What happens in quarantine?

[natasac1]

Hi,

does anyone know if you are allowed to get off at the next port if you are in quarantine? How many days do they keep you in quarantine?

[cruzin4us]

there are a slew of discussions addressing this issue.   Just scroll down a few pages and you'll find a bunch.

 

 

[cjpj]

What happens in quarantine,  stays in quarantine 😄😄😄.  Sorry couldn’t resist.

[Linsifer]

On 5/7/2022 at 4:29 PM, natasac1 said:

Hi,

does anyone know if you are allowed to get off at the next port if you are in quarantine? How many days do they keep you in quarantine?

Since I just canceled our 10 day cruise to Alaska for fear that I might find OUT what happens in quarantine, I’ll never know.  I didn’t like what I read from previous passengers, though, hence part of the reason for canceling.  Can’t wait until cruise lines can get to the point of treating Covid like the flu or a cold for fully vaccinated and boostered passengers.  And NO Princess Jail, please.  Not what we signed up for. 

Edited May 9, 2022 by Linsifer

[cjpj]

5 hours ago, Linsifer said:

Since I just canceled our 10 day cruise to Alaska for fear that I might find OUT what happens in quarantine, I’ll never know.  I didn’t like what I read from previous passengers, though, hence part of the reason for canceling.  Can’t wait until cruise lines can get to the point of treating Covid like the flu or a cold for fully vaccinated and boostered passengers.  And NO Princess Jail, please.  Not what we signed up for. 

Best you cancel, if that's how you feel and cruise when conditions meet your expectations. 

[ontheweb]

On 5/7/2022 at 7:29 PM, natasac1 said:

Hi,

does anyone know if you are allowed to get off at the next port if you are in quarantine? How many days do they keep you in quarantine?

Really, do you understand what the term quarantine means? Of course you cannot get off at the next port.

[tuckerboxbill]

9 hours ago, Linsifer said:

Since I just canceled our 10 day cruise to Alaska for fear that I might find OUT what happens in quarantine, I’ll never know.  I didn’t like what I read from previous passengers, though, hence part of the reason for canceling.  Can’t wait until cruise lines can get to the point of treating Covid like the flu or a cold for fully vaccinated and boostered passengers.  And NO Princess Jail, please.  Not what we signed up for. 

Did you know that  "Princess Jail" is the standard protocol for Norovirus and has been for years?

[natasac1]

Hi, many thanks to everyone for the responses. I guess I asked my question the wrong way and I apologize...what I meant to say was if anyone knew if they allow you to get off the ship at the next port and continue isolating at the next city port.

[LACruiser88]

17 minutes ago, natasac1 said:

Hi, many thanks to everyone for the responses. I guess I asked my question the wrong way and I apologize...what I meant to say was if anyone knew if they allow you to get off the ship at the next port and continue isolating at the next city port.

This will vary from port to port.  Most ports will not allow positive covid passengers to disembark.  The cruise line has to have an agreement in place with the particular port to process positive covid passengers.

[natasac1]

Thank you.

[KLM3164]

2 hours ago, tuckerboxbill said:

Did you know that  "Princess Jail" is the standard protocol for Norovirus and has been for years?

Actually I believe Norovirus was handled differently than the current protocol for COVID. On our last cruise before shutdown our friend contracted Noro and was confined to HIS cabin for 3 days. What has been reported for those who contract COVID is they are moved to another cabin and have to isolate for anywhere from 5 to 10 days. For me this is a huge difference. If I contract COVID I want to stay in my current cabin and not be moved to an isolation deck. I normally am staying in a mini-suite and I want to stay in my own room if I’m sick. Not be moved to some strange and most likely smaller cabin. 

 

I hope that someday Princess will begin to treat passengers with COVID the same as they have treated passengers with Norovirus in the past. 

[tuckerboxbill]

59 minutes ago, KLM3164 said:

Actually I believe Norovirus was handled differently than the current protocol for COVID. On our last cruise before shutdown our friend contracted Noro and was confined to HIS cabin for 3 days. What has been reported for those who contract COVID is they are moved to another cabin and have to isolate for anywhere from 5 to 10 days. For me this is a huge difference. If I contract COVID I want to stay in my current cabin and not be moved to an isolation deck. I normally am staying in a mini-suite and I want to stay in my own room if I’m sick. Not be moved to some strange and most likely smaller cabin. 

 

I hope that someday Princess will begin to treat passengers with COVID the same as they have treated passengers with Norovirus in the past. 

oh that is correct, in terms of being sent to another cabin.  but you ARE quarantined

[KLM3164]

2 hours ago, tuckerboxbill said:

oh that is correct, in terms of being sent to another cabin.  but you ARE quarantined

I would be fine with the quarantine in MY own cabin….I don’t want to be moved. That’s my beef with this whole COVID quarantine on Princess.

