Recent Covid quarantine information

[Harters]

Does anyone who has cruised in recent weeks have any information about the incidence of folk being quarantined because they contracted Covid? Or, put another way, just how risky is it that you might spend several days of your cruise quarantined?

 

We should have been on Sirena early last month but were cancelled because we had both contracted Covid.  Today, our travel insurers have agreed to meet our claim so we now have the financial resources to rebook a cruise if we wish. With infections rapidly rising (at least here in the UK), we are concerned about becoming reinfected with one of the new variants. The cancelled cruise (and any replacement) was our Golden Wedding present to ourselves and, much as we'd like to do it, quarantine would be a serious bummer. But we need to form a view about risk

 

I know doing almost anything is a risk - contracting it a few weeks back was, almost certainly, at a restaurant where we'd had dinner. But any comments welcomed. TIA

 

John

 

 

[Flatbush Flyer]

5 hours ago, Harters said:

Does anyone who has cruised in recent weeks have any information about the incidence of folk being quarantined because they contracted Covid? Or, put another way, just how risky is it that you might spend several days of your cruise quarantined?

 

We should have been on Sirena early last month but were cancelled because we had both contracted Covid.  Today, our travel insurers have agreed to meet our claim so we now have the financial resources to rebook a cruise if we wish. With infections rapidly rising (at least here in the UK), we are concerned about becoming reinfected with one of the new variants. The cancelled cruise (and any replacement) was our Golden Wedding present to ourselves and, much as we'd like to do it, quarantine would be a serious bummer. But we need to form a view about risk

 

I know doing almost anything is a risk - contracting it a few weeks back was, almost certainly, at a restaurant where we'd had dinner. But any comments welcomed. TIA

 

John

 

 

If the recent ATW cruise (just ended in NYC) is any indication, you can expect a fair number of unmasked folks some of whom will end up quarantined due to getting Covid onboard or ashore (more so than masked folks though some of them will get Covid too). Of particular concern to us (as we joined for the last two segments) was the significant number of those folks who had served their onboard Covid quarantine (unverified reports that 50% of the approx 200 ATW passengers infected)  and erroneously believed they were now immune to Covid (quite a number then even stopped wearing masks altogether).
 

Also of concern was the practice of some individuals who would cough/sneeze into their hands and then touch everything in sight (and, as expected, those who use the restrooms and do not wash their hands).

 

Somewhat fortunately for the crew, they are still required to wear masks. At least, O wants to keep them healthy.

[JDincalif]

Just got off Regatta in Seattle and saw roughly 19 passengers (some of whom may have been uninfected traveling companions) transported to a hotel to complete the CDC recommended 5 days isolation.

 

The problem with estimating the number of passengers quarantined as a measure of potential risk is that it's skewed by the fact that only those passengers who test themselves and fess up or those who report to the medical center with symptoms are subject to quarantine.