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Keep the faith . It will happen when its safe to do so .

If you go on RC  eat in the dining room ,  the food is very good .

Only way i would cruise is if there are no restrictions , so that means i wont be on a ship

for quite a while .

There is nowhere to run if there is a virus breakout on a ship .

Dont need the hassle , so i am not cruising .

What if your spouse tests positive and you dont .  Thats not going to work out .

No test , no vaccine and no cruising for me .

Why take a chance . I will wait a couple of years before i cruise again .

On the anthem  we saw the Journey tribute band and although i like Journey i could not handle and hour of them. Singing is too high pitched for me .

I enjoyed Rock the Boat band more as they had variety .

I think i will wait a couple of years until things settle down .

A Beatles tribute band on our first cruise on the Voyager .

We went back for the later show also and saw them twice . 

Not a chance , i wont go on a cruise until all restrictions are lifted .

So i may never cruise again , no big deal .

18 minutes ago, BND said:

Seriously? That's not arrogant, that's reality.  If you haven't had the flu, eventually you will.  I don't know anyone who hasn't ever had the flu at some point in their life.  Do you?

 

Arrogant is saying "I've never".

I dont poll people to find out their ailments ,  im just not that interested .

21 minutes ago, BND said:

What I said was those of us that have had both the flu and the vaccine have a different perspective.  Don't think you can't get the flu and if you do, you'd wish you hadn't.  The arrogance is in how you said it.

Well  you said ... if people dont get a flu shot  their time is coming.

Wishing a sickness on someone is ... pretty arrogant .

2 hours ago, BND said:

I didn't tell you to get one.

you are insinuating that people who dont get a flu shot are arrogant .

I never had the flu nor have i ever had a flu shot .

So i wont be getting a flu shot ... i dont think that makes me arrogant .

4 minutes ago, BND said:

The people who have never had the flu or the shot will get the shot after they have the flu the first time.  All four of us had it two years in a row at the same time when my kids  were in elementary school.  Ugh.  I said, never again and I was 30-31 at the time and in excellent health.  I've been getting the shot every year since (over 20 years) and this past Jan was the first time I've caught it since and it was very, very mild, thanks to the shot.  It lessens the symptoms and helps prevent secondary infections.  The first times I had the flu without the vaccine, I caught pink eye and a sinus infection as a result.   I love the arrogance of everyone who  says "I don't get the shot and I've never had the flu" because their time is coming.

Im not telling people not to get a flue shot , so why are you telling me to get one .

Arrogance on your part i would say .

1 hour ago, Liverpoolfan181 said:

 

With all due respect, please don't speak on behalf of all Canadians. Your opinion and beliefs are yours, but there are plenty of us who will be lining up at some point to receive the vaccine to protect ourselves and most importantly, to protect those who are immunocompromised and at great risk of complications . The terrible outbreak in Long Term Care centers earlier during the lock down was a great fail, however now, the majority of our cases (even the few) are under the age of 40... the virus does not discriminate on age, location, etc- no need to play roulette with this virus. 

Stay safe!

 

I included the number of canadians ( 3 ) that were of the same opinion .

That is not the entire canadian population . 

Im sure lots of canadians will get a vaccine .

No interest in cruising with any restrictions , so i wont be cruising .

Its always too hot and humid in the caribbean anyway , lol .

I am of the opinion that they falsely report the temps  10 C degrees lower than they really are . 

56 minutes ago, Lovincruisin1321 said:

and you have been tested?   You are not a carrier?    Just because you are not ill doesn't mean you will not give it to someone else.  The years that you did not get a flu shot, did you wear a mask?   I don't think so since it was not the norm.  You can be a carrier of the flu with no symptoms and give the flu to someone.   Do you cough and sneeze using the inside of your elbow?  I am of someone in the transplant world.  I have been educated by the top doctors of Johns Hopkins and Duke.   I encourage you in the future to please get a flue shot.   This is a deadly game that you are not aware of.

Not everybody gets flue shots , and if i dont feel sick i dont go to the doctor .

I like the joke about this virus .... its so deadly you dont even know you have it .

I think i am ok , I wear a mask to protect myself and others .

My friend had a liver transplant , we keep our distance and we both did not get tested because we dont feel sick . 

3 hours ago, Lovincruisin1321 said:

Thank you for not getting your flu shot and contributing to the spread of the flu.  Little do you know but you encounter persons everyday with compromised immune systems from chemo treatments, transplant patients and the elderly.   I won't say the obvious, but please reconsider the "me mode" and be respectful.

We are not out of control in Toronto . 

It was mostly spread in old age homes by the workers working in several different homes.

We wear masks and wash our hands religiously . We also keep our distance .

I dont have it so i wont be spreading it . 

1 hour ago, mek said:

Oh for heavens sake, controlling this virus is so much more than just about cruising. Sheesh......

Ya but ,  isnt this a cruise forum and the question is about vaccines and cruising .

just sayin .

Sounds like us canadians ( 3 ) are not so trusting of a new vaccine and wont be the first in line to check it out . 

I have never gotten a flu shot , so i think i wont be getting this one either .

I can wait this virus out and dont have the need to cruise anytime soon. 

I wont be on a cruise ship for years until this thing settles down.

For those that cant wait to cruise i wish you good luck with the vaccine

and happy cruising. 

If you stay on the ship while in St Maarten there will be less people on the ship .

I would like this option rather than switching the cruise . 

Sea days have the entire cast of cruisers on the ship limiting what you may want to do .

Nobody says you have to get off the ship at every port . 

Glad i didnt book anything this year , and i wont for a long time . 

It has to be smooth sailing with no restrictions before i consider another cruise .

 I hate chasing people for refunds.They never do what they say they are going to do .

Good luck to all that need refunds .I hope you get resolution .

We arent into  collecting anything ( except money   lol )  but our first cruise was on the Voyager about 15 years ago .

We were hooked as soon as we stepped onto the ship with the huge promenade and  classy dining room .

Shows were excellent especially the Beatles tribute band ( we saw it twice ) .

We liked everything and we have cruised many times with RCCL and the promenades got bigger and bigger .

We like Oasis class and stuck with those ships once they were launched .

Hopefully we can cruise again if things normalize , in a couple of years with no restrictions .

I will be waving bon voyage from the pier ,  as i wont be the first in line for a vaccine .

i have never gotten a flu shot , so this one is just as un-appealing .

I can wait as i am not addicted to cruising , i prefer it over anything else , but i just wont go .

It will be a couple of years for me to step on another cruise ship ... Oasis class or nothing . 

i can book a very expensive suite with all the money i save not cruising for a while , lol .

I have no interest in cruising as long as restrictions are in place .

There is field testing on humans going on , so maybe in a couple of years this virus will be under control .

Until then , i will stay home . 

About the only thing i miss is going to restaurants during the shutdown , but things are starting to ease up .

I got caught with the roaming charge , luckily I got a warning at 250.00 on the second day  , so I just shut off my phone.

It was only work emails , so I didn't really care . I didnt  realize there was a charge for incoming emails.

I texted my adult kids once and that's all. 

Next time I turned it on was when we landed at the home airport.

I'm not cruising until all restrictions are gone .

I can wait years if I have to.

I like to cruise but not that much.