CARNIVAL VS DCL: The discussion and comparison thread!

[we"reofftoneverland]

There's a lot of people that have made up there mind they don't want to cruise. They are upset they're not getting a refund only a cruise credit so they want all cruises canceled. If DCL cancels they get their refund. Our cruise is in August out of Copenhagen. Our original cruise on the Carnival Mardi Gras was canceled 3 months ago because the ship won't be finished on time. So yeah I'd really take this cruise. I can understand not wanting to cruise, but wishing for other people's vacations to be ruined I don't get.

I've cruised out of Miami several times and done a number of Caribean cruises so if you have any questions feel free to ask.

I hope things get back to normal ASAP. I personally think everything closing is crazy, but I was sent down the block as a child to catch the chicken pox from a neighbor to get it over and done with. About 59 million Americans caught the H1N1 flu virus in 2009 and 12,000 people died... and nothing was ever closed. My son caught it. The doctor told him to sleep it off and drink Gatorade and that was it. There is a lot of fear mongering going on in my opinion.

 

[smmco]

I hope things get back to normal ASAP. I personally think everything closing is crazy, but I was sent down the block as a child to catch the chicken pox from a neighbor to get it over and done with. About 59 million Americans caught the H1N1 flu virus in 2009 and 12,000 people died... and nothing was ever closed. My son caught it. The doctor told him to sleep it off and drink Gatorade and that was it. There is a lot of fear mongering going on in my opinion.

I agree with you and I work in healthcare. Were in the minority on these boards that's for sure. We're going to WDW in late April. I would be Ok pushing that back, hopefully, it doesn't come to that. Unfortunately, I booked through Costco because they had a great deal at the dolphin. I've heard that getting through to Costco is a nightmare. It might take days. If something good comes out of this I hope it's that cruise lines and airlines will come up with a way for us to make changes online.

As a healthcare worker, it would be nice if people had a little faith in our healthcare system and offered some encouragement to those us on the front lines. I'm tired of people telling me we can't handle this. We handle the flu surges every year without any mitigation. We're actually pretty good at it.
We live in a great country, We have a lot of resources and a lot of money.

Potus and congress have made it easier by getting rid of all the stupid regulations and letting us do what we need to do.


Families can do their part too. Like stay home sleep and drink your Gatorade. If you do come to the hospital don't act like an entitled pain in the butt. You are in the hospital not at the Ritz- Carlton. If your family member is in the hospital help out. You don't need a nursing degree to change linen.

Stay positive. Positive thinking goes a long way.

And please if you have a surplus of toilet paper...share it with your neighbors.

 

[we"reofftoneverland]

I agree with you and I work in healthcare. Were in the minority on these boards that's for sure. We're going to WDW in late April. I would be Ok pushing that back, hopefully, it doesn't come to that. Unfortunately, I booked through Costco because they had a great deal at the dolphin. I've heard that getting through to Costco is a nightmare. It might take days. If something good comes out of this I hope it's that cruise lines and airlines will come up with a way for us to make changes online.

As a healthcare worker, it would be nice if people had a little faith in our healthcare system and offered some encouragement to those us on the front lines. I'm tired of people telling me we can't handle this. We handle the flu surges every year without any mitigation. We're actually pretty good at it.
We live in a great country, We have a lot of resources and a lot of money.

Potus and congress have made it easier by getting rid of all the stupid regulations and letting us do what we need to do.


Families can do their part too. Like stay home sleep and drink your Gatorade. If you do come to the hospital don't act like an entitled pain in the butt. You are in the hospital not at the Ritz- Carlton. If your family member is in the hospital help out. You don't need a nursing degree to change linen.

Stay positive. Positive thinking goes a long way.

And please if you have a surplus of toilet paper...share it with your neighbors.

Most on these boards do seem fearful. I am not sure why that is. But we are at wdw right now and everyone is talking about Coronavirus and every single person we have overheard or spoken with is saying how absolutely ridiculous the entire thing is. Less than 50 people have died in the US at this point and the entire country has shut down. Unbelievable! On the diamond princess, the ship where those poor people were stranded for weeks over by Japan, only about 600 of the 3700 people onboard ended up catching it, and 50% of the people who caught it had no symptoms. As of the most recent information published only 2 people have died— both elderly with chronic pre existing conditions.

