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Florida regulators banned drinking alcohol at bars statewide as the state reported a record-shattering 8,942 new cases of coronavirus Friday. yep today 6/26 ...

at our local Publix this morning prolly 95% of shoppers had mask on ... of course one of the 5%er's was going the 

'wrong way' down an isle ...

our county is NOT under a mandatory 'mask wearing' in public areas ... yet , but I / we do ...

meh

# SO OVER THIS 

BREAKING NEWS !

Florida regulators banned drinking alcohol at bars statewide as the state reported a record-shattering 8,942 new cases of coronavirus Friday.

13 minutes ago, john_galt said:

I'm holding on to my Nov 4th booking but I expect it to be cancelled. Probably by the end of July. 

if ours has to be cancelled, it better be before final payment is due !

🥃  🤞  👍  for late November 2020

Just got back from our local ( Publix ) 

95% of shoppers wearing masks, including me

of course, one of the "5%" not wearing a mask was walking the "wrong way" down the isle...

meh

kinda, sorta getting used to wearing a mask, but only for 30 or so minutes at a time ...

may get one of the 'neck gaitor' type face coverings ... tried on one of my son's and it's actually 

a lot more comfortable ..

17 hours ago, turquoisesea said:

They came and removed the alcoholic items and soda from the fridge. We traded them in for one coffee “card” ( no cards anymore - just number of  coffees credited to your account) and water.

so, how many 'waters' did you get to keep along with the 'one' coffee package ?

1 minute ago, Spurschick said:

Because if everyone did that and the TA doesn’t get refunds then the TA will just file for bankruptcy then we will be there forever waiting.

is this the first time you had used this TA ? - were you aware of the arrangement between the TA and Princess regarding payments ?

5 minutes ago, Spurschick said:

The problem is we booked with a TA who instead of paying Princess with our card took payment then paid Princess. So TA doesn’t have money as not been refunded. 

why should you care ?? - I'd file a dispute with the credit card company IMMEDIATELY !!! - let the TA have their account charged back  

23 hours ago, Tedferg said:

since our last pet crossed over the rainbow bridge

it took me about a month to read that book the first time ...

6 minutes ago, LoriPhil said:

Wowsers - good luck on the tests - I know it could be a long two weeks but hope you get results on the “sooner” side.

thanks - my wife has way more exposure than I do, but then again I have the exposure from her

No symptoms whatsoever - taking temps twice a day for 3 months now - just seemed like the thing to do, especially since we

are going on a beach house vacation meeting the kids for the week of the 4th ... private vrbo where my son knows the owner... so we got that going for us, I guess ...

HOW ARE THINGS WHERE WE ARE ?  FLORIDA 

I'll let you know in 4-14 days, as we both got tested today for Covid-19  - drive thru nose swab at a local high school ..

pop-up event, one day only, free, no appointments available - first come first tested - 10am-2pm - we got there about

9:50 ended up # 322 out of 350 tests available - gates closed before 10 ... it was not quick to say the least ...

11 minutes ago, chloe45 said:

How do you go down the aisle the wrong way in a supermarket?

at our local (Publix) isles (sp on purpose) and marked with arrows and to which way to go - up one, down the next - to encourage social distancing and not cross paths with shoppers coming the other direction down the isle

3 hours ago, caribill said:

 

We seem to still be best in the world at spreading Covid-19.

as well as testing and reporting ... but maybe that is , well , for another topic agenda

3 hours ago, kalinedrive said:

Looking for any information on the cost and service provided for laundry being done on board ship.  Trying to get an idea of costs for my travel budgeting.  Thanks in advance.

Dave

washers and dryers - self-service - available on most ships / decks  $3 per wash, $3 per dry - free irons and ironing boards provided in the laundry rooms 

check your ship deck plans for locations

16 minutes ago, caribill said:

So far the USA has had about 25% of the world's Covid-19 cases with far less a percentage of the world's population.

more testing and honest reporting ??

5 minutes ago, npcl said:

While camping in an RV is certainly safer than many other forms of travel, it is still higher risk than staying home. Even with an RV there will still be stops for gas, food, rest stops, etc.  Unlike being at home, each stop is with a different group of people in different areas. So it is not "absolutely safe", nor is it as safe as staying at home, but it is relatively low risk as long as one follows good distancing practices (including masks) anytime they are near others.  Just last week was in a campground where the campers were intermingling and acting like it was pre-COVID. Driving back home from Tucson (was picking up a new class B) saw folks getting out of their RVs at rest stops and used the facilities without masks.  Talked to one couple when they came over to ask about my class B. Their view was they were not staying in hotels and were staying in their RV so they were "safe".

deleted ... not worth it

we have been very fortunate in being able to refare to a lower price even after final payment - once even 5 days before sailing.

We book direct with Princess if that matters, and of course we are lowly short, caribbean cruisers - obliviously not your normal CC 'so-fist-a-kated' cruisers that snub their noses at those kind of cruises, and only sail on 30+ day cruises in full suites after flying first class, of course ...

but, yeah ... if you can drive to the port, cabin selection is not a huge problem for you, and you have no 'FOMO'

do it

1 minute ago, Coral said:

I don't think any ships will sail this year. Sorry to be the pessimistic one here.

I dunno, but IF there are any ... it will be the short 4-7 day cruises from PE and LA , which I'm not sure

that would even be worth it 🤑 monetarily to Princess, but of course there has to be a first sometime ... which may be

Spring 2021, if then 🦄

but as always ... 🥃

1 hour ago, AF-1 said:

Sorry for confustion about my statement of cruise industry cancellations.  I was speaking about Princess;  I received an email from them telling me my Oct 27th cruise had cancelled.  Then they gave me a link to their website; which showed all the cruises cancelled;  most were for Sep/Oct.  Have a great day.

but again not ALL sept & oct cruises from PRINCESS have been cancelled 

27 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

You got that right. 😎

but, ya gotsta admit ... sailing as an elitest doesn't hold a candle to a blue card sailing in a suite ...

2 hours ago, ellie1145 said:

It’s rather late here in the UK and its taken me an absolute age to upload everything so far, so I’ll be back tomorrow with the first day of our amazing holiday.

 

 

 

all that, and not even the first day of cruising yet ??? 

sorry - I'm ready to look to the / a future ... but congrats on a great cruise you had, I guess ??

Carnival Cruise Line just announced halting cruises thru September 30

22 minutes ago, WNcruiser said:

Oh ok. You said “the cruise industry” but in reality you were just referring to a Princess cruise. Thanks for clarifying. 

and Princess still has cruises scheduled to go out of LA in Sept and October, so the blanket statement made was 

misleading, although it "may" become true

2 minutes ago, PrincessLuver said:

 I guess that's what you call American exceptionalism!

it's called Covid fatigue - and it's very real ... you can't let the cure be worse than the disease 

10 minutes ago, chamima said:

 

 

Perfect - THANK YOU!!!!!

 

Princess moved us from a BB balcony to a mini-suite (D707)

I know that on the Grand class ships most of the mini balconies are uncovered and we REALLY don't like that.

I also know that the Island and Coral have different configurations.

D707 is covered.

nice to see the 'upgrade fairy' is still sprinkling some of her magic dust around 🦄

is this for a cruise that might actually sail ??