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14 minutes ago, justmer8 said:

Does anyone happen to know how the other cruise lines are communicating to their passengers? The Summit can be the only ship with this problem?

Norwegian is communicating with their passengers:

https://www.wesh.com/article/norwegian-passenger-coronavirus/31790655#

Province of Quebec posted a list of known cruises with issues - reposting from another thread:

11 hours ago, son3cruisers said:

There were 5 “ cruise ship “ passengers in Hamilton that were reported as being positive a few days ago, without a ship being mentioned, but Hamilton Health has since changed their site to list the cases as “ travel” now, which covers a much broader  area. 
This is not at all how I would expect communication from Celebrity to play out. So many unanswered questions, and speculation and I feel like we are trying to “ piece” together the answers. I feel so bad for those of you that sailed and want truthful answers. I’m trying my best ( as others are too) to report what I find so you can draw your own conclusions, and research as well.
I feel just sick thinking that we would have boarded that ship with no knowledge of what we were getting into. 

 

I saw that they changed some to "USA/Caribbean" - it's possible that those might be cruises ie. disembarked in USA after being in the Caribbean.

New case in Waterloo Region reported today

I can't help but think - just because the poor guy in Waterloo was the first to report having Covid 19 doesn't make him patient 0 - he had to have caught it from someone or something on board. 

There were a lot of people coughing, sneezing and weazing on that cruise by the second week.

Nobody knows who might have been on the ship the cruise before or when it was in drydock in Spain or if any of the crew had symptoms given Celebrity's non-disclosure.  

Stay well.

+1 to all of those disappointed/disgusted with the non-response by Celebrity.  We are almost at 2 weeks after departure and nothing.

Well down the path to looking at other lines based on this.

Interesting how - Albera, Ontario (different local health units) and Quebec have all publicly posted similar data about this and other cruises so it's not as if Celebrity isn't aware.

Westjet has posted a list of impacted flights, no word on AC that I can find

4 hours ago, Argo. said:

I would like to know if any Silhouette passenger has received a refund of the 25% cruise fare promised in a note from the captain dated March 8th?

Which cruise did this relate to?

10 minutes ago, hvbaskey said:

 
Benefit of doubt “Canadian government” could have meant “Public Health Board”, for a non-Canadian - it might seem like the same thing.

 

Huge shout out to all the Public Health Boards across the provinces, they are doing a stellar job.  The PHB in Prince Edward Island did the same for their first positive case (from the Summit) and contacted Celebrity for the manifest and notified 4 other Islanders that were on the same cruise.

 

It is their hard work and dedication to contact tracing that has potentially saved hundreds from further potential exposure.

 

Unfortunate that Corporate Celebrity is remaining silent when so many positive COVID cases have now been reported from Summit passengers 😞   

Good point re gov. and +1 on the rest of your post.

4 minutes ago, oceangoer2 said:

Ouch!  I get that you're angry with X, the airports and gov't in general,  but IMHO why tell people here to essentially 'shut up' and think like you do.  "So stop using hindsight and projecting your own paranoia onto this person because I call BS on that." These are the facts from the news article:  First symptoms March 1st on board, left ship March 6th, reported to health services March 10th. Granted, perhaps no info on ship or plane, but PLENTY in newspapers and TV after he returned.  No guess work here, with all the signs he had:  being on a cruise ship, not well, CV being a big issue reported everywhere... at least from 6th to 10th, HS should have been notified. What's done is done and I hope he and family and whoever else may have become infected, are now doing better. 

 

You are self-isolating like most of us...so thank you for that...you have good reason to.  And please take it easy on us posters..most of us aren't paranoid - just concerned for EACH OTHER.

Right - after he (if it's a he) returned.  You and others claimed he didn't report to Celebrity - you don't know that.  It is guess work because you have no way of knowing.  You have no reason to believe what I'm saying either other than I can speak from experience with the same/similar local health system - take the 10th thing with a grain of salt - our health system was in no way prepared to handle this and they gave terrible advice that first week.

For all you and others know, including myself, he may have followed the Celebrity medical staff directions (then again, he may not have - I don't know any better than you do) - none of us know, so I'm asking that all of us suspend the speculation because we don't know.  What I'm seeing is a lot of condemnation without all the facts and relying on our local media is well frankly a bit of a joke so.

Anyway, I'm not telling anyone to shut up or think like me (if that's how it is taken then I apologize for that as it wasn't my intent) other than to ask that we ALL stop speculating - I don't think that's too much to ask but yes, that's just my opinion and I've said my bit.

6 hours ago, spryder said:

The wife of a now-ill passenger from the Feb 23 Silhouette cruise has told us that her government (Canada) contacted them directly to alert about the COVID case on her cruise.  We've received no alerts (USA) from either CDC or Celebrity, and my wife's been horribly ill since the evening of March 9th (disembarked March 6th).  Test taken March 11th, still no results back. 