Edited May 9, 2022 by KLM3164

[Cruise Raider]

We’ve been on several cruises since the restart and have been lucky enough not to contract Covid but, I definitely see the reasoning behind moving ‘infected’ and ‘infective’ passengers to a quarantine / isolation area of the ship.  The room stewards and food delivery folks have to almost dress in hazmat suits to enter this area.  You will also be disembarked well before anyone else is allowed to walk around in the same areas.  Once in the van to take you to an isolation hotel, if that is you path, they seem to drop the physical distancing restrictions.  I would hate to be that van driver.  I would also hate to be on my balcony next door to someone that is coughing and sneezing upwind from me.  Enough said.  
You will most likely be reassigned to a balcony cabin but I’ve also seen suites blocked off but that was back a couple, of months ago and am not sure if they are still doing that.  
if your cabin mate is negative, they will leave that passenger in their original cabin unless the cabin mate is disabled in a way that requires help with daily living.  
 

To the OP,  you may be able to quarantine in port, depending on the port.  I discussed this with Princess at length and some of it has to do with the PVSA restrictions but, for instance, if you are willing to pay the fine (you may be charged, you may get dispensation), you might be able to get off in a US port to isolate at home.  However, you also have to have a car nearby or have a brave friend or family member pick you up if you are close to home.  
if you are very I’ll, Princess will arrange to take you to a nearby hospital in port.  Most people that test positive are not sick enough for hospitalization.  

For the days you are isolated, you will receive a future cruise credit.  Your food may be served with disposable plating and utensils.  Your room is not cleaned on a daily basis but they will provide you a way to order towels, TP, tissues, etc.  I learned that you will be able to smoke on your balcony, which is why I’ve studied the sections used for quarantine and avoid being one deck above or below those cabins.  There are tables set out in the hallways by each quarantine cabin and your food is delivered on the table and they provide refuse bags for you to set out when filled.  
Be sure to take your own separate toiletries with you in case one of you gets quarantined.  Also be sure to take an extra week or two of medications in case you get quarantined on land.  I always take packaged snacks and order a bowl of fruit for my room, which I would take with me if I ended up in quarantine.  
 

Once you are cleared according to current guidelines, you may return to your original cabin.  I’m unsure if the cabin mate that tests negative can go about their daily activities or if they also need to isolate in their cabin.  I do believe they need to also be tested for a few days but protocols have been known to change on a dime.   If any of these restrictions would bother you, you may want to hold off on cruising at this time .. they are sure to loosen up with time.  
 

[CruisingJs]

I tested positive during what was supposed to be back-to-back cruises.  The positive test was on the morning of day 6 of the first cruise.  My husband tested negative and was allowed to stay in our cabin but was told not to leave.  I was moved to a deluxe balcony.  I was lucky in that the following day was turnaround in our home port.  We were disembarked after the ship was cleared. Since we had used a town car service to get to the cruise port, we were taken home (about an hour away) by a medical transport SUV.  I thought it was interesting our driver did not wear a mask for the entire trip even though I was sitting right behind her.  I did get an FCC for one day for the first cruise and one for the entire second cruise.  I also received a check for the balance of my casino account I wasn’t able to cash out.

[Happiest when cruising]

2 hours ago, Cruise Raider said:

We’ve been on several cruises since the restart and have been lucky enough not to contract Covid but, I definitely see the reasoning behind moving ‘infected’ and ‘infective’ passengers to a quarantine / isolation area of the ship.  The room stewards and food delivery folks have to almost dress in hazmat suits to enter this area.  You will also be disembarked well before anyone else is allowed to walk around in the same areas.  Once in the van to take you to an isolation hotel, if that is you path, they seem to drop the physical distancing restrictions.  I would hate to be that van driver.  I would also hate to be on my balcony next door to someone that is coughing and sneezing upwind from me.  Enough said.  
You will most likely be reassigned to a balcony cabin but I’ve also seen suites blocked off but that was back a couple, of months ago and am not sure if they are still doing that.  
if your cabin mate is negative, they will leave that passenger in their original cabin unless the cabin mate is disabled in a way that requires help with daily living.  
 

To the OP,  you may be able to quarantine in port, depending on the port.  I discussed this with Princess at length and some of it has to do with the PVSA restrictions but, for instance, if you are willing to pay the fine (you may be charged, you may get dispensation), you might be able to get off in a US port to isolate at home.  However, you also have to have a car nearby or have a brave friend or family member pick you up if you are close to home.  
if you are very I’ll, Princess will arrange to take you to a nearby hospital in port.  Most people that test positive are not sick enough for hospitalization.  

