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We just got word today that our final payment day for May European cruises is 60 days.  No penalties until final payment date

2 hours ago, WESTEAST said:

All sound so tempting and can't wait to taste the soufflé of the day. Sadly, we have to wait till next year.  With today's announcement, would be great to hear feedback from cruisers onboard the Marina and Riviera current sailings?

Not too much longer till next year now. We are looking forward to cruising again 

When we did a grand voyage we only got one set of benefits.  When we did B2B we got benefits for both cruises

Segments from Auckland to Tokyo have been removed from our account too. I have been waiting for Oceania to do that.

But those of you on the USA are further ahead than Canada. We still have a fair amount of our population that still do not have their first dose of vaccine and we are being told we will not get our second dose until August. We received our first dose last month.

The only problem for Alaska cruises is that British Columbia will not be fully vaccinated by July 4th. Our young people aged 18 to 35 will have hopefully their first dose of the vaccine by the end of June but probably July as Canada is having problems obtaining the vaccine from the USA.  The promised deliveries have been delayed.  I know that we will be receiving our second dose of the vaccine from the end of August to sometime. In October.  There is no way Canada is going to change their mind on border openings until they have their population vaccinated or at least that is what the federal politicians are saying

But if the ports you are going to require the vaccine passport, then the cruise ship will have to ensure the passenger has one. The Florida governor cannot apply his rules to other country requirements.

I was just talking to a sales rep at Oceania and was told the following

1.  Oceania will resume cruises last quarter of this year

2.  No ruling yet if you will only be allowed off the ship if you take Oceania tours

3. no ruling if you want to organize private tours

i got the feeling from my telephone call that all cruises will be cancelled up to September 30 but I may be wrong in my feeling 

According to theOceania rep in Canada as of today there will be no segments offered for 2023ATW. The ship is sold out lots of disappointed people.

Does anyone know if Oceania will be selling segments for the 2023 ATW?  My favourite TA has been placed on furlough because of COVID 19 and the TA I now have to deal with is telling me that the 2923 ATW is completely sold out and no segments are being offered.  This is the information that she has received from Oceania.

On 2/17/2021 at 8:53 PM, Cruise Wonderland said:

Then try this:

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/emags/2022_2023_collection_tropics_and_exotics/pubData/source/2022_2023_collection_tropics_and_exotics.pdf

Thank you. I found the 2023 ATW segments I wanted.

22 hours ago, Cruise Wonderland said:

Brochure for the Tropics & Exotics itineraries in fall 2022 - spring 2023

1179776202_2022-2023Collection(TropicsExotics)US.pdf 80.18 MB · 101 downloads

I can’t get the file to open. Thank you

Oceania has now cancelled all cruises departing up to and including May 31 of this year. Refer to their website for details

All cruises departing up to and including May 31 have now been cancelled

This applies to all cruise ships with more than 100 people on board,

On 10/21/2020 at 9:31 AM, Hawaiidan said:

You bet......Is Canada open yet ?     Heck drive the Alaska Hiway to Denali....    Visit canyon lands and grand canyon,   Drive route 66..  Gettysburg... Carlsbad Caverns....  Mt Rainier,  Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton... Black Hills,  Mesa Verde....... If you havent been..... now is the tims    

Dan, Canada is not open yet. Border is closed till November 21. The closure will probably be extended.  You can drive to Alaska, but may not stop in Banff or any other tourist destination on your way to Alaska or vice versa.  Several American citizens have been fined and sent back to the States for not following the guidelines

We sailed Le Ponant thru Tauck tours. Yes it was more expensive but we were glad that we did it. There was only two rough days of sailing, but if you get woozy, take your seasick meds.  The zodiac trips were amazing. We had humpbacks come within 2 feet of our zodiac. When we started watching the humpbacks they were a good distance away but they changed course and came very close to our zodiac .  It was an experience I will never forget.  Also with this tour you will actually step on the continent of Antarctica which you will not be able to do on a larger ship. We also had some time in Buenos Aries and tours while there.  Tauck also provided a speaker from BBC who was fantastic and helped make each landing even more incredible.  Would I do it again. No, but i am glad I did it

At least it is warm for most of you. We feel summer is self isolating on the west coast.  Noticeably less marine traffic and the few vessels that try to come up the B.C. Coast are escorted to the border. It has been good for the whales and other marine life.  Thank goodness we live on an island so we can get outside in our boat. Not as much fun as cruising though.

Federal government has now stated that the only cruises allowed in Canadian ports are ships that carry less than 100 people. The people limit includes passengers and crew that may not be greater than 100

16 minutes ago, njhorseman said:

The US and Canada have a bilateral agreement preventing nonessential travel in either direction, so we don't want you here either until you get the virus under control. 

Yes but your President said Canadians are welcome to come visit.  Fortunately calmer heads than his, on both sides of the border, agreed that there should be no travel between the two countries.

9 hours ago, Jancruz said:

I will be on the first cruise that leaves Miami or California

Jancruz1

Our Provincial government under national advice has told us no international travelling until we can get a vaccination for the virus.

2 hours ago, pinotlover said:

LJR,

 

Do you believe there may be even a tiny difference of shopping options in or around Vancouver as opposed to very rural Cape Breton Island?

Living on a small island here inBC, there is no difference in what we can’t buy in the small local store to what people living in Vancouver can’t buy. 

6 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

Isn't  the border closed to non essential travel  that means going  into the USA  by Canadian property owners also

My nephew in Texas usually comes home for a visit  in June each year ...not happening  this year

 

You are correct.  Canadians may not go to the US for non essential trips. 

In B C, cottage owners have been discouraged to go to their cabins.  This includes Canadian citizens as well as international citizens.  People who own two homes in BC are suppose to stay at one only and not travel to the other. This is a good portion of the reason why our province is handling the virus as well as it has been handled.  The other reason was once they found out the common denominator to why the virus was spreading through nursing homes they stopped staff from working at more than one nursing home. This meant that the nursing homes had to use full time staff rather than part time staff. Dr Bonnie Henry has run our virus protection perfectly and each time there was a blip, she countered it with the correct procedure 

12 hours ago, njhorseman said:

 

 

 Any restrictions on international travel aren't made by a provincial government  in Canada or a state government in the US. International travel is controlled by national governments, not local. I'm sure all your premier was doing was reiterating the international travel restrictions set by your national government.

 

Here are Canada's rules:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/travel-restrictions-exemptions.html

Ah yes, but our prime minister listens to the provincial premiers, not like your president .  None of the provinces want American visitors until the USA has the virus under control