By the way, we love the US healthcare system!

 

[smmco]

Most on these boards do seem fearful. I am not sure why that is. But we are at wdw right now and everyone is talking about Coronavirus and every single person we have overheard or spoken with is saying how absolutely ridiculous the entire thing is. Less than 50 people have died in the US at this point and the entire country has shut down. Unbelievable! On the diamond princess, the ship where those poor people were stranded for weeks over by Japan, only about 600 of the 3700 people onboard ended up catching it, and 50% of the people who caught it had no symptoms. As of the most recent information published only 2 people have died— both elderly with chronic pre existing conditions.

By the way, we love the US healthcare system!

Most of my neighbors and co-workers think this is all insane. The media is mind control and people don't even realize it. If the media stopped talking about the Corona Virus all this fear and insanity would go away. The problem with social media is that anyone that doesn't buy into the media hype is attacked. I think I need to stay off social media for a month. I need a new hobby, a good book, a netflix binge, anything but this nonsense. I usually spend a lot of time planning my trips, but all that's in limbo now. CC, dis boards, and WDW magic have always been a nice outlet from my stressful job. Now all these boards are just irritating. I don't want to think about my job on my days off.

I'm glad you got to go WDW before it closed down. Hopefully, I get to go next month, That will cheer me up more than anything.

 

[trvlgirlmq]

I think it is incredibly shortsighted to not as the big picture here. If you work in healthcare then you should be following the CDC and WHO guidelines and NOT telling people to travel and gather in large groups. The entire reason for closing places and quarantine is to help STOP the spread of the illness to more vulnerable people. Just because you are healthy doesn’t mean others around you aren’t. This country is so far behind ever other in testing and quarantine that we have t seen the peak yet.
Now please get back on topic to Carnival cruises.

 

[we"reofftoneverland]

I think it is incredibly shortsighted to not as the big picture here. If you work in healthcare then you should be following the CDC and WHO guidelines and NOT telling people to travel and gather in large groups. The entire reason for closing places and quarantine is to help STOP the spread of the illness to more vulnerable people. Just because you are healthy doesn’t mean others around you aren’t. This country is so far behind ever other in testing and quarantine that we have t seen the peak yet.
Now please get back on topic to Carnival cruises.

Bear in mind that the cdc has said multiple things on this issue and was pressured by the media to take it’s current position. The Who is a large bureaucratic globalist institution and I approach any thing they publish with skepticism. I do not dismiss what they say, but I am critical and aware that they have their own agenda. I do my own research. If I were elderly or had serious pre existing conditions, I would be worried about this virus. I was worried when my son caught h1n1. At the time I had a toddler at home and a newborn, and the doctor said, they have already been exposed at this point just living in the same house. If I were elderly or had serious pre existing conditions, I would avoid places with a lot of people for a while, but I would not stop living my life. And I don’t think the entire country should be shut down because of it. Since carnival cruises has suspended operation because of this virus, it has everything to do with the topic.
That being said, I won’t continue here about this, but it is important for EVERYONE to hear other opinions on this topic as opposed to the media line. It is important for all opinions to have a space, that is what a democracy is. More and more in this country, only one opinion is allowed. All other opinions are shut down.

 

[smmco]

I would love to talk about cruises. Everytime I try I get told it’s not going happen. Cruiselines will shut down for months, How dare you worry about a vacation when people are going to die, The healthcare system will be over run, we don’t have enough vents blah blah blah.
If Anyone wants to talk about a cruise I’m all for it.

 

[hdrolfe]

I am just really hoping things are back to normal sooner than later... I have a cruise booked for December and am so looking forward to it! I had been thinking of booking something for May but given current situation, and the fact I may need to use an extra two weeks of vacation since schools will be closed, that doesn't look like it will happen.

I am super sad about having cancelled my March break cruise, we should be on a cruise ship today but I am glad I cancelled in December for other reasons so I'm not in FLL or something. I will have to rebook that missed one someday, Aruba and Curacao are calling to me But in the meantime I have a Western to look forward to! I want to climb Dunn's river falls so badly. I have 266 days until that cruise, and it's time to step up my WW game, and start walking so I'm in shape to do it. We are really excited for the Carnival Horizon and the Family Harbor area.

 

[smmco]

I still have a credit on Carnival to use from our cancelled cruise. I’m thinking I should wait a while prices should drop.