 

I hope your wife makes a full and speedy recovery!

I live in the same city as the other person - I find it highly questionable that the Canadian government contacted them - we were on the same cruise, we live in the neighbouring city and we have heard from nada.  Why Celebrity can't reach out is kind of beyond my comprehension but whatever, I never expected profit motivated entities to do anything that might cost them future revenue so I'm pretty jaded.

Our local health unit, without direction from any level of government, the individuals have been personally calling everyone in our Region that was on this ship to ensure all passengers are well, self-isolating or coming in for testing if deemed necessary.  Again, this was the initiative of these individuals who contacted Celebrity and got the manifest and are reaching out to all local passengers - even calling emergency contacts if they can't track down the individual passenger.  That's a whole new level of care I'm truly and well impressed with.  Big shout out to the Waterloo Region Health Care workers and their personal initiative and not letting the inability of government from doing what's needed and right!!  Awesome!!

On 3/15/2020 at 10:31 PM, oceangoer2 said:

It wasn't for him to identify...passengers were asked to report if they were SICK;  at that point a medical person would most likely ask him to isolate in his cabin to prevent contamination to others in case he did have the virus. 

And you know he didn't do that how exactly? 

Come on people, lots of speculation, lots of assumptions based on nothing.  The person went to the local health centre upon return to Canada, identified and provided their travel information and has followed due course since.  As I was on this cruise I can tell you there was NO announcement, there as ZERO screening, there was ZERO literature or direction provided by anyone on the ship - hell people we still putting there mitts all over the plates and food in the Oceanview Cafe and Celebrity didn't implement a damn thing to prevent it - I was personally pretty disgusted with how my fellow travellers acted to the point where I couldn't stomach eating anything at Oceanview it was such a turnoff. 

There was NOBODY as you got off the ship, NO screening, No literature, not even customs officers - NOTHING. 

Toronto airport was completely devoid of information, screening or anything else that would have been of assistance. 

So stop using hindsight and projecting your own paranoia onto this person because I call BS on that.  Would be more helpful if those on the cruise could post how they are doing instead of having to wade through all the baseless speculation and that's how I really feel.

Oh - I myself have no symptoms and am self-isolating until this Friday.

Thank you

Perfect - thank you!

As a side note - this link didn't work in Firefox (the form didn't load) but did work in Chrome for anyone else trying this.

Mine have started up again

I guess we can call Oceania

found the link

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/changeofaddress/

pull down menu to unsubscribe

We decided to return to Oceania this year based on their superior itinerary for where we were headed but that unfortunately opened up the floodgates of brochures again.

We are at the point were we never read brochures and we spotted the cruise we booked via web search.

4 different brochures this week - I cannot find any way to unsubscribe on their web site - nothing in "Edit Profile" or otherwise. Google brought me to this thread but now it seems this link is no longer valid/active.

I noticed that all of the brochures are tagged with "For More Information Contact: xxxx Travel Agency" - I have to believe that these are originating at O and not the travel agent.

Any further suggestions on how to stop the waste?

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/changeofaddress.aspx

 

There is a drop down with "change of address" and "remove my name and address from your mailing lists"... at which point you can select email and/or direct mail.

 

Now if it actually works is another question.... :)

Ship - Eclipse

Deck - 8

Cabin # - 8229

Class – 1C

Starboard or Port Side -

Bed near?(balcony or bath) – balcony

Quiet Cabin – not connecting, very quiet

Balcony View - unobstructed view

Balcony Size? Normal

Was wind a problem? No

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? NA

Any specific problems with this cabin? None

Any other comments? None

Ship - Eclipse

Deck - 9

Cabin # - 9192

Class – 1A

Starboard or Port Side -

Bed near?(balcony or bath) – balcony

Quiet Cabin – not connecting, storage closest on backside of room, very noisy in mornings with opening and closing of closet doors by room attendants

Balcony View - unobstructed view

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - oversized view to rear on hump

Was wind a problem? No

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? NA

Any specific problems with this cabin? Nothing other than the noise

Any other comments? Easy access to aft elevators

I believe they are both gins are on the bar menu so yes they are included as is Jouet champagne although the Pommery champagne is not.

The scotch list is a bit odd in that any single malt not on the bar menu, even those of lesser value than the most expensive bar single malt, are not included. It was a bit of a head shaker when I could have the $25 single malt but not the $8 one under the drink plan :confused:

Is Tanquary Ten and Hendricks included in the premium drinks package?

 

If they are then it is a 'no brainer' as far as value goes.

 

Also, is Champagne included?