For the days you are isolated, you will receive a future cruise credit.  Your food may be served with disposable plating and utensils.  Your room is not cleaned on a daily basis but they will provide you a way to order towels, TP, tissues, etc.  I learned that you will be able to smoke on your balcony, which is why I’ve studied the sections used for quarantine and avoid being one deck above or below those cabins.  There are tables set out in the hallways by each quarantine cabin and your food is delivered on the table and they provide refuse bags for you to set out when filled.  
Be sure to take your own separate toiletries with you in case one of you gets quarantined.  Also be sure to take an extra week or two of medications in case you get quarantined on land.  I always take packaged snacks and order a bowl of fruit for my room, which I would take with me if I ended up in quarantine.  
 

Once you are cleared according to current guidelines, you may return to your original cabin.  I’m unsure if the cabin mate that tests negative can go about their daily activities or if they also need to isolate in their cabin.  I do believe they need to also be tested for a few days but protocols have been known to change on a dime.   If any of these restrictions would bother you, you may want to hold off on cruising at this time .. they are sure to loosen up with time.  
 

What great information you have provided for those interested in being prepared.  
The only other thing I have heard is that close contacts can’t eat in any public areas. 
 

[Cruise Raider]

1 hour ago, Happiest when cruising said:

What great information you have provided for those interested in being prepared.  
The only other thing I have heard is that close contacts can’t eat in any public areas. 
 

That makes perfect sense.  

[Linsifer]

On 5/9/2022 at 9:16 AM, tuckerboxbill said:

Did you know that  "Princess Jail" is the standard protocol for Norovirus and has been for years?

Yes, I have.  That’s isn’t a global pandemic, though.  I was on a cruise on the Golden right after a Norovirus outbreak.  For the first couple of days there were no salt and pepper shakers on the tables and we were served by staff at the buffet.  Soon after it was back to normal. 

[Linsifer]

On 5/9/2022 at 11:53 AM, KLM3164 said:

Actually I believe Norovirus was handled differently than the current protocol for COVID. On our last cruise before shutdown our friend contracted Noro and was confined to HIS cabin for 3 days. What has been reported for those who contract COVID is they are moved to another cabin and have to isolate for anywhere from 5 to 10 days. For me this is a huge difference. If I contract COVID I want to stay in my current cabin and not be moved to an isolation deck. I normally am staying in a mini-suite and I want to stay in my own room if I’m sick. Not be moved to some strange and most likely smaller cabin. 

 

I hope that someday Princess will begin to treat passengers with COVID the same as they have treated passengers with Norovirus in the past. 

That’s exactly the way I feel.  We book midship Club Class mini suites and I don’t want to be downgraded to some smaller cabin on an isolated “quarantine ward” kept “out of sight”.  Heaven forbid if Princess should have the negative press.  Nor do I want to miss out on everything we paid for on the ship.  I’m gonna wait!

[Linsifer]

On 5/9/2022 at 12:53 PM, tuckerboxbill said:

oh that is correct, in terms of being sent to another cabin.  but you ARE quarantined

But rarely as long.  Many times people don’t care if they’re quarantined when they’re feeling so crummy with the Norovirus.  But usually now with vaccinated and boosted folks, often they don’t feel symptoms of Covid or very little.  That makes it tough being confined to a cabin and not even the one booked. 

[Linsifer]

On 5/9/2022 at 4:32 PM, Cruise Raider said:

We’ve been on several cruises since the restart and have been lucky enough not to contract Covid but, I definitely see the reasoning behind moving ‘infected’ and ‘infective’ passengers to a quarantine / isolation area of the ship.  The room stewards and food delivery folks have to almost dress in hazmat suits to enter this area.  You will also be disembarked well before anyone else is allowed to walk around in the same areas.  Once in the van to take you to an isolation hotel, if that is you path, they seem to drop the physical distancing restrictions.  I would hate to be that van driver.  I would also hate to be on my balcony next door to someone that is coughing and sneezing upwind from me.  Enough said.  
You will most likely be reassigned to a balcony cabin but I’ve also seen suites blocked off but that was back a couple, of months ago and am not sure if they are still doing that.  
if your cabin mate is negative, they will leave that passenger in their original cabin unless the cabin mate is disabled in a way that requires help with daily living.  
 

To the OP,  you may be able to quarantine in port, depending on the port.  I discussed this with Princess at length and some of it has to do with the PVSA restrictions but, for instance, if you are willing to pay the fine (you may be charged, you may get dispensation), you might be able to get off in a US port to isolate at home.  However, you also have to have a car nearby or have a brave friend or family member pick you up if you are close to home.  
if you are very I’ll, Princess will arrange to take you to a nearby hospital in port.  Most people that test positive are not sick enough for hospitalization.  