 

[hdrolfe]

I still have a credit on Carnival to use from our cancelled cruise. I’m thinking I should wait a while prices should drop.

I think some are, but it depends how far out you want to look. I know for my December cruise they seem to be holding steady, but they are opening cabins in a weird way, for instance when I check for two people I can see and book a cabin that holds 3 or 4... Carnival doesn't really normally do that so it's odd. I see bigger drops on RCL cruises for up to May though, some of their prices have really dropped.

 

[Club Disney Chandler]

I would love to talk about cruises. Everytime I try I get told it’s not going happen. Cruiselines will shut down for months, How dare you worry about a vacation when people are going to die, The healthcare system will be over run, we don’t have enough vents blah blah blah.
If Anyone wants to talk about a cruise I’m all for it.

I’m ready for our cruise, got my shirt on and everything, filled out apps for kids new passports, going tomorrow to our TSA Pre-check appt and apply for new passports. Will definitely cruise in June

 

[smmco]

I’m ready for our cruise, got my shirt on and everything, filled out apps for kids new passports, going tomorrow to our TSA Pre-check appt and apply for new passports. Will definitely cruise in JuneView attachment 481099

We just got the kids new passports. Next time they’re paying for their own.
If Disney cancel cruises in May. I think they’ll still sail over to Europe minus passengers to finish out the season. If they don’t for some reason then I’ll book NCL. That will be my third attempt at a Baltic cruise this Summer.
I’m probably one of the few that thinks they’re only going to sit this out 30 days. This is the one time I’d be in favor of bailouts for the travel industry since this was imposed on them by the government.

 

[sethschroeder]

As a healthcare worker, it would be nice if people had a little faith in our healthcare system and offered some encouragement to those us on the front lines. I'm tired of people telling me we can't handle this. We handle the flu surges every year without any mitigation. We're actually pretty good at it.

You thinking you can handle it because of the flu and being able to handle it are different. Also you live in one location in a tiny corner of the US. Which doesn't mean my area or others have the ICU bed space to handle an influx of cases with an unchecked virus spread.

By the way what do you call the flu shot? That isn't mitigation? That isn't trying to prevent a larger outbreak of the worst strains of the flu virus? Or should people forget about getting the flu vaccine?

 

[hdrolfe]

Oh right, I have to renew kiddo's passport! It expired in December so we'll need a new one for the next trip. I hope I can convince him to get a haircut before we do the picture, he has such a mop of hair lol. At least mine is good 5 years more.

 

[smmco]

You thinking you can handle it because of the flu and being able to handle it are different. Also you live in one location in a tiny corner of the US. Which doesn't mean my area or others have the ICU bed space to handle an influx of cases with an unchecked virus spread.

By the way what do you call the flu shot? That isn't mitigation? That isn't trying to prevent a larger outbreak of the worst strains of the flu virus? Or should people forget about getting the flu vaccine?

There’s a corona virus thread where you can discuss vaccines. It would be nice if we could keep this thread about our upcoming cruises.

 

[sethschroeder]

Oh right, I have to renew kiddo's passport! It expired in December so we'll need a new one for the next trip. I hope I can convince him to get a haircut before we do the picture, he has such a mop of hair lol. At least mine is good 5 years more.

How old is he? Can you say the Government requires it lol.

 

[sethschroeder]

There’s a corona virus thread where you can discuss vaccines. It would be nice if we could keep this thread about our upcoming cruises.

And I quoted YOUR post to respond to. I will leave it at that.

 

[smmco]

Oh right, I have to renew kiddo's passport! It expired in December so we'll need a new one for the next trip. I hope I can convince him to get a haircut before we do the picture, he has such a mop of hair lol. At least mine is good 5 years more.

Once they turn 16 it’s good for 10 years. My sons 151/2 but we couldn’t wait.

 

[smmco]

And I quoted YOUR post to respond to. I will leave it at that.

Thank you.

 

[hdrolfe]

How old is he? Can you say the Government requires it lol.

Once they turn 16 it’s good for 10 years. My sons 151/2 but we couldn’t wait.

He is 10, he'll be turning 11 on the cruise in December. I guess he'll need a few before he can go to the 10-year ones. I do like the Government required haircut for the picture lol. He might fall for it.