Vitalsign Posted March 10, 2020 #551 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Celebration is currently mid Atlantic so wonder where she will dock in the Med if Limassol now closed to cruise ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweby Posted March 10, 2020 #552 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Where did you find out Limassol is closed to cruise ships. Yesterday I found a list of ports not accepting ships, but can't find the list again. I just stumbled on it by accident, in the roll call I think. Sweby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calton Posted March 10, 2020 #553 Share Posted March 10, 2020 We are due to board the discovery on 16th April, in Muscat. Had nothing from Marella yet. It isn't looking promising !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted March 10, 2020 #554 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Calton said: We are due to board the discovery on 16th April, in Muscat. Had nothing from Marella yet. It isn't looking promising !!! The situation is changing everyday, I'd imagine they can only wait until it gets to a point of no return, so to speak. It must be a nightmare for cruise company's. I also wonder what happens with all crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted March 10, 2020 #555 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Dubai 9th/10th April have not been cancelled as yet Muscat is the week after We get on in Dubai and our friends the week after and we haven't heard anything either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted March 10, 2020 #556 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Sew your - I was sure I heard it on BBC 6 o'clock news but can't find it on Google now so maybe I missed heard Sorry if that's the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted March 11, 2020 #557 Share Posted March 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Vitalsign said: Dubai 9th/10th April have not been cancelled as yet Muscat is the week after We get on in Dubai and our friends the week after and we haven't heard anything either We get on in Muscat and our friends in Dubai with you. I can’t see how either cruise can go ahead given Dubai isn’t allowing ships that have visited Asian ports in. Royal Caribbean have dropped all Oman ports from their repositioning cruise from Dubai to Europe due to Oman only allowing ships in on a case by case basis. Surely discovery would not make the journey across to Dubai if they knew they might not be allowed to dock? I just don’t want them to keep us waiting until the last minute when it looks pretty doubtful at this stage that either cruise will go ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted March 11, 2020 #558 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Just seen on the RCI board that Jewel of the seas which started its middle east to Europe amended repositioning cruise headed out from Dubai but ended back there last night as Abu Dhabi and Sri Bani Yas closed their ports to cruise ships. They are cancelling the cruise due to an absence of ports to call at. Unfortunately they have two ill people who have been quarantined and being tested. Hope neither are positive or this is going to be Diamond/Grand Princess all over again. Just can’t imagine Tui are going to try and restart Discovery’s cruises from 9th April from Dubai. Hope they decide soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted March 11, 2020 #559 Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 hours ago, kevinyork said: Just seen on the RCI board that Jewel of the seas which started its middle east to Europe amended repositioning cruise headed out from Dubai but ended back there last night as Abu Dhabi and Sri Bani Yas closed their ports to cruise ships. They are cancelling the cruise due to an absence of ports to call at. Unfortunately they have two ill people who have been quarantined and being tested. Hope neither are positive or this is going to be Diamond/Grand Princess all over again. Just can’t imagine Tui are going to try and restart Discovery’s cruises from 9th April from Dubai. Hope they decide soon. I get the feeling the whole thing is going to get rapidly worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted March 11, 2020 #560 Share Posted March 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, Southendweather said: get the feeling the whole thing is going to get rapidly worse How lucky were you going early👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted March 11, 2020 #561 Share Posted March 11, 2020 30 minutes ago, Pensioncruiser said: How lucky were you going early👍 Yes, after being lucky in November 2018 with Cuban Fusion and now probably getting the best two weeks of the entire Discovery Asian cruise season, I feel a little humbled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calton Posted March 11, 2020 #562 Share Posted March 11, 2020 My wife called into the TUI shop today. They told her we would know more in ten days. They couldn't give her any more information other than that. Doesn't sound promising !