For the days you are isolated, you will receive a future cruise credit.  Your food may be served with disposable plating and utensils.  Your room is not cleaned on a daily basis but they will provide you a way to order towels, TP, tissues, etc.  I learned that you will be able to smoke on your balcony, which is why I’ve studied the sections used for quarantine and avoid being one deck above or below those cabins.  There are tables set out in the hallways by each quarantine cabin and your food is delivered on the table and they provide refuse bags for you to set out when filled.  
Be sure to take your own separate toiletries with you in case one of you gets quarantined.  Also be sure to take an extra week or two of medications in case you get quarantined on land.  I always take packaged snacks and order a bowl of fruit for my room, which I would take with me if I ended up in quarantine.  
 

Once you are cleared according to current guidelines, you may return to your original cabin.  I’m unsure if the cabin mate that tests negative can go about their daily activities or if they also need to isolate in their cabin.  I do believe they need to also be tested for a few days but protocols have been known to change on a dime.   If any of these restrictions would bother you, you may want to hold off on cruising at this time .. they are sure to loosen up with time.  
 

Thank you.  Everything you wrote here is precisely why we canceled and will wait until life on a cruise ship is back to “normal” or at least without the strict protocol you described above.  I’m in no hurry.  In fact, as much as I’ve loved my 13 or so cruises, they don’t appeal to me quite as much they used to.  I didn’t think I’d EVER say that!  Maybe it was all those days at sea on our 15 day voyage to Hawaii.  Either way,  I’m sure we’ll be craving a cruise in the future.  Just not yet. 

[2 cruises a year]

14 minutes ago, Linsifer said:

That’s exactly the way I feel.  We book midship Club Class mini suites and I don’t want to be downgraded to some smaller cabin on an isolated “quarantine ward” kept “out of sight”.  Heaven forbid if Princess should have the negative press.  Nor do I want to miss out on everything we paid for on the ship.  I’m gonna wait!

Wow! Do you realize how many times you used I or We?

Isolation is not about you.  It is for the protection of the Crew and your fellow passengers. 

Be honest, if you see someone else coughing, I'll bet you think that they are being selfish exposing you to the virus. 

[cr8tiv1]

43 minutes ago, Linsifer said:

That’s exactly the way I feel.  We book midship Club Class mini suites and I don’t want to be downgraded to some smaller cabin on an isolated “quarantine ward” kept “out of sight”.  Heaven forbid if Princess should have the negative press.  Nor do I want to miss out on everything we paid for on the ship.  I’m gonna wait!

 

You will not "miss out on everything we paid for on the ship".  You will receive compensation for your days in quarantine.  

 

The staff is currently running here and there for app orders.  Can you imagine if they had to be in HazMat suits and running all over the ship?  I cruised with COVID in the back of my mind.  I was glad for the quarantine deck/cabins.  I only wish that Princess had not lifted the health protocols for my cruise.  I remained masked to protect me AND my fellow passengers.

 

I do believe that cruising will not return to normal for some time.  At yeast until the end of 2023.  I understand that the current virus is highly contagious.  

[Cathygh]

I can tell you what happens on Enchanted Princess. My husband has symptoms of a cold so he did an LFT and was shocked to see it was positive. So we called Medical who tested me with an antigen test and I was negative. He tested my husband with a pcr which was positive. This was day 8 of our cruise and the medic said cases start to show around day 7 or 8. We had been careful with handwashing and mask wearing.  Anyway we then had to decide  if I would go with him into isolation. I would be allowed to roam around the ship wearing a mask but eat and drink in the cabin. I felt I couldn't leave DH on his own so we were told to pack enough for 6 days. As we go home on the 7th day we brought everything.

So far DH is ok. We have identified some warning signs - insomnia for 2 nights and frequent urination. These are 2 things he doesn't suffer from and have disappeared now. 

We can order from room service and it seems we can order from the main dining room and speciality restaurants too. I am not sure if we would be charged for the later.

In the cabin there are cleaning items and red bags and clear bags but no one has told us what the bags are for. 

It would be really helpful if we were given a letter to tell us what things are for and what happens next. I need to see if I can get pen and paper as if I order room service by phone it would be helpful if I could write it down.Room service is taking 30 mins or more. Somethings we can do on the app but if you want brown sauce then there is no option for that. 

We are still learning but We have both had a good night's sleep. Atm we think there are 2 other couples in isolation on this side of the ship..don't know about the other. One thing we are sure of is that there must be people with symptoms who have not come forward. We realise now we could easily have carried on as before but felt it would be wrong to put others at risk. Btw this is our 5th cruise since the restart and we have always known catching covid on board would be a possibility so I guess it's caught up with DH.

By all means ask questions but I don't know if I can answer them.

 

 

 

 

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[cr8tiv1]

@CathyghThank you for your honesty and doing the right thing.  I am sorry your cruise was interrupted.  You beat the odds.  You cruised 4 out of 5 times safely.  Your husband is very lucky to have you around.  That is so refreshing to know that you (and he) do think about others first.