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The cruise ship “bubble” #236885
10/13/2020 12:20 PM
10/13/2020 12:20 PM
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Bradenton, FL
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Well now....HERE’S a great idea....
https://bvinews.com/potential-trave...WsRfjJB6S8zyz9nkWQU2siQbSjNwTQtr0U4Lj_Pk

Please know that I meant that with a huge dose of sarcasm....


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Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: Winterstale] #236887
10/13/2020 12:57 PM
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Wow.. Even if it was 100% certain that every single person on the ship at departure was free from the virus, the first stop would change all of that.


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Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: Winterstale] #236888
10/13/2020 01:06 PM
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....and yet charterers and private villa guests would need to quarantine and wear a fukakta bracelet and test three different times...SMH....


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Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: Winterstale] #236889
10/13/2020 01:10 PM
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Agreed Maytrix and Winterstale - absolutely ridiculous.

Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: MIDiver] #236890
10/13/2020 01:26 PM
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The government gets a substantial head tax for every body off a cruise ship, and it appears the public coffers are empty. Plus, these excursions are 100% controlled, which means money into pre-determined pockets. So far, at least, they can't do that with boaters or villa renters, although right now someone may be trying to work out how that could be required.

Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: RatmansWife] #236893
10/13/2020 01:51 PM
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If one wants to do substantial reading on the subject, there are a number of specific recommendations about how ships can safely resume cruising. Here is a link to that report.

Link

And a blurb from Cruise Critic for the Cliff's Notes version. Link

Personally, I think the bubble deal is stupid.

BTW, I think the 'no sail' order has been extended to December 1 now, but not sure. It appears that one thing that will happen for sure is that folks will ONLY be able to leave the ship on designated shore excursions.

Last edited by Carol_Hill; 10/13/2020 01:54 PM.

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Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: Winterstale] #236894
10/13/2020 01:58 PM
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This sounds similar to a request for an exclusive zone at Magens Bay on St Thomas to keep cruise ship passengers isolated on a controlled excursion.

https://stjohnsource.com/2020/08/23/269898/

Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: Winterstale] #236895
10/13/2020 02:18 PM
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Vero Beach, Fl and South Sound...
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I did a couple of cruises 100 years ago. The whole pleasure for me was to get away from the crowds. I always rented a car for every island we came to and having determined where I wanted to go we would go there. The idea of being herded around like sheep is insane.


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Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: Winterstale] #236896
10/13/2020 02:19 PM
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Vero Beach, Fl and South Sound...
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I did a couple of cruises 100 years ago. The whole pleasure for me was to get away from the crowds. I always rented a car for every island we came to and having determined where I wanted to go we would go there. The idea of being herded around like sheep is insane.


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Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: Winterstale] #236897
10/13/2020 02:25 PM
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Agree 100% Thorsten


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Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: tpcook] #236898
10/13/2020 02:46 PM
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I agree that the idea of getting herded around is not appetizing. We have done over 30 cruises, most of them a while ago, and I can count on one hand the number of 'cruise ship excursions' that we have done, which includes two that we took on our first cruise! laugh


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Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: Winterstale] #236899
10/13/2020 03:14 PM
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Winterstale...has the quarantine, bracelet and multiple testing been confirmed?

Re: The cruise ship “bubble” [Re: beeradley] #236900
10/13/2020 03:18 PM
10/13/2020 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by beeradley
Winterstale...has the quarantine, bracelet and multiple testing been confirmed?

Not at all.


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