time. We’re a sorry bunch.
“Is the CDC a governmental agency? Non-governmental? Quasi-governmental? I’ve heard all of those things.”
It appears the CDC has muddled their status.
Below is Robt. Kennedy’s take on the CDC. -Tom
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