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted March 12, 2020 #563 Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 7:11 AM, kevinyork said: In addition to the Asia port closures, India has banned cruise ships and now the UAE have done the same so I can’t see how Discovery can reposition from Asia with any port stops or see how passengers could board or disembark looks like Discovery is at Koh Samui today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil_Gem Posted March 12, 2020 #564 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I went into tui store yesterday afternoon and discussed booking an alternative to my cancelled sailing on discovery and they encouraged me to rebook then and there (or loose £400 'incentive'), when i asked them to hold it for 24 so I could speak to my other half they said I can book any time until 31st March and get the incentive. No mention what so ever about marella cancelling everything! But I did get my refund processed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted March 12, 2020 #565 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Southendweather said: looks like Discovery is at Koh Samui today. Yes someone onboard posted on Facebook to say they are being flown home tomorrow and Saturday. Hope they know about the NHS advice re Coronavirus since they visited Singapore the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idh2019 Posted March 12, 2020 #566 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Discovery almost at Laem Chabang. Dreamliner G-TUIH en route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted March 21, 2020 #567 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Just over three weeks ago we flew back from Langkawi, we would never had imagined we would be where we are now with this virus, surreal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melaura Posted March 21, 2020 #568 Share Posted March 21, 2020 We were on the last flight home from Thailand on the Saturday morning .We arrived home to Birmingham airport to no checks or hand wash and mixed with an emerates flight from who knows where. We have decided to self isolate for 14 days and not see my elderly parents or our grandchildren. We did have a lovely 9 days on board and received a full refund but missed out on most of the places we wanted to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idh2019 Posted March 21, 2020 #569 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Agree. When it all started in January, we were breathing a sigh of relief that we were back. Good that Marella and passengers continued so long without any problems 😀. But it had to stop eventually. After several day parked off Singapore, Disco is now heading NW. I guess to Europe since nothing on the repo is going to work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted March 21, 2020 #570 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Well done TUI - a full refund even though you had 2 long haul flights and board & free drinks for 9 days So glad you enjoyed what cruise you had and good on you for self isolating showing great consideration for others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted March 22, 2020 #571 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Disco has Muscat as its next destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted March 28, 2020 #572 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/22/2020 at 8:05 AM, insidecabin said: Disco has Muscat as its next destination. Seems to be anchored off the west coast of southern India atm, probably the safest place to be, assuming none of the crew have the virus 🦠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melaura Posted March 28, 2020 #573 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Just so grateful to captain Chris and all the crew that got us safely home . Reading about the 10 cruise ships around the world that no country will let land makes us thankful that we were on the discovery and Tui made a quick decision to fly us home on the repatriation flights 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southendweather Posted March 28, 2020 #574 Share Posted March 28, 2020 33 minutes ago, Melaura said: Just so grateful to captain Chris and all the crew that got us safely home . Reading about the 10 cruise ships around the world that no country will let land makes us thankful that we were on the discovery and Tui made a quick decision to fly us home on the repatriation flights I cheekily posted an edited version of your post on Twitter with the the Hashtags #Marella #TUI as I'm sure we all agree we want to see them come out the other end of this in tact. And yes, I still look every day.. *Asia 'Enchanting Far East Cruise' weather overview* 26th March 2020 Max °C Min °C Rain (mm) Bar(mb) Trend Hum% Wind (mph) Weather Location 36.4 26.2 - 1011.2 F 50 W 7 * Laem Chabang(81m) 35.3 27.3 - 1010.7 F 55 SE 3 Haze Bangkok Metropolis(3m) 30.7 27.9 - 1009.1 F 35 SW 4 Haze Ko Samui(7m) 33.8 26.0 - 1010.0 Fs 70 SW 6 Cloud Decr Langkawi(8m) 33.7 26.4 0.2 1009.6 F 64 W 6 Thndr Penang(4m) 36.3 25.0 1.0 1008.9 F 49 SE 3 Haze Kuala Lumpur(27m) 34.9 25.1 0.2 1009.7 * 52 E 6 Haze Malacca(9m) 33.4 26.4 - 1009.8 * 59 NE 9 Haze Singapore(22m) 33.5 26.0 - 1010.2 F 56 SE 6 * Ho Chi Minh City-Nha Be(2m) Keith (Southend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melaura Posted March 28, 2020 #575 Share Posted March 28, 2020 That’s fine , we could not have asked for better service from Capt Chris and all the staff at Tui and will definitely book a cruise with them when all is well in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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