Four crew Covid + on Silver Moon

[Catlover54]

They feel fine.

[cruiseej]

The subject line is a little cryptic; are you reporting that four new cases of Covid have been confirmed for crew members on the Moon? This is separate from the crew members who were positive on the previous cruise, some or all of whom were offloaded in Ft. Lauderdale?

[les37b]

26 minutes ago, cruiseej said:

The subject line is a little cryptic; are you reporting that four new cases of Covid have been confirmed for crew members on the Moon? This is separate from the crew members who were positive on the previous cruise, some or all of whom were offloaded in Ft. Lauderdale?

 

It's on the current cruise..... Announcement made by the captain at about 6.30 this evening. CD, ACD and 2 entertainment staff..

 

 

[faucet]

Good news we learned the news from the captain not gossip!

Key question who was the source, as crew are restricted from going ashore.

 

[Silver Spectre]

20 minutes ago, faucet said:

Good news we learned the news from the captain not gossip!

Key question who was the source, as crew are restricted from going ashore.

 

They no doubt got it from one of the guests or crew who were quarantined off the ship on Monday.

[Trailcreek]

This is not good news, there will probably be more. Concerned, suppose to pick up the cruise in Guayaquil but Chile or Argentina could cancel cruises from docking like Brazil.

How is everyone dealing with the news? Any changes being considered?  Thanks

 

 

 

  

[UHOHSEVEN]

22 hours ago, cruiseej said:

The subject line is a little cryptic; are you reporting that four new cases of Covid have been confirmed for crew members on the Moon? This is separate from the crew members who were positive on the previous cruise, some or all of whom were offloaded in Ft. Lauderdale?

 

I was on that cruise. I tested positive on day 4 and they locked me away. Spent 10 days in quarantine. Missed the Panama Canal, Guatemala, Belize, Cozmel and the rest of the ports. Thet let me out for our last day at sea, but made me stay away from guests and only let me in the casino for certain hours, and made me play at a separate table.  Is that too cryptic?

[cruiseej]

50 minutes ago, UHOHSEVEN said:

Is that too cryptic?

 

Huh? The subject line wasn't clear to me, perhaps it was to you. Apparently the 4 crew members testing positive refers to the current Moon voyage, not the previous one which you were on.

 

I'm terribly sorry that you tested positive and missed so much of your cruise. While I'm sure the crew tried their best, beyond food and drink there's not much they can do to make it a pleasurable time when you're locked in a suite for 10 days. Were you allowed on your balcony so you could breathe fresh air, see the sea, and at least see the Panama Canal? (At least they didn't offload you to quarantine in an isolation hotel in one of the countries you passed through, which is my worst fear about cruising at this time.) Were you able to travel home at the end of the cruise, since you had completed your 10 days in isolation? 

[geekgirl23]

14 hours ago, UHOHSEVEN said:

 

I was on that cruise. I tested positive on day 4 and they locked me away. Spent 10 days in quarantine. Missed the Panama Canal, Guatemala, Belize, Cozmel and the rest of the ports. 

 

So sorry to read about that! As mentioned before, we were on that trip and didn't have any idea there were cases on board until after we got home and saw it here. If you don't mind sharing, were you feeling symptoms and ask to get tested? Or how did you otherwise find out? Did they move you to deck 6?

[faucet]

There are guest suites under quarantine but the people an adjacent suites haven’t been advised . So much for transparency.

No indication when mass testing of guests will take place, the sea day tomorrow?

[Trailcreek]

There are passengers quarantine in their cabins? That does not sound good. Thank you all so much for posting. They have lower the quarantine to 5 days, is that what Silversea is doing? 

[cruiseej]

38 minutes ago, Trailcreek said:

They have lower the quarantine to 5 days, is that what Silversea is doing? 

 

I know that Seabourn did not immediately reduce their quarantine after the CDC guidance came out; there were people who were in quarantine last week and had to "serve out their sentence without early parole." (Who knows what the standard is today; standards change daily nowadays.)

[cruiseej]

(Ugh, I wish I could edit a post for more than a few minutes on this site!)

 

Confirmed from a Seabourn passenger currently in quarantine that Seabourn is still imposing a full 10-day quarantine.

[mchell810]

The CDC change to only 5 days of quarantine does not apply to cruise ships -- that remains at 10 days.

