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Positive CV Patient Came Off A SF Cruise

Patient Came Off A Cruise

I am really pissed off too!  I just bought ten gallons of gasoline yesterday afternoon for $2.21 per gallon from my neighborhood station.  When I was driving by on my way to work this morning, it had dropped to $2.16 per gallon.   I went into the station and demanded a refund of my $.50 and they told me NO.  CAN YOU IMAGINE!!!  I will NEVER buy gas at that station again!!!

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54 minutes ago, smplybcause said:

Not having events over 5000 people is just bluster to make it *seem* like you're not doing anything. The virus will spread to other people just as easily in a group of 10 as a group of 5000. The large crowd might speed up things slightly, but it's not like one infected person can come in close enough contact with all 5000 in a short go anyways. Plus it's ignoring the fact that people are way more likely to forgo extra fun stuff when feeling ill but likely to still go to work/school/shop/etc when you're sick. 

Yeah, could you imagine them cancelling all events over 5000 people here?  The Sports and Entertainment people would have a cow!  Particularly with the MLB season coming up, NASCAR in full swing, spring concert tours already selling out.  Heck, even the XFL is pulling way more than 5000 per game!

The other thing to remember about the coughing and sneezing is that it is already allergy season here in the south.  Many people traveling from the north will be hit hard with the pollen counts that are near record highs in cities like here in Savannah and Houston.  Just the other day, the pollen count in Houston was 1600 and Savannah was 1100.  The air is thick with it right now and anyone with any sensitivity at all to it will be a mess.  Unfortunately, I know this first hand.  🤧

On 2/28/2020 at 2:08 PM, Georgia_Peaches said:

Not sure how the weather is these days for you south of the gnat line but up here in ATL we are getting snow flurries/rain and sleet mix.  I NEED A CRUISE!

We are having "snow" too.  Unfortunately, it is of the yellowish-green variety and it is coating everything.  Making my nose run like a faucet too.  I hate tree pollen season here.  🤧

2 hours ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

was it the flu or corona or does anyone know yet?

GA, here is the article:

Costa Ship

Costa ship denied porting in Tortolla too.

Haven Penthouse 16710 on the Getaway.

I guess my point is more directed at the people saying NCL should cancel all cruises and refund all money due to COVID-19.  If that is the case, are we also going to cancel all school, close all offices, shut down stores, etc., etc.?  Based on sheer numbers, the flu has been much more devastating this year, resulting in over 16,000 deaths, 250,000 hospitalizations and 26 million illnesses per the CDC.  Should we have not shut down everything when those cases started back in September?

We had a Haven CN certificate and a regular CN certificate and they let us use both as our down payment.  The Haven was the one that actually equaled the required down payment to hold the cruise, and the regular was just used as a credit toward the final payment.

7 minutes ago, Booboochase said:

This is scary... and why a cruise ship may be riskier...watching and waiting to see about our upcoming cruise.  Be nice if NCL starts to allow the choice of future cruise credit, but highly doubt it.

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q1/cruise-ship-ac-systems-could-promote-rapid-coronavirus-spread,-prof-says.html

The same could be said of ventilation systems in schools, office buildings, shopping malls/stores, etc.

Best advice:  Don't disembark!  Do a B2B!!  😁

Here is another one.  Now ships are being denied in the Caribbean.

Jamaica and Caymans deny cruise ship, industry stocks drop as coronavirus spreads

15 hours ago, SunnyTahitianDaze said:

 

omg...can you actually do this??  I have no shame...

It is not on the banned items list and it collapses to a size that easily fits in a suitcase.  On our last cruise, I saw a few people who had the small "golf tournament" chairs with them in ports that they used while waiting in line for their excursions.

Loved Harvest Caye.  It was our favorite "port"!

Just based on our Haven experience:

1.  We arrived early and waited in line for Security like everyone else.  As soon as we cleared Security, there was a special check in room for Haven.  They then escorted us to a special waiting area with plush chairs and breakfast food to wait.  We were the first people escorted onto the ship and were brought staright to the Haven Lounge.  Very easy process.

2.  Both my wife and I each had a carry on and each checked a large bag.

3.  Once we were done with the Concierge introduction in the Lounge, we were able to drop our carry ons in our room, where we met our Room Steward.  By the time we had finished lunch in the Haven restaurant, our room was ready.

4.  The latest you need to board is usually 2 hours before sail away time.

Other things:

-  Meet your Butler the first day and let them know what snacks you like and which you don't.  They can work miracles if you get a good one.

-  We found the Haven restaurant better than the specialties.  They will make you items that are not on the menu if they have the ingredients available.

-  We loved hanging out in the Haven lounge!  Met some wonderful people that made our trip a great memory.

Me, I just bring my own portable lounger.  😁

This time of year is also not a very good time to hope for upgrades.  The ships are booked out early and very few people cancel, so very little room for upgrades.  There are other times of the year where you probably have a better shot.

10 hours ago, Caroldoll said:

I am concerned.  We have a huge vacation planned for October/November.  Part of it is a cruise, all Italian ports.  Still concerned.  Hope the hurry along the shots!  

The shortest time it ever took to produce vaccines for a new strain of coronavirus/flu illnesses was three years.  The article I read last night that included an interview with an official from the CDC was they were hoping to have something for this one in half that time (18 months).  I really do not think it is possible to get something before late 2021.

2 hours ago, msmit002 said:

Nowadays certain school districts can deny graduation/promotions of grade level if you miss too many days without a documented medical and/or bereavement claim.  Times have changed.  It stinks.  Wasn't like this when I taught High School, but now that my own is there... summer or bust.  It's better than spring break, Christmas, or President's day.

And that is why more and more families are home schooling.  The schools are completely out of control and power hungry IMHO.  Parents control their children's lives much better when they are home schooled.

1 minute ago, geegee1 said:

As kids get older, it's harder to take them out when school is in session.  Up to when our eldest was in 2nd grade we would go on vacation the first week in March.  Now it's not really possible

We did it even when our kids were in high school.  My wife worked in the school district, so we notified all of the teachers well in advance that they would be gone and had them get all assignments due during that time to them a week or two ahead.  They usually finished all the work before we even left on our trip.  Did not seem to hurt either of them, as they both graduated as 4.0 valedictorians.  I think the life experiences they had on the trips far outweighed anything they would learn in school during those days.

I grew up in NY.  I would never go on a vacation during Presidents week.  I remember years ago we did that when I was a teen and everything in Florida was packed.  Once my kids started school, we always pulled them out the second or third week of September for vacations.  Never had an issue.

Here they are....