Cruising choices with an active Pandemic

[moa999]

poster whose husband is very unwell has tried to be tested but they keep being refused. They are self isolating. They live in NY. There are suggestions the virus was also onboard from the cruise before. Could then have been carried by crew.

Or carried on board by the American tourists, given the virus was more prevalent in the US by then.

With numbers above 600 just for Australia plus an unknown number of crew and tourists, it also seems the virus spread was greater compared to the Diamond Princess
(Total reported bumbers on DP was 634 and I believe the ships are similar in size)

 

[p--and--t]

What you need to fear is not the ship's AC, but the practices of your fellow passengers and the ship's crew. HEPA filters will not assist you one iota in comparison to the threat from the people.


Agree, until a vaccine is widely deployed no leisure travel will resume. Just essential travel such as air and sea freight.

Agreed, but the conjunctions in the sentence are "and" and not "or". During the day I feel have at least some chance to watch out for yourself, balcony door open, avoiding others around the ship, open air places, only eat the stuff that is not help yourself; but at night, while asleep, door closed and pathogens circulating round and round the ship you have not control at all.

 

[Pushka]

Or carried on board by the American tourists, given the virus was more prevalent in the US by then.

With numbers above 600 just for Australia plus an unknown number of crew and tourists, it also seems the virus spread was greater compared to the Diamond Princess
(Total reported bumbers on DP was 634 and I believe the ships are similar in size)

I’d say a fair chance of both!

 

[drron]

NSW Homicide squad has launched investigation of Ruby Princess deaths.

Cruise operator under criminal investigation after 11 Ruby Princess passengers dead from virus

NSW Police opens an investigation into cruise ship operator Carnival Australia to determine whether it downplayed potential coronavirus cases on board the Ruby Princess before passengers disembarked in Sydney last month.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SydneySwan]

NSW Homicide squad has launched investigation of Ruby Princess deaths.

Cruise operator under criminal investigation after 11 Ruby Princess passengers dead from virus

NSW Police opens an investigation into cruise ship operator Carnival Australia to determine whether it downplayed potential coronavirus cases on board the Ruby Princess before passengers disembarked in Sydney last month.

www.abc.net.au

Homicide? That is raising the stakes a notch.

 

[Pushka]

Channel 7 @7pm may be worth watching.

 

[Anna]

Homicide? That is raising the stakes a notch.

Pressure to sail away and leave the jurisdiction?

 

[get me outta here]

There are 200 people sick on the Ruby P sitting off SYD. That’s quite a conundrum for us.

 

[tgh]

raising the stakes a notch..

couldn't happen to nicer people...

 

[Pushka]

There are 200 people sick on the Ruby P sitting off SYD. That’s quite a conundrum for us.

Many likely won’t need hospital treatment.

 

[I love to travel]

Queensland just announced another death, also a Ruby Princess passenger.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Many likely won’t need hospital treatment.

Most likely not but if the ship sets sail and takes days to get home then any crew who do require critical care will be in deep trouble.
There are currently 200 of the crew affected by COVID-19.
FWIW in NSW today there are 3 patients in their 30’s in ICU on ventilators.

 

[Pushka]

Most likely not but if the ship sets sail and takes days to get home then any crew who do require critical care will be in deep trouble.
There are currently 200 of the crew affected by COVID-19.
FWIW in NSW today there are 3 patients in their 30’s in ICU on ventilators.

It seems that what has happened on Ruby has been a particularly virulent virus - so many deaths and many more than Diamond. Are you in a position to comment?

South Australia had many positives from Ruby, over 80. We haven't had any deaths at all but there are 8 in ICU and I wonder if these too, are Ruby Princess victims. Just so tragic.

 

[I love to travel]

It seems that what has happened on Ruby has been a particularly virulent virus - so many deaths and many more than Diamond. Are you in a position to comment?

I think the singalong picture posted in the newspaper today might be the answer. Diamond took it seriously Ruby did not.

 

[tgh]

3 patients in their 30’s in ICU on ventilators

It's a pity that the youngsters appear less disciplined than us oldies ( who really don't want to cark it right now)
I was young and bulletproof once.. so I sorta understand.. but it's disappointing allasame

 

[Pushka]

3 patients in their 30’s in ICU on ventilators

It's a pity that the youngsters appear less disciplined than us oldies ( who really don't want to cark it right now)
I was young and bulletproof once.. so I sorta understand.. but it's disappointing allasame

I don't know. The people I've told off for getting too close to me in shops have been men aged 65+. My 30+ sons and DIL are taking it very seriously.

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I think the singalong picture posted in the newspaper today might be the answer. Diamond took it seriously Ruby did not.

Can you point me? I didn't see anything.

 

[I love to travel]

I don't know. The people I've told off for getting too close to me in shops have been men aged 65+. My 30+ sons and DIL are taking it very seriously.

Post automatically merged: Apr 5, 2020

Can you point me? I didn't see anything.

It was a photo in the Courier Mail.

 

[Pushka]

It was a photo in the Courier Mail.

Is it paywalled? I'll try check.

 

[I love to travel]

Is it paywalled? I'll try check.

I bought the paper and it is at the bottom of the bin unfortunately . But the photo showed about 6 people singing in a "band" from the cruise. They were all at least 70.

 

[I love to travel]

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