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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 10:52 AM Jul 2021

Cruise Passenger Melts Down

You have to wonder why a cruise line would not require either proof of vaccination or at least take a COVID test before the lady takes a cruise. However, I wonder whether this is to DeSantis's spread the vaccine prohibitions on taking anti-COVID precautions.

This is why I am not going to go on a cruise, well, perhaps ever. I considered it before the pandemic, but nothing like pandemics and cruises to illustrate how quickly disease can spread through an enclosed area.

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Cruise Passenger Melts Down (Original Post) TomCADem Jul 2021 OP
Shutup Snowflake! SoCalDavidS Jul 2021 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Jul 2021 #3
She had a right to be furious, there went the trip of a lifetime Warpy Jul 2021 #11
We LOVE to cruise, but haven't been since 2019. lark Jul 2021 #2
GET a vaccination you moron. You could have enjoyed your vacation. Duh! usaf-vet Jul 2021 #4
these wingers never have a thought about the safety of others magicguido Jul 2021 #5
The cruise line should require a vaccination mdbl Jul 2021 #6
Florida bans cruise lines from requiring it IronLionZion Jul 2021 #8
Thanks for the info, I won't be taking a cruise mdbl Jul 2021 #20
Norwegian Cruise Line sues Florida surgeon general over vaccine passport ban TomCADem Jul 2021 #12
Full refund plus a free future cruise credit is very generous IronLionZion Jul 2021 #7
I think RCI would have liked to use proof of vaxx but Vogon_Glory Jul 2021 #9
Poor Royal they probably even paid the very expensive medevac Oppaloopa Jul 2021 #16
If what I read elsewhere is true Vogon_Glory Jul 2021 #17
THIS women is one of the reasons you'll never find me on one of those floating behemoths PortTack Jul 2021 #10
I cannot believe that's real. Sapient Donkey Jul 2021 #13
Oh, I think it's real all right Vogon_Glory Jul 2021 #15
Oh yeah, totally real. I meant that more as "this should not be real" Sapient Donkey Jul 2021 #18
She probably got on a plane, after testing positive.... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #14
The Party of Personal Responsibility, Don't Cha Know? Vogon_Glory Jul 2021 #19

Response to SoCalDavidS (Reply #1)

Warpy

(111,277 posts)
11. She had a right to be furious, there went the trip of a lifetime
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 01:03 PM
Jul 2021

but taking it out on the crew made her just another entitled Karen who shouldn't be allowed out in public.

She really should have gotten those shots. It's not like they're unavailable in New England.

That's the part that makes her a stupid Karen.

lark

(23,106 posts)
2. We LOVE to cruise, but haven't been since 2019.
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 11:12 AM
Jul 2021

No plans to go on one again either. I wouldn't go on one out of FL because they can't stop you if you aren't vaccinated due to Death Sentence trying to kill us. If DS loses in court and they can restrict these cruises to just vaccinated folks, I will return.

mdbl

(4,973 posts)
20. Thanks for the info, I won't be taking a cruise
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 07:33 PM
Jul 2021

And anyone that takes one without being vaccinated is a total moron.

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
12. Norwegian Cruise Line sues Florida surgeon general over vaccine passport ban
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 01:18 PM
Jul 2021

This is why I am going to be avoiding these floating petrie dishes in the future. It is pretty much guaranteed that you are going to have a couple of folks who will just deems themselves not contagious.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/norwegian-cruise-line-sues-florida/index.html

(CNN) — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is suing Florida's surgeon general over the state's law that prohibits companies from requiring customers and employees to provide documentation of Covid-19 vaccination status.

According to the complaint filed Tuesday, NCLH says the lawsuit is a "last resort" because Florida had indicated it would prevent the company from "safely and soundly resuming passenger cruise operations" next month. It described the state law as an "anomalous, misguided intrusion."

* * *

n April, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order banning the use of Covid-19 passports in the state. The order prohibited any government entity from issuing vaccine passports and blocks businesses from requiring any such documentation.

Senate Bill 2006 was signed into law on May 3, making that executive order official. "In Florida, your personal choice regarding vaccinations will be protected and no business or government entity will be able to deny you services based on your decision," DeSantis said.

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)
9. I think RCI would have liked to use proof of vaxx but
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 12:39 PM
Jul 2021

got hamstrung by Governor Death Sentence. I read that at least one other major cruise line is going to require proof of vaccination regardless of the Floridian’s recklessness.

I have ZERO sympathy for this woman. She had ample time to get vaccinated and ample time to consult medical professionals about her alleged “condition.”

Furthermore she should have known that cruise lines often give sickly passengers short shrift. When the norovirus was making its round a couple of seasons ago, sickly passengers not only got isolated but put off the ship.

This woman claims she wants her “freedom.” Well, excuuuse me, honey, when you book a cruise, you agree to certain restrictions so as not to endanger your shipmates or ship. That means no guns, no fireworks, no excreting in the pools, no brawling, no smoking outside of designated areas at designated times. If she can’t comply, she shouldn’t be on board.

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)
17. If what I read elsewhere is true
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 04:41 PM
Jul 2021

The Trumpie Tic Tocker got put off at Nassau, a regular stop.

I pity the poor Bahamians who also had to deal with her, likewise the pax and aircrews for her flight home.

Sapient Donkey

(1,568 posts)
13. I cannot believe that's real.
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 01:24 PM
Jul 2021

It's like those movies where they have a totally unreasonable character that seems a little bit too over-the-top to be realistic. I take back many of my criticisms about those movies being unrealistic.

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)
15. Oh, I think it's real all right
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 03:09 PM
Jul 2021

Some of the videos we’ve seen of Trumpies acting out have similar flavors.

The decor definitely looks Royal Caribbean and a couple of people on Cruise Critic have ID’d the dock off the ship as being at Nassau.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
14. She probably got on a plane, after testing positive....
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 01:28 PM
Jul 2021

Without giving it a second thought. And she.probably pulled her mask down when the stew wasn't looking.

Piglet.

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)
19. The Party of Personal Responsibility, Don't Cha Know?
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 04:44 PM
Jul 2021


At least that’s what the GQP once called themselves.
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