[rkacruiser]

1 minute ago, mchell810 said:

The CDC change to only 5 days of quarantine does not apply to cruise ships -- that remains at 10 days.

 

Again, for the public, more darn mixed messaging!  What are We, the People to believe?  To what source are the cruise lines to listen and believe?  

[cruiseej]

15 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

 

Again, for the public, more darn mixed messaging!  What are We, the People to believe?  To what source are the cruise lines to listen and believe?  

 

The CDC guidance is only that: a recommendation. It isn't a law, regulation or rule. And furthermore, cruise ships aren't part of the United States. Some follow CDC rules and guidance because they dock in US ports, but not all do. Health authorities in other countries have not all adopted the five-days-no-test end to quarantine. 

[faucet]

Official count per captain five crew and two passengers.

Apparently mild symptoms.

RCL extended quarantine period to 14 days. There is no mid cruise testing for Covid! Only temperature testing.

If you don’t test you won’t find and have to report!

 

[fdnycruiser]

Faucet, aside from the quarantine remaining at 10, same conditions on the Seabourn Ovation. There is Covid among passengers and crew, although no official numbers have been given. International travelers getting off in LA tomorrow were tested yesterday, otherwise no one else has been tested since 12/28 !  You hit the nail on the head. If you test, you have to report. Don’t ask, don’t tell, seems to be the order of the day ! They’re using smoke and mirrors to stay out of the red zone.

[les37b]

On 1/10/2022 at 1:43 PM, faucet said:

Official count per captain five crew and two passengers.

Apparently mild symptoms.

RCL extended quarantine period to 14 days. There is no mid cruise testing for Covid! Only temperature testing.

If you don’t test you won’t find and have to report!

 

 

PCR testing will take place on the 17th when we arrive in Manta. Ecuador require a negative PCR within 48 hours of arrival. When we depart Gofito, we will sail at full speed to arrive in the afternoon of the day before originally scheduled to enable entry and facilitate guests being allowed ashore on the 18th as scheduled.

 

SS learned from the problems that were the same as the sailing a month ago and fixed it.

 

Still no news why the antigen test we were meant to have a few days ago, but maybe this PCR is why.

 

[Catlover54]

Do you know if they have retested the crew since the initial round of tests right after sailing, a week ago?

[faucet]

Difficult to get a definitive answer! They have been administering booster shots to the crew. 
Lack of passenger testing doesn’t inspire confidence. Also check list for sanitizing suites on the tv has gone.

 

[Trailcreek]

Yes, reading a post from one of the passengers who tested positive. The quarantine situation is terrible, they treat you like a prisoner with prisoner quality food, when you are able to get it, left outside your door. I wonder how many passengers test positive and what will happen when or if you are allowed to disembark in Guayaquil. Not a good situation and it seems SS is not protecting its passengers.  Very disappointed.

[les37b]

On 1/12/2022 at 8:31 AM, Catlover54 said:

Do you know if they have retested the crew since the initial round of tests right after sailing, a week ago?

 

I believe it's random....but know some have been tested. Maybe high temp. Not sure, but certain it's some but not all.

 

On 1/13/2022 at 12:40 PM, faucet said:

Difficult to get a definitive answer! They have been administering booster shots to the crew. 
Lack of passenger testing doesn’t inspire confidence. Also check list for sanitizing suites on the tv has gone.

 

 

Yes the crew most definitely got boosters. First in Cozumel I think, then in Panama City.

5 hours ago, Trailcreek said:

Yes, reading a post from one of the passengers who tested positive. The quarantine situation is terrible, they treat you like a prisoner with prisoner quality food, when you are able to get it, left outside your door. I wonder how many passengers test positive and what will happen when or if you are allowed to disembark in Guayaquil. Not a good situation and it seems SS is not protecting its passengers.  Very disappointed.

 

At the moment, the answer is zero. If you test positive you are not getting in. Most unreasonable. Not sure if I'd want to either. I suspect quarantine time spend on board counts for nothing... So 10 days on arrival. And they are also insisting you need a PCR (not antigen) to leave quarantine. I don't fancy a potential  3 months in an "Ecuador Hilton"

[faucet]

Official count now 15.

[les37b]

5 minutes ago, faucet said:

Official count now 15.

 

Watch it rocket in Manta day 2.