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I thought I would post this before tonight I wanted ask in NYC Carnival changed ship Venezia Italian ship they have not shown anything American stuff I feel way too Italian stuff I am not fan of I have been complaining not great in responding to me what do think I cannot even the food I very disappointed with Carnival putting a Italian ship in NY to me a ship like does not belong in NY sorry for blunt please answer if yo7 have moment during live Thanks Michael NYC
If they recommend masks, fine. If they require masks, I won’t be cruising with them anymore.
Most masks are worthless, unless they are N95 or KN85. Fools gold.
On the Ruby Princess, haven't heard of any COVID on board.
Is there a chance that at the last minute, cruiselines will ask for negative Covid tests pre embarkation regardless of ports and countries? I sent you an email too 🙂
We got Covid on royal Princess cruise to Hawaii in February. No social distancing and shoulder to shoulder. We wish we wore our n-95s😢. We overheard crew saying Covid was starting to go around ship
I developed a chest cold near the end of my cruise. I called the medical center and a med tech was at my door within 5 minutes to test me for COVID. I was negative but they also set me up for a second test which was also negative. It was good to see this response from Princess and I was very impressed with the entire medical staff and facilities on Caribbean Princess.
I was disappointed to hear that proof of Covid vaccines are no longer required.
We finished a Ruby Princess cruise on Jan 28 and started Covid symptoms two days later. We hadn't been wearing masks. Ruby has since had other problems and is no longer sailing out of Galveston.
Not Covid, but political unrest is keeping me away from some cruise destinations like Russia and China.
Allison, speaking of Hong Kong, at the conclusion of our Yangtze River cruise with Viking in 2008, we took a 4-day extension first to Guilin for two nights and then to Hong Kong, also for two nights (actually our hotel was in Kowloon, across from the island on which Hong Kong is located.) it is an easy ferry ride across from Kowloon to Hong Kong and we spent a lot of time exploring Hong Kong, including the funicular up to the top of Victoria Peak where is located many restaurants including a local Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Co. restaurant! There was also an Outback Steak House in Kowloon as well as a TGIFriday’s. It was almost comical to see the Chinese servers all duded up in their cowboy costumes, hats and boots! Great memories!
We are booked on a 28 day HAL for next fall: Egypt, The Holy Land, Greece, and Turkey. Things change so often we are just going to be watching the situation.
Allison, as you would remember, we just got off the Grand Princess in Aus and We were reminded from time to time about masks and hand washing was highly promoted at the buffet.
Masks don’t work!
I don't understand why Europe and the UK find themselves in economic distress, so go on strike! It sounds counter intuitive to me. Hopefully, this mess improves by summer.
Thanks!
I do a lot of research for foreign ports I go to and for example, today, I have seen something on sailing to Dubai on the YT channel Fraser at sea has a new vlog about when the ship has to go dark with no lights on the outside to protect against pirates he read the letter MSC World Europa new ship sent to each cabin I would still go but would get a inside cabin because of 2 full days of blackout on the ship going though Gulf of Aden but yes I would still go because it sounds like MSC is doing a lot to keep all safe
I caught Covid in Vietnam last month. It's still out there. Fortunately my symptoms were very minor.
They should have required masks on my 15 night Hawaiian Cruise out of San Francisco over Easter 😢
FANTASTIC NEWS ON JAPAN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING ALLISON
Japan, China and Australia are a year behind us die to draconian lockdowns so they are still getting covid and don’t have the immunity. And i will cancel any cruise that requires masks.
I am fully vaccinated and have three boosters including the Bivalent Pfizer booster. In January I was seeing my primary physician who told me that COVID is never going away and this is our new normal. He advised that I take the same precautions I would to avoid any respiratory viral infection.
We booked a Viking cruise and they are still requiring rhe vax for all their sailings no matter where or when ocean or river, i was shocked.
I think CDC eased mask mandate too soon more are traveling now
Allison, as you have mentioned, I worry about continued “access” to Taiwan ‼️
The masks are personal preference of that ship. The 3 day flu has been hitting them hard as posted. So not a CDC demand. The flu is around. Gawd let Covid die already.
