DisneyTripper Posted October 5, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 5, 2020 We are booked and praying 🙏🏼 The world is back to normal! Anyone else? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ColeThornton Posted October 5, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 5, 2020 You should check and see if there is a Roll Call for your sailing, if not you can start one. Link to post Share on other sites
david_sobe Posted October 5, 2020 #3 Share Posted October 5, 2020 The Encore is a fantastic ship especially for Alaska. You made the right choice. Hope it sails as planned Link to post Share on other sites
BirdTravels Posted October 6, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 6, 2020 15 hours ago, DisneyTripper said: We are booked and praying 🙏🏼 The world is back to normal! Anyone else? The world will not be back to normal by August. It will be years for that to happen. That being said, we have an Alaska cruise booked on RCL in May. And a western Caribbean on NCL in April. The Encore is a beautiful ship, newest in the NCL fleet and purpose built for Alaska (like her sisters the Bliss and Joy). Big Observation Lounge. Heated outside dining (we had lovely al fresco dining on the Joy to Alaska last year and the Bliss the year before). Heated pools. We did a live post from the inaugural Encore out of Miami last thanksgiving on the link below. Link to post Share on other sites
TSUmom Posted October 6, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 6, 2020 You are not alone...we have an August Breakaway booked from Miami. St Thomas, Tortola and GSC. We have been there before so we figured if why not and if we can't wander on our own we will just stay onboard. Link to post Share on other sites
lmuit Posted November 6, 2020 #6 Share Posted November 6, 2020 We are booked for same cruise. Group from midwest . Looking forward to it! Link to post Share on other sites
HowardK Posted November 6, 2020 #7 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I'm waiting until 2022 or 2023- I think there needs time for either cases to decline and/or a vaccine to be distributed Link to post Share on other sites
myk249 Posted November 10, 2020 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 10/5/2020 at 10:53 AM, DisneyTripper said: We are booked and praying 🙏🏼 The world is back to normal! Anyone else? We have a group booked in July....Booked for over a year. Keeping fingers crossed we sail. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
farmersfight Posted November 10, 2020 #9 Share Posted November 10, 2020 7 hours ago, myk249 said: We have a group booked in July....Booked for over a year. Keeping fingers crossed we sail. With the new vaccine news, I'd say July 2021 is looking pretty good. JMO, please don't flame me... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
All-ready2cruise Posted November 10, 2020 #10 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 hour ago, farmersfight said: With the new vaccine news, I'd say July 2021 is looking pretty good. JMO, please don't flame me... I'd expect the vaccine to be available for most by late spring, think June, so yes, I agree it might be a go. @farmersfight no flame but I do see a small light at the end of the tunnel.... wait, is that a flame? 🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ziggyuk Posted November 10, 2020 #11 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Personally I just hope the vaccine changes the 7 day sail rule, our Alaska September next year is 9 days and therefore falls outside the 7 day limit for US cruises. I just hope the vaccine allows that 7 day rule to be relaxed before the cruise gets altered/cancelled. I fear that rule could be with us for a while until thigs start to get back to normal. Link to post Share on other sites
BirdTravels Posted November 11, 2020 #12 Share Posted November 11, 2020 "Normal" is a ways away. There are a non-trivial number of international travelers on every cruise. Th vaccine would have to be available worldwide and people would have to actually take it to make a change to cruise restrictions. Our local news had a poll last night regarding the vaccine and after the news yesterday, over 60% said that they would refuse to take the vaccine. Link to post Share on other sites
ziggyuk Posted November 11, 2020 #13 Share Posted November 11, 2020 10 hours ago, BirdTravels said: "Normal" is a ways away. There are a non-trivial number of international travelers on every cruise. Th vaccine would have to be available worldwide and people would have to actually take it to make a change to cruise restrictions. Our local news had a poll last night regarding the vaccine and after the news yesterday, over 60% said that they would refuse to take the vaccine. That is the worry but it was suggested on the our news this morning some activities like air/cruise travel could require a vaccine "passport". Link to post Share on other sites
farmersfight Posted November 11, 2020 #14 Share Posted November 11, 2020 17 hours ago, All-ready2cruise said: I'd expect the vaccine to be available for most by late spring, think June, so yes, I agree it might be a go. @farmersfight no flame but I do see a small light at the end of the tunnel.... wait, is that a flame? 🤣 Ouch....it burns! It burns!, 😜 Yeah, my original guess was by mid April the vaccine will be available to everybody, so our guess is close if you're saying late spring. I'm pretty confident that the poster's July cruise will be a "green light". Btw, it looks like my monitor for my desk top computer is OOC, so I'm now using my phone to post this. Looks like its time for a new monitor. 💻 1 Link to post Share on other sites
renieg813 Posted November 12, 2020 #15 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I’m booked on Encore June 6th 2021.🤞 1 Link to post Share on other sites
libtrek Posted November 13, 2020 #16 Share Posted November 13, 2020 We booked Bliss to Alaska for September 2021. I hope they make you show proof of a vaccine. Link to post Share on other sites
farmersfight Posted November 13, 2020 #17 Share Posted November 13, 2020 10 hours ago, libtrek said: We booked Bliss to Alaska for September 2021. I hope they make you show proof of a vaccine. With the good news on vaccine(s), I think you're in good shape for September 2021. Fingers crossed 🤞. Btw, what part of Michigan's thumb? I'm on the back edge of "the mitten", in Muskegon. Link to post Share on other sites
libtrek Posted November 13, 2020 #18 Share Posted November 13, 2020 In Imlay. Muskegon? The back edge indeed. Link to post Share on other sites
farmersfight Posted November 13, 2020 #19 Share Posted November 13, 2020 7 hours ago, libtrek said: In Imlay. Muskegon? The back edge indeed. Lol, it's not that bad. I like the fast ferry connection (Lake Express) to Milwaukee, so the "big city" is only a 2.5 hr Lake Michigan crossing away. I see you're not too far from Port Huron. We have family friends who live in Port Huron. I was born in Grosse Pointe and spent the first part of my young life in Flat Rock. Enough "Michigander" talk...sorry for hijacking this thread. Link to post Share on other sites
libtrek Posted November 13, 2020 #20 Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 hours ago, farmersfight said: Lol, it's not that bad. I like the fast ferry connection (Lake Express) to Milwaukee, so the "big city" is only a 2.5 hr Lake Michigan crossing away. I see you're not too far from Port Huron. We have family friends who live in Port Huron. I was born in Grosse Pointe and spent the first part of my young life in Flat Rock. Enough "Michigander" talk...sorry for hijacking this thread. Link to post Share on other sites
libtrek Posted November 13, 2020 #21 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Just now, libtrek said: We took Bliss over Encore. Did Bliss before and loved observation deck. Wonder how similar encore is to bliss.? Link to post Share on other sites
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