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I haven’t checked but I would assume if they have cruise line brands cruising in the Black Sea then that would pertain to them too. Maybe other places too. Quess we will have to wait and see.
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“In light of the recent attacks by Russia in Ukraine, Carnival Corporation brands will be modifying our itineraries in the coming week once alternative ports can be confirmed. We stand for peace.”
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My bad…..it is a neutral country but Moldova seems to be concerned. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/moldova-watches-ukraine-onslaught-with-grim-sense-of-foreboding-1.4812277
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I am on a Carnival Baltic cruise in August and I am expecting SPB to be cancelled. There are as many unknowns at the moment. If Putin decides to expand further west into a NATO country such as Moldova then I would expect all Baltic Cruises to be cancelled.
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One thing to consider with the sanctions will be the increased fuel and energy costs. This should make shore excursions more expensive and other charges. My mind has been racing with what the cruise lines will do. Will travel be limited to only NATO countries? So many unknowns.
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We have a Baltic Cruise in August but I am becoming increasingly concerned that ports could be cancelled or changed due to the Ukraine Crisis. Also won’t economic sanctions increase energy costs (fuel) and make things more expensive such as shore excursions and port fees? Hope it is OK to bring this topic up but it is foremost on my mind.
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On 2/7/2022 at 3:32 PM, silversneakers said:
Just remember if you pay for your cruise or anything else you may cancel with a gift card, you only receive a gift card as a refund, not cash.
2 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:Anything 500 and up always comes via UPS and takes about a week or so.
Oh boy did reading this remind me of my gift card nightmare. In 2019.my husband and I paid for our entire Norway cruise for 2020 with the discounted AARP gift cards plus some excursions which I cancelled and rebooked several times. When that cruise was cancelled we rebooked for 2021 and then that cruise was also cancelled. We asked for our money back on that one instead of rebooking immediately. It took forever to get our gift cards, Now we are booked again for 2022 using the gift cards they refunded us with. I am worried that if we get sick and have to document to our travel insurer when we initially bought the cards and then the subsequent paths they took it will be a documentation nightmare to follow and understand. Each time they send you a refund gift card the card number is different and also the amount if you used a card for multiple purchases or combined cards for a purchase. I recall booking shore excursions, canceling and booking another one .Hope this makes sense. I will NEVER use gift cards again to pay for a cruise. Too big a headache. . Would only use for onboard purchases.
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I’m guessing the CDC will appeal this decision.
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We booked a Baltic Cruise on the Carnival Pride for August 21, 2022. Hoping we will be able to cruise in Europe by then.
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I totally get your frustration. Hubby and I (both 68) have decided to get off this merry-go-round and take the refund this time. The downside is that we will have about $4000 in Carnival gift cards to use when we feel it is safe to do so. Just hoping Carnival doesn’t go bankrupt and that we live long enough to use them.
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Thank you Mr. Dasseos for answering my question. It is appreciated.
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Our European cruise for June 2020 was cancelled and we rescheduled for June 2021. We bought Travel Insured International through Trip Insurance Store and initial application date was 6-22-19. I immediately called TIS after we rescheduled and our dates were changed for the same term for June 2021. I am worried now that the rescheduled cruise for June 2021 will also be cancelled. If cancelled by the cruise company or ourselves will we be able to change the dates on our policy again or will we just lose the insurance?
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7 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:
This would still not include European cruises, as the cruise line would only say, "the ship is staying in Europe", and then when they want to bring it back, "we changed our mind, and the ship will be coming back, so we will now comply". Otherwise, this would not be legal or enforceable.
Gosh.....this sounds sneaky to me. Wouldn’t they know the ship’s itineraries in advance and know they must depart U.S. waters and then return again? Will they quit booking transatlantic cruises? All of this is confusing to this novice.
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8 hours ago, chengkp75 said:
The CDC has no control over European cruises, that would be the EU's decision to make.
The first paragraph on page 20 seems to imply it would(b) Scope. This framework applies to any person operating or intending to operate a cruise ship in U.S. waters and to anyone operating a cruise ship outside of U.S. waters if the cruise ship operator intends for the ship to return to operating in U.S. waters while this order is under effect.
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I can’t help but wonder about the 2021 European sailings in which many are longer than 7 days. Will those be cancelled?
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22 minutes ago, poz222 said:
Well since the President and VP are now in quarantine because Hope Hicks tested positive (on the AF1 flight from a rally), I highly doubt ant meeting will transpire.
Maybe through Zoom but this is bad if a bunch of people end up with COVID. I guess they are doing contact tracing and they were even around the Biden campaign Tuesday night too. -
I think it would not be wise for cruise lines to ignore the advice of scientists and infectious disease specialists and sail again based purely on political considerations during an election season.
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2 minutes ago, TxShipShape said:
reads like a political article, which I take with a grain of salt. At least until its been fact check by several sources. So it may be true or may be not.
Axios is a news site and Jonathan Swan got the scoop. He interviewed the president not too long ago. So my guess it is true in light of how everything the CDC has been recommending lately gets shot down or altered.-
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4 hours ago, maryann2 said:
Unlikely to happen. They just haven't cancelled it officially yet. They use the capacity spiel before they cancel.
Don't book flights hotels tours etc.
This is the reason I booked Fly2Fun with Carnival so I could cancel with no $$$$ tied up till final payment. We just recently got our refund ($5000) for our cancelled air though Delta (Delta Comfort) for our cancelled Norway Legend cruise in June. Don’t want to go through that again. The bad thing for us is that we paid for this cruise with Carnival Gift Cards which did transfer over to the rebooked one next June. This is the first time we had bought the discounted AARP Carnival gift cards. We thought we were so smart and thrifty at the time.....lol. Lesson learned. However, I guess if this cruise is also canceled then those refunded gift cards will be good forever.-
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3 hours ago, Eli_6 said:
They are having to reschedule the dry docks because the ship yards are running behind due to Covid shut downs. The Legend was originally dry docking between the TA in March and the start of the European season in May. Don't know if this will change the TA but it may be why it was taken down.
Do you or anyone else know if there was ever a Roll Call on CC for the March Transatlantic? The only one I see is for a March 6 Panama Canal. Just strange. It seems that if there were folks previously booked then we would have heard from them. -
22 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:
The Radiance is supposed to be heading to Long Beach next April. You think that they will change that again. By the way, the Fascination is also in Cadiz.😁
I don’t see any sailings out of Long Beach till May 2022.
Carnival website trouble?
in Carnival Cruise Lines
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I’m on there now and all I can find missing is the little red writing in the left top of the page about the latest health protocols. Can’t locate it anywhere.