Isabella Benjamin
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Another potential problem with Alaska is they get a ton of seasonal workers in these cruise port towns. Is anyone going to be going up there for potentially less than half a season? How do they make plans when everything is up in the air? It doesn't seem practical.
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I'm so glad everyone was able to get planes out of there on the same day. It seems very fortunate. I can't even tell you how many times I've been stuck in a really awful airport and had to just sit with my bags for hours and hours before they let you check them and head into the airport. It's miserable and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but that's just how some airports and airlines work.
I hope this all gets resolved sometime in the not too distant future.
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I guess they are just going to do this incrementally. They don't want people to lose faith and figure out that "summer vacation" is a phrase that just isn't going to apply to the year 2020.
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I'm going to look at how things shake out price wise after this is over. I'm not sure when or if I'll ever feel comfortable planning a cruise very far in advance with Norwegian. For peace of mind I'll probably just do last minute cruises and take my chances with what cabin we're able to book.
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They should do the opposite of what they're doing. They should reduce the amount of time you have to pay off your cruise to 2 months instead of having raised it to four months. I'm definitely not paying for a cruise right now that's 4 months off, but that's just me.
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I got back from an Alaskan cruise in August and right after became so incredibly sick I couldn't get out of bed for several days. I had a very high fever, over 103, terrible cough and was super weak. I was able to get to the doctors and then tested negative for the flu. My doctor was really puzzled it wasn't the flu and she just said it was some other wicked virus. What was weird to me was that I was talking to my dentist when I was feeling better and she told me she had another patient who was equally sick who also got sick around the same time - right after she got back from her Alaska cruise out of Seattle. I don't particularly remember anyone coughing while I was on the cruise.
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5 minutes ago, njhorseman said:
You're overlooking the part of the article discussing debt to earnings ratios, which could quickly become unmanageable, more so for NCL and Royal than Carnival. If it gets to the point where the companies can't meet their debt service requirements then their existence as currently structured is in danger.
I guess that's why I don't have any NCL stock in my portfolio. We switched all of our investments over to companies with very low debt to earnings rations in the fall of 2016. 🤷♀️
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1 hour ago, francina said:
Please don't say that.....It took me two years of saving for this trip.
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It's going to be fine, Francina. These cruise lines are not going away. It is not like cruising is a dying industry in any way.
"As of Thursday, these companies appeared to have the financial wherewithal to ride out at least a few horrible quarters at least". I assume a few could be interpreted as three.
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I do not believe they will go bankrupt. Let's say the worst case scenario is that they have to dock their ships for up to a year. They just took out a really big loan to help with the overhead expenses.
At the point where people can start getting vaccinated, whenever that happens, people who have proof they've been vaccinated or proof they've had the virus would be free to cruise again.
I believe NCL is prepared for the worst case scenario. Those ships are just worth too much money for their lenders to let them fail.
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Canada and the US agreed to stop all non-essential travel between countries, but they are just calling it temporary. No actual dates on how long it would last at this time.
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215 days, but there is no way I'm paying for a cruise 4 months in advance right now. Better to cancel and pick something up last minute if things get much better or wait it out.
Too much uncertainty.
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I hope nobody has plans to vacation in the San Francisco Bay area. 9 counties are going under a shelter in place order at midnight tonight.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/local-politics/article/Bay-Area-must-shelter-in-place-Only-15135014.php
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Yikes, that's terrible. I hope they are able to get home safe. Please keep us posted.
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The Fed just cut rates to zero:
I was told the economy was perfect. 🤷♀️
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1 minute ago, salty dingo said:
They already did. That was the reason the entire stock market soared. Corp leaders are compensated for higher stock price, buybacks raise the price at the cost of debt. Party is over, no more easy money. Time to pay the piper.
There sure was an awful lot of that going around big corporations. Next will come the layoffs because that's how they solve their problems.
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Just now, blcruising said:
Yes, but for now, just doin a staycation. There is so much changing, you really can't make any meaningful plans. My May flight back from Rome to US on Norwegian Air, unrelated to NCL, is now cancelled. In fact they cancelled all Rome - Boston flights through end of May. So now, I just wait for NCL to cancel so I can get 100% money back or file CFAR and get 75% back. If anyone has flights on Norwegian Air that are cancelled, file your refund claims promptly. Who knows if they have cash to issue refunds. They are in severe financial trouble. If no bailout, they'll probably be done within a couple of months. Safe travels to anyone traveling.
So true about Norwegian. They are by far my favorite airline to travel to Europe, but they've been having huge financial problems for a while now. They can't survive this.
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My daughter rented a really gorgeous airbnb right on the beach. It's about a 8 hour drive, but they don't have to fly and they don't have to really go out much once they get there. They're just going to hang out on the beach and relax.
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Maybe we're looking at this from the wrong angle. When they met with the administration to pitch this idea, the government officials were reportedly not on board. They didn't want the cruise lines letting anyone on over 70 it seems.
The plan pitched by the cruise industry also had ideas for taking care of sick people and not letting anyone who's ill on the ship.
It's the government who wanted to completely discriminate against anyone over 70. The cruise lines talked them down to a doctors note.
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Any chance NCL took out that massive loan to buy back its own stock?
Just a thought.
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You get 5 drinks, the Moscow Mule, The Storyville, HHP Mint Julep, a whiskey sour, and the Sea Captain.
The Moscow Mule was really good, but I just sipped at the others. The drinks did come pretty fast and nobody in our group really drank much. The show is pretty good. It's a great story based on Storyville in New Orleans right the night before prohibition.
We enjoyed it and I felt it was worth the money. We got there early and got good seats (they seat you, you don't get to pick your seats). We were with my son and his friend and were close enough that they made them part of the show. The music was great and it was fun.
The drinks did come pretty fast and nobody in our group really drank much. Some of the seats aren't that great, so if you do decide to go you might want to go early.-
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The AP is reporting that the US will broaden it's Europe travel ban to include Ireland and the UK.
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Royal Caribbean is allowing them to stay on board for 30 days.
https://crew-center.com/royal-caribbean-suspends-us-cruises-30-days
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What are the chances end of may cruises starting up?
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I don't think I'm going to be able to get a haircut by May, much less go on a cruise.