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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,085 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 09:28 PM Apr 2020

If you sailed on these cruise ships, you may have been exposed to coronavirus

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that thousands of cruise passengers on more than 20 ships may have been exposed to coronavirus between February and March.

The agency published a list on its website of 28 sailings on 21 ships that dealt with coronavirus. The list, made public over the weekend, included some of the industry's biggest ships, including two Royal Caribbean ships, Symphony of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas, and MSC Cruises' Meraviglia, all of which can carry 4,500 or more passengers.

The following lists include only cruises that made port calls or disembarked in the U.S. International voyages that did not make stops at any American ports are not included because they are not under CDC jurisdiction.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/if-you-sailed-on-these-cruise-ships-you-may-have-been-exposed-to-coronavirus/ar-BB12hnoE?li=BBnb7Kz

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If you sailed on these cruise ships, you may have been exposed to coronavirus (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 OP
And guess who was on the February 29th sailing of Vogon_Glory Apr 2020 #1
Majesty was the first one I was ever on demtenjeep Apr 2020 #4
That they do. Vogon_Glory Apr 2020 #5
we are loyal to Royal- very loyal demtenjeep Apr 2020 #14
Just curious customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #6
I expect that I will Vogon_Glory Apr 2020 #7
Yes, they pass customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #10
There is one caveat Vogon_Glory Apr 2020 #11
If I were to take a cruise customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #12
yes demtenjeep Apr 2020 #13
I had a friend who did just that customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #15
So you should be fine FBaggins Apr 2020 #8
I just feel like I dodged a bullet Vogon_Glory Apr 2020 #9
K&R SheltieLover Apr 2020 #2
Symphony and Oasis are two of the most beautiful ships I have ever been on demtenjeep Apr 2020 #3

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
1. And guess who was on the February 29th sailing of
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 09:33 PM
Apr 2020

the Majesty of the Seas?


(Answer) Little Ol’ Me.

It’s been nearly a month since the ship docked in New Orleans and I’m still in good health.

For now.

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
5. That they do.
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:11 PM
Apr 2020

I prefer RCL not only because I like their decor, but also because it’s more subdued than Carnival’s (The other big cruise line sailing out of Galveston).

 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
14. we are loyal to Royal- very loyal
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 05:07 PM
Apr 2020

one year our airport canceled our hopper plan to St. Louis to the bigger plan to get to Florida.

Put us on a Greyhound to Dallas. It broke down (no joke) 10 times on I -35.

Needless to say we missed sail. Didn't get to Miami until like 2 AM next day. Royal Caribbean put us in a hotel, flied us to Jamaica to catch the boat and then refunded all of us 1/2 the cost of the cruise. It wasn't even their fault.


Yes-we are loyal to Royal

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
7. I expect that I will
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:38 PM
Apr 2020

These pandemics pass. I expect that in due course after some thorough cleaning, the worst we’ll have to worry about is some new strain of norovirus or being isolated in our cabins for a couple of days after we get the runs after eating something at a port of call that we should have left alone.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
10. Yes, they pass
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 02:30 PM
Apr 2020

but they can come again. I would imagine that the fear of having this happen again would be some folks' worst nightmare.

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
11. There is one caveat
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 03:01 PM
Apr 2020

I won’t sail from a US port until the next president has revamped procedures for shipboard viral outbreaks.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
12. If I were to take a cruise
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 03:04 PM
Apr 2020

(not much chance of that!) I would want to also know what the cruise operator's plan is should something go wrong. Will they have an ironclad plan for returning to a safe facility onshore, without having to wander around the oceans in a scene out of "Voyage of the Damned"?

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
15. I had a friend who did just that
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 07:08 PM
Apr 2020

but he was the "captain" and it was his boat. He would have never put up with the hell that cruise passengers have been through.

FBaggins

(26,696 posts)
8. So you should be fine
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:43 PM
Apr 2020

I haven’t heard of symptoms showing up a full month after exposure. So you either didn’t catch it or (probably better) caught a mild case and you’re now immune.

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
9. I just feel like I dodged a bullet
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:07 AM
Apr 2020

Although it looks like there’s still a good chance to catch it on dry land.

In the meantime, I’ve promised myself not to eat bats, even if they’ve been well-cooked.

 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
3. Symphony and Oasis are two of the most beautiful ships I have ever been on
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 09:56 PM
Apr 2020

Our family was / is scheduled for Symphony in June


I am betting it is cancelled and my sister with cancer will die before next year

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