Coronavirus and DCL Megathread - Suspension of Departures for the fleet until early November. Booking only available from early December.

[mousefan73]

I now keep the CC I'm going to use in a plastic bag. Once I get back to the car it's easier to just sanitize the one card than the whole wallet and everything else I keep in there.

Jesus... why haven't I figured this one out already! thanks for the tip!!!! I was going crazy ruining my wallet with lysol and figgeting with my stuff.…

 

[mousefan73]

As somebody in Europe, I am maybe hoping for some great last minutes deals on Northern European sailings. If the numbers starting going way down we will seriously look into these as I fear our August WDW will not happen for many reasons.

Though what are your opinions on parks vs cruises. Can you guys see one opening while the other is not? Makes no sense to deem cruising safe, but parks not and vice versa

 

[BadPinkTink]

As somebody in Europe, I am maybe hoping for some great last minutes deals on Northern European sailings. If the numbers starting going way down we will seriously look into these as I fear our August WDW will not happen for many reasons.

You should look at prices now, there are some very good Guaranteed Rates in all categories for the August and September cruises on The Magic

 

[Karin1984]

You should look at prices now, there are some very good Guaranteed Rates in all categories for the August and September cruises on The Magic

I saw that, and I am tempted to book the 6 or 13 September sailings, but I know the chances of sailing are close to none.

 

[BadPinkTink]

I saw that, and I am tempted to book the 6 or 13 September sailings, but I know the chances of sailing are close to none.

I'm on the 13th September from Dover sailing booked it last July, trying to stay positive

 

[Karin1984]

The Canary Islands (part of Spain, located near the South of the Moroccan coast) have announced that they will re-open hotels in July. They wanted to re-open in June, but that's too early. First they will re-open for locals, then for Spanish mainland residents and in October-December international guests. It's not an island that DCL sails to , but as it is an island that is heavily dependent on (cruise) tourism, I thought it's worth mentioning.

https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2020/04/21/5e9dcf88fdddff45a08b4675.html

 

[monkeydawn]

I guess the Magic will sail with just crew members from Port Canaveral to Dover? No official transatlantic sailing

Or the Dover sailings will get cancelled. Do the non-US originating DCL cruises tend to have a more international component? If so they may still try to carry on and hope that they can fill the ship enough to burn less money than in the current stasis. But if its largely Americans filling the ships then I dont see them happening this summer.

 

[harriet2]

Or the Dover sailings will get cancelled. Do the non-US originating DCL cruises tend to have a more international component? If so they may still try to carry on and hope that they can fill the ship enough to burn less money than in the current stasis. But if its largely Americans filling the ships then I dont see them happening this summer.

I've got the feeling over half the passengers is from the US

 

[_auroraborealis_]

I think they remain heavy on Americans.

 

[GrrArrgh]

Or the Dover sailings will get cancelled. Do the non-US originating DCL cruises tend to have a more international component? If so they may still try to carry on and hope that they can fill the ship enough to burn less money than in the current stasis. But if its largely Americans filling the ships then I dont see them happening this summer.

My Iceland cruise a few years ago was mostly Americans, I would estimate 75% judging from the first show when the cruise director welcomed people from different countries.

 

[smmco]

I guess the Magic will sail with just crew members from Port Canaveral to Dover? No official transatlantic sailing

I think that all depends on travel bans being lifted.

 

[smmco]

My Iceland cruise a few years ago was mostly Americans, I would estimate 75% judging from the first show when the cruise director welcomed people from different countries.

All Four of my DCL European sailings have been 80% or more American.

 

[MomOTwins]

All Four of my DCL European sailings have been 80% or more American.

Funny, because our last Dream cruise out Port Canaveral seemed like it was 50% people from the UK!

 

[smmco]

Funny, because our last Dream cruise out Port Canaveral seemed like it was 50% people from the UK!

LOL. I know our February cruises are 50% Canadian. People want to travel to see something different or warm weather if they live in a cold climate.

 

[monkeydawn]

I've got the feeling over half the passengers is from the US

I think they remain heavy on Americans.

My Iceland cruise a few years ago was mostly Americans, I would estimate 75% judging from the first show when the cruise director welcomed people from different countries.

I dont see it sailing from Dover then in that case. You'd have to have enough Americans willing to (both from a financial and health standpoint) fly all the way over AND the countries on the iteniary would have to be willing to accept us. I suppose there is maybe a chance if we get really research and testing focused between now and then but I dont see that really happening on a practical level.

I know I sound all doom and gloom and come off as very negative. I really want a sense of normal asap but from a practical standpoint I dont think *I* could return to normal if that behavior involves putting others at risk unnecessarily.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

I really want a sense of normal asap

I think that first part is universal - I think we all want the genie back in the bottle. The second part is where there is a lot of divergence of thought between medical and science experts, government officials, and random people in line at the grocery store that will play out over time.

 

[MomOTwins]

from a practical standpoint I dont think *I* could return to normal if that behavior involves putting others at risk unnecessarily.

If they do have antibody tests though, that could be a game changer. My DH and I got covid and recovered (mostly), but our kids never did get sick though I'm sure they must have been exposed. If we could test and confirm the kids have antibodies too, we'd know none of us are a threat to others.

 

[monkeydawn]

If they do have antibody tests though, that could be a game changer. My DH and I got covid and recovered (mostly), but our kids never did get sick though I'm sure they must have been exposed. If we could test and confirm the kids have antibodies too, we'd know none of us are a threat to others.

We still dont really know enough about COVID antibodies to say this. I hope that is what it means but we are far from being able to responsibly act that way. So much about this acts unexpectedly.

We are starting to dig ourselves out of triage mode, now is the time to focus on research and answer these sorts of questions. I hope we can keep ourselves out of triage mode long enough for this to happen!

 

[MomOTwins]

We still dont really know enough about COVID antibodies to say this. I hope that is what it means but we are far from being able to responsibly act that way. So much about this acts unexpectedly.

We are starting to dig ourselves out of triage mode, now is the time to focus on research and answer these sorts of questions. I hope we can keep ourselves out of triage mode long enough for this to happen!

Well if antibodies from the full blown disease don’t offer protection, then antibodies from a vaccine (ie weakened version if disease designed to trigger the same antibodies) won’t work either, and we’d all be screwed with no end in sight ever.

 

[gotomu212]

Well if antibodies from the full blown disease don’t offer protection, then antibodies from a vaccine (ie weakened version if disease designed to trigger the same antibodies) won’t work either, and we’d all be screwed with no end in sight ever.

Quick question for any antibody experts- I’ve read some initial reports (and like everything with CoVid it’s small sample observation and hypothesis still) that the antibody loads can vary a lot with this, and there’s a theory that those with much milder or asymptomatic cases have far fewer antibodies and may be less protected. Is that how other corona or influenza viruses antibodies work too? Are there ones out there that give you more/less immunity based on previous severity of your case?