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On 4/8/2020 at 9:50 AM, TNcruising02 said:

I think they will step up on sanitation of the ship.  

It would be nice if the Carnival ships had sinks with soap and water as you enter the buffet like they did on Harmony of the Seas.  Everyone had to go through these entrances and wash their hands with soap and water before entering the buffet area.  If they can't do this, then stationing servers at the buffet area.  I would prefer servers, although I personally wash my hands with soap and water after handling buffet utensils, but before I eat.

I will say that after 15 cruises, I have never gotten sick on a cruise ship.  I don't think buffet areas are any worse than handrails and elevator buttons.  People need to wash their hands.  

Once there is a vaccine, I think things will get back to normal and this will fade away until the next new virus. i don't see them taking temperatures in the long run, but I could be wrong.  It didn't take any time at all for them to do it on our last cruise.

 

Cruise lines can have  the  best sanitation protocols but the passengers have to do their part, don't come on the ship if you are sick and wash your hands often,ect. 

How is the  entertainment on the ship, are there bands to can dance too?

Gary

7 minutes ago, klfrodo said:

Interesting.

I can see a lot of legal challanges within these recommendations. But I do understand the intent.

I agree about the legal changlees , how can you stop people from using public transportation to return home? 

I like the Vista class ships  because they have a Latin club dancing to that music is a lot of fun.

Gary 

3 minutes ago, missholly24 said:

Yes of course I will. Diseases will continue. As will car accidents, and heart attacks and cancer and etc. Once again seasonal flu (despite vaccines, etc) kills up to 80,000 Americans per year. Corona is currently at 10,000. Do you worry about the flu on your cruises?

No!!!!

Sure I will continuing cruising. You can't live in a bubble, are you going to stop driving because  more people die on the roads then probably from this pandemic  

13 hours ago, CarnivalCruiser32 said:

I wish I understood how to invest in the stock market. I tried googling it but it was so confusing. I wouldn't want to spend so much money and not even know what I was doing

It is all about taking the risk even the brokers probably do not know more then you do. Buying CCL at 8.00 Dollars a share is a good bet if you look at the past earrings. The stock will go up how long it takes that is the question. 

53 minutes ago, ALWAYS CRUZIN said:

Well now I have 500 shares. Just bought this 100 @ $7.95 

It will go up sooner or later.

3 hours ago, Elbozi said:

 

 

And Eight Days later it was trading below $8

just bought it at 8.01 per share  so I'll just sit on it and it will go up how fast is anybody's guess

 Gary

13 minutes ago, iamsteph said:

I don't think it means anything. My May cruise that was just cancelled did that in March. 

My May cruise was also canceled but I rebooked the Horizon 10/31/2020 , not only did I get a better cabin

but it was cheaper.

Gary

32 minutes ago, PaulMedik said:

Yes I have had issues; I've tried on multiple browsers and always get the message that they cannot verify initial booking or words to that affect.  It's in red at the bottom.  Very annoying....

 

I get the same message in red at the bottom. 

Gary

Has anyone  had issues filling out the form using option 1 and submitting  to CCL.

Gary

1 hour ago, Bostwick girl said:

I got 12 emails, all the same. My cruise was May 9th. Guess I’ll rebook something.

 

I too got the same Email. My cruise was also May 9th.I rebooked on the Horizon October 31, 2020

3 hours ago, LaRue1975 said:

Very, very interesting, thank you for posting! My only big concern was that they could go bankrupt, this puts that worry at ease. Very good to know they can ride it out a year if need be, this will eventually end. 

It has been reported that Carnival has 150 million in cash.

If Carnival cruise line cancels cruises until May 12 or later I think the stock will drop lower. Just watch the market.

Gary

I live in Manchester Ct things are not as crazy as last week although everything is closed except grocery stores and pharmacies. I think my dance studio will close this week and my gym is closed, which are the two things I do just about everyday.

Gary 

19 hours ago, Yankeegirl49 said:

I have one scheduled for May and as of this moment I have no intention of canceling.

Me too!!!!

I was wondering if a guest tested positive for coronavirus would the ship be allowed to disembark at a  US port.

Gary

THE ONLY THING THAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT IF ONE PERSON TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS ON THE SHIP , IS IT  TRUE , THE SHIP MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PORT IN THE  U.S UNTIL EVERYBODY IS TESTED  

I've been on both but I prefer the Horizon or Vista because they have a latin club on board I like dancing to that type of music.
 

Gary

CCL use to give me a 100.00 gift card but that was a while ago I wish they would start that up again.

Gary

Did anybody win?

The only thing that I do not like about the Magic is there is no latin club which I do latin dancing

3 hours ago, bingomamma19 said:

We are on the 3/23/19 sailing for the Horizon.   I did our check in the day it became available.   We also had an earliest check in time of 12:30 pm showing.

 

This is a premier cruise for us, and my daughter and I are turning platinum this cruise, so we could show up whenever we want.  But I hate crowds and lines, so we will be going about 1:30 or so anyway.    We get a late check out from our hotel, so we have a lounging morning and a great breakfast (staying at Embassy Suites), then head over.   We fly through the lines and walk right on.

My boarding  time is between 12:30-1:30pm, However since I am  Diamond I can board  when I get to the port if the ship is cleared to board.

On 2/5/2019 at 7:45 PM, bury me at sea said:

crzndab, I don't think the food is bad.  I do think the quality has declined steadily over the last several years.

 

Just a couple of examples

 *Flat iron steak in the MDR and a charge for better cuts.

*Shrimp salad formerly included on Room Service (when it was all no charge), replaced by several fried items for charge.

*I haven't seem Beef Wellington on the menu for several years.

*Baked potatoes have been served undercooked and at room temperature.

 

There are obviously things I like, but the quality has, in my opinion, definitely been on a downward slope.

 

That I do agree with the food has declined over the last several years, why I don't know .The food on CCL use to be getting better and better but I do notice the difference in the quality over the last few years.