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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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That was an interesting read - if a future cruise was fully booked and p and o adopted the same guidelines how do you think they would be able to reduce numbers to 60% fairly?

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LadyPCruiser wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 16:56
how do you think they would be able to reduce numbers to 60% fairly?
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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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Good idea! I’m so sure our South American won’t go ahead ( or if it does will look nothing like the current itinerary) I’ve ordered new kitchen brochures in anticipation!!

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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An insight of things to come......if you can understand them :sarcasm: :)

https://youtu.be/UVgLtOqplYE
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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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It’s all understandable but doesn’t cover insurance.
If you have confirmed covid and are disembarked in a foreign country, is your insurance picking up the tab?
Empty vessels .. and all that

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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barney wrote: 24 Aug 2020, 17:28
It’s all understandable but doesn’t cover insurance.
If you have confirmed covid and are disembarked in a foreign country, is your insurance picking up the tab?

I meant the two Geordies barney :D

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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Stephen wrote: 24 Aug 2020, 17:50
barney wrote: 24 Aug 2020, 17:28
It’s all understandable but doesn’t cover insurance.
If you have confirmed covid and are disembarked in a foreign country, is your insurance picking up the tab?

I meant the two Geordies barney :D
Geordies?
They all sound the same to me 😘
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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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This does feel like a long suspension but in reality it is long worldwide voyages that would normally fill the space between December and March. I suspect P&O's worldies will go the same way. Then we may see some shorter nearer to home cruises slotted in if conditions allow.

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I think that they are missing an opportunity on their doorstep.
Next year and until things get better, they could base one ship at Southampton doing a seven day round robin UK cruise.
Marketing it as a Staycation Cruise.
Never too far from home if things go wrong.
We’d go on it assuming they were not asking silly money like some of the current odd U.K. cruise.
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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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It could even just go round the Isle of Weight with no Ports but be a gourmet experience with a full entertainment program, easy to socially distance and no risk apart from fellow passengers who would all have to be tested seven and three days prior to departure. It would be nice and warm unlike the freezing temperatures outside. Money is not an issue cos apart from Barney nobody is spending anything of significance.

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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I think Barney and MOB have just described what I would call cruising hell. :)

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If P&O fall into the same guide lines as most of the other main stream cruise lines, which I expect they will, then I'm not impressed by the 'you can only get off the ship at ports if you are on a excursion' rule.

Refer to previous link https://youtu.be/UVgLtOqplYE

I'm not overly keen on excursions unless it's something really worth seeing, preferring to go ashore and do our own thing. So it's a case of spending two weeks onboard or being ripped off with excursion prices to be able to go ashore. I don't think so.

This sounds like another cancellation coming up unless things change between now a March when our balance is due.
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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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Kendhni wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 07:32
I think Barney and MOB have just described what I would call cruising hell. :)
I only described it, I didn't say anything about booking it :lol:
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Stephen wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 08:03
or being ripped off with excursion prices to be able to go ashore
And probably "herded" together and not able to move away from the group. I agree - no thank you.

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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david63 wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 08:19
Stephen wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 08:03
or being ripped off with excursion prices to be able to go ashore
And probably "herded" together and not able to move away from the group. I agree - no thank you.
There was talk about MSC providing 3 free excursions on its restart cruises, because going ashore on your own might not be possible, maybe P&O would do the same.
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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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towny44 wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 09:17
There was talk about MSC providing 3 free excursions on its restart cruises, because going ashore on your own might not be possible, maybe P&O would do the same.
Still not tempting me.

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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david63 wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 09:21
towny44 wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 09:17
There was talk about MSC providing 3 free excursions on its restart cruises, because going ashore on your own might not be possible, maybe P&O would do the same.
Still not tempting me.
Nor me David.
I wouldn’t holiday abroad for a long while if they gave it to me.
Plymouth has just had a spike in infection caused by 30 lads going partying to Zante. All aged under 20.
Arrived back and 11 have tested positive.
I wonder how many popped in to see Granny when they got back .
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barney wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 09:30
david63 wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 09:21
towny44 wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 09:17
There was talk about MSC providing 3 free excursions on its restart cruises, because going ashore on your own might not be possible, maybe P&O would do the same.
Still not tempting me.
Nor me David.
I wouldn’t holiday abroad for a long while if they gave it to me.
Plymouth has just had a spike in infection caused by 30 lads going partying to Zante. All aged under 20.
Arrived back and 11 have tested positive.
I wonder how many popped in to see Granny when they got back .

Perhaps if one or two ended up hospitalised, or worse, it might make the yoof take this more seriously......but I doubt it. Too arrogant for that.

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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Stephen wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 10:28
barney wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 09:30
david63 wrote: 27 Aug 2020, 09:21
Still not tempting me.
Nor me David.
I wouldn’t holiday abroad for a long while if they gave it to me.
Plymouth has just had a spike in infection caused by 30 lads going partying to Zante. All aged under 20.
Arrived back and 11 have tested positive.
I wonder how many popped in to see Granny when they got back .

Perhaps if one or two ended up hospitalised, or worse, it might make the yoof take this more seriously......but I doubt it. Too arrogant for that.
I don’t think it can be classed as arrogance Stephen, more like youngsters of that age know the risk to them is insignificant.
The amount of young people having serious problems with covid is extremely low.
The problem arises when they infect others who are more vulnerable.
All over the world, infections are up.
India aside, the fatalities are low.
It could be that this virus has taken those vulnerable people who were the most susceptible.
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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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I agree with the above - wouldn’t be interested in group port excursions only - so glad we managed to do a worldie ( well sort of a worldie except Asia!) - carnt see any further cruises for a long while 😢

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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With India and such places having big spikes, it presents big headaches for any cruise line trying to restart a cruise.
How will any cruise line be able to recall crew back to ship, the testing and retesting and locking them down till proved clear of covid will take many weeks.
I can not see any 'proper' cruiseing this side of the of the new cruise schedule.
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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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Mrs B has already decided that she doesn’t want to go on our June 21 cruise so I’ve written off the deposit.
Only U.K. holidays for us for quite a few years I reckon.
May never go back to international cruises.
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barney wrote: 07 Sep 2020, 09:27
Mrs B has already decided that she doesn’t want to go on our June 21 cruise so I’ve written off the deposit.
Only U.K. holidays for us for quite a few years I reckon.
May never go back to international cruises.
I think we might be in the same boat barney with our July booking unless the current rules change about having to book an excursion as the only way of getting off the ship. We shall see come March when the balance is due.

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Re: Post Covid cruising restart guidelines

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Stephen wrote: 07 Sep 2020, 13:12
barney wrote: 07 Sep 2020, 09:27
Mrs B has already decided that she doesn’t want to go on our June 21 cruise so I’ve written off the deposit.
Only U.K. holidays for us for quite a few years I reckon.
May never go back to international cruises.
I think we might be in the same boat barney with our July booking unless the current rules change about having to book an excursion as the only way of getting off the ship. We shall see come March when the balance is due.
For us, it’s not necessarily a covid issue.
I’m sure that could be managed.
It’s really about the whole cruise experience and enjoying the ports.
We are usually quite spontaneous when on holiday and wouldn’t want to book theatre etc in advance.
Sometimes we only decide where to eat minutes before.
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