2 martinis before dinner - $20

2 glasses of wine with dinner - $25

1 limoncello after dinner - $10

1-2 single malt scotchs as a nightcap - $30

Total = $85

DW would be similar.

I may be a light weight but can someone, anyone explain how a couple could drink $100.00 of liquior a day. Given time for sleep, morning hours and 6-8 hour excursions every day with no at sea days and maybe waiting until 10:00 in the moring to inbibe. If the drinks are expensive I guess possibly. How much does a wine or rail drink cost on Oceania? Please treat this as a serious question because I really want to know. Plus they seem to limit any better wines and more expensive drinks. Run the numbers for me. Thanks in advance???

We will not consider O for another Caribbean cruise and we thoroughly enjoyed the Eclipse in the Caribbean a couple of months ago.

The main reason for that conclusion, which is specific to the Caribbean, is that the port days are shorter or at least far less active than a port day in Europe. We find that we want more entertainment options during the evening as a result. O fails on that front in our opinion. The shows are poor and the casino is tiny and other than trivia there's really nothing much happening. We were frankly bored on O.

We found O's main dining room food better than X but we found X's specialty restaurants far superior to O's (R ships).

Considering Oceania Riveria vs Celebrity Eclipse for Caribbean cruise next winter. I have cruised on Celebrity Equinox via aqua class and if we decide on Oceania we would sail via concierge class. Looking for opinions from others who have sailed on both Celebrity and Oceania.

What is your definition of "reasonable"?

I am looking for a reasonable price hotel near the center/old town of Stockholm for 2 nights in August. I have seen several posts with recommendations, but I am shocked at the rates. Nothing fancy, just clean and not too run down. Any help would be appreciated.

 

This is a pre-cruise stay. Thanks.

http://www.upplevmer.se/Content/selectcity.aspx?country=60

Hi-how can we arrange our own Rooftop tour while in POrt? Can't find a company that offers it-thanks

Guess that depends on whose bed you are in...:D

 

Even with the bed weather, scenery was impressive.

 

Quoting a site that seeks to sell what it is you are advocating is hardly a worthwhile exercise nor convincing. Neither is the fact that some people don't know proper laundering.

Nothing completes a look quite like the white semicircle situated beneath the gentle downward-sloping arc formed by the collar and button. The Undershirt' date=' also referred to as the Nethershirt, acts as a classy person’s canvas, on which they create their masterpiece by assembling dynamic coexistence between the Polo horse, the base color of their choice, and possibly a small pattern that coincide in perfect harmony as they rest loosely around the torso of their maker.[/color']

:p

 

Wish these were my words, unfortunately there not.:rolleyes:

 

http://www.undershirtguy.com/ :D

 

Ok guys you wear a nice white crisp dress shirt without an undershirt. You wear it a few times, on a hot summer's day, or dancing away. Have you ever noticed that same opaque 100% cotton white dress shirt is white everywhere except in two places? :rolleyes:

+1, well said

It is always amusing to hear how the ladies "know" what is right when it comes to mens clothing - my DW doesn't know the difference between Canali and something from Sears... :rolleyes:

Im so glad you just set the standards for how men should wear undershirts under their dresshirts! What, may I ask is your credentials or source of information to say that it is "the appropriate thing to do".

 

My bespoke dress shirts are made to fit my body, not with another stuffy layer under it.

 

I find it funny for you to say that you can tell a well dressed man from a not so smart dresser! This is HILARIOUS ! A well dressed man has clothes that fit him well and made out of fabrics that are suitable for his needs. Nipples and hair? Get a thicker or patterned cotton. Undershirts are to be worn if you sweat excessivley, and even then, why would I make myself hotter by adding another layer if I am already going to sweat buckets, you will be hotter and will simply sweat through all three layer! Undershirts cause double seams and an overall baggy look, when a shirt should be form fitting and crisp.

 

Just because your husband needs to hide his gastly hairy nipples does not mean that the rest of us be subjected to your overgeneralizations and bogus suggestions for what is correct. :eek: A well dressed man would go for a thicker materail, or visit the salon prior to going and get a good old waxing ! LOL!

I guess we agree to not understand each other :D

I believe there is a value to the MDR meal that needs to be factored into a more detailed review of the specialty restaurant. You started talking about costs which aren't relevant IMO. The meal forgone in the MDR has a retail value that should IMO be added to the $30 paid for dining in a specialty restaurant.

I don't agree that there is a meaningful value to be assigned to the "opportunity to dine" in another venue nor could I quantify it.

Huh? :confused: I am not understanding your post.

 

A couple people commented that a reason to avoid dining in the specialty restaurants is you have already "paid" for a meal in the main dining room. I was opining that this is not sound reasoning on which to base your decision. Just as one can claim they already "paid" for their main dining room dinner, one can also claim they already "paid" for the opportunity to dine in the specialty restaurant.