I was on the Royal to Hawaii and got sick. I'm fully vaccinated and boosted. They tested me for covid and said it was negative. I was told by the doctor I could continue to do what I wanted with no restrictions. I started to feel a little better as the cruise ended and I returned home Tuesday. I gradually started feeling worse and went to immediate care on Saturday and was diagnosed with covid. Was the test a false negative on board. I know there are still unvaccinated passengers.
What do you pack for Alaska in May?
We are going on the British Isles June 1 cruise on Regal Princess.
We are loyal Princess cruisers. 26 trips. Last two cruises we came back with Covid. August to Alaska and most recently March on the Enchanted. We did not mask but were extra careful with hand washing and avoiding crowding into elevators.
Please look into Dr Kari Mullis and the Pcr tests ! Educate yourself ! Thx 🙏🏼
I am going in five days on Discovery Princess and i will wear a mask indoors in crowded areas but i also still wear it around my city cause my elderly mom lives with me.
Hi Jeffrey
I’m in the same boat pardon the pun lol I’m a sever asthmatic with several other chronic medical conditions including medication controlled high blood pressure like yourself I’ve had 5 phizer vaccines now under the Australian TGA recommendations including 3 boosters my most recent about 2 months ago just has my flu vaccine too I get a second on medical advise in mid to late August. I’ve not cursed since 2018 and would love to do so again at some point soon just a matter of Finn’s if the time lol I’ve also been under medical advise since late January 2021 to ware a mask at all times such as was advised in 2020 so far I’m staying healthy my asthma is under reasonable control so for all masks through our summer just gone was annoying and expensive they’ve kept me healthy. Your doctors advise was exactly the reason my gp wants me in masks now till at least our spring in September. Stay safe
David Young. 38 Brisbane Australia.
will give up cruising if this BS mask rubbish continues .we lived with every other disease till this reared its ugly head .Getting to the point of stupidity .Masks do SFA
Just returned from 28 day cruise on crown princess. So many passengers were sick. Medical was overflowing. Covid, bronchitis, flu, virus, colds were rampant. I personally knew 1 person who died, 1 person who was hospitalized and 1 person with covid. Unbelievable how awful the spread was. I returned with a really bad cold. Not covid. I wore my mask most of the trip but coughing coughing coughing was everywhere. Crown princess dropped off sick passengers at every port. Our cruise might be the reason Princess finally started recommending masks again.
I'm going to be extremely frustrated if masks are required on my cruise in June.
This is off topic, but anyone know what's going on with Grand Princess today? Someone elsewhere said no power in some of the aft rooms?
Princess is changing the Premier Package again. No more specially dining, photo packages, or Princess Prizes.
I am going on a jazz cruise departing from Lisbon Portugal in may… I don’t need directions from the cruise ship… I will be wearing my mask in crowded in door areas and I will probably utilize plastic gloves in the buffets and as I walk around the ship to avoid touching rails and elevator buttons… I don’t want a nuerovirous or covid to spoil my trip.
Masks. Study after study has shown they never have worked. Never will work
Unfortunately we must learn to live with Covid. Make decisions that are good for you.
Do they still require Covid test before embarkation day?
MS Noordam in Australian NZ waters recently dropped mask wearing because American cruisers said it was against their civil rights. Some even refused to be tested. All of a sudden all the crew started wearing masks. We heard from a manager that crew Covid numbers were now tier 2.
I got Covid and was isolated for 6 days. My wife was given a separate cabin and was required to test for 5 days. She was allowed to go around the ship as long as she wore a mask. I was given anti virals and was checked by the medical staff daily.
We won’t go to China or Hong Kong because of the human rights abuses there. Won’t buy made in China either. Need to support Taiwan, Australia and the rest of free world.
A bunch of us got bad colds with lingering coughs. I did hear of 1-2 that tested positive for covid. Cruised 4/1-4/9.