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[disneygeek401]

I could maybe see them doing the 3/4 night Bahamian sailings right from the get-go when sailings resume, but I seriously doubt they would take three days off in-between sailings. DCL already cleans those ships like crazy (at least it feels like it, lol) so I have faith in them that they will keep up and hopefully improve their sanitation procedures during this pandemic. They *may* need to delay departure or something like that slightly, but I don't see them taking 3 nights off in-between sailings

 

[auntlynne]

Meh, it's pretty common sense to enforce arrival times. The only thing I disagree with is that they will require it for concierge. Disney will never say no to a concierge guest.

Last time I sailed (2014), Platinums did not have to pick an arrival time. That’s an easy fix if creating a new embarkation plan.

I was just thinking the same thing. I know from one standpoint it is not ideal but it would solve alot of the crowding getting on / getting off issues. If you have say 8-10hrs to get everyone off they could even make appts to exit and offer lunch to spread out the folks trying to leave.

And then the next day repeat the process but you could start with getting on appts early (not sure 8a or 10a) and then spread them out until 2p - 3p and enforce check in appts.

I am assuming changes in response to COVID won’t become permanent like TSA rules after 2001. But in an attempt to deal with cleaning efforts, the one day disembarkation, next is embarkation sounds pretty good. Since Port Canaveral is routinely only home to two ships, someone could redo cruise schedules to accommodate.

Don’t know how financially feasible anything short of a full ship is, but it may be time to think outside the box.

 

[Snowwhyt]

Dream and Fantasy’s 4000 people would go down to 2800 at 70% capacity. And 1250 rooms would pare down to 875(what was a full Magic class) Which if you eliminated categories 9, 10, and 11 For those ships would handle that number of rooms.
How frequently does a Dream class ship sail at 70% or less a year?

 

[lanejudy]

How frequently does a Dream class ship sail at 70% or less a year?

It may not be as uncommon as you think, considering stateroom occupancy is variable. Off-peak can sail with nearly all staterooms booked, but still be well below max capacity for number of passengers. I think it's the max # of passengers, rather than # of staterooms, that would make the 70% -- utilizing all categories and decks.

 

[monkeydawn]

Definitely concerned about this as well... enough to be thinking of alternate trasportation to the terminals for a while, at least until a few sailings go off and we can be sure how they'll react to that kind of situation. But I think I had read that the passengers that were denied boarding at the port had traveled in that van all the way to Italy from France, so I don't think MSC was over-reacting there. I can't figure out where I saw it now, but I think it said they were coming from Burgundy to the port in Genoa, which should take about 7 hours. That's a good deal of exposure. An hour from MCO to PC might be a different story.

Anything over 15 minutes is considered a more problematic exposure with current guidelines. I'd imagine masking, fresh verses recycled air, etc. plays a part in your real exposure levels

 

[ShuckyDarn1955]

Yes exactly. I've never understood this. You have all these people piled in front of the entrance with a group boarding number in the double digits. If they're boarding group 1 and you're group 10, why are you lined up blocking the entrance to get in? These people are clearly there hours to early.

Why would anyone be surprised...same thing happens at airport gates with people blocking those boarding in earlier groups...Good Grief !

 

[MomOTwins]

Why would anyone be surprised...same thing happens at airport gates with people blocking those boarding in earlier groups...Good Grief !

Haha, I don't understand that either. If I'm on a flight with assigned seating, I always stay seated in the lounge until they've processed everyone else and then board at the very end. Hate waiting for the slow crawl of people boarding and putting their carryons up etc. Only time we line us is Southwest when I have my family with me and we want to be sure to sit together.

 

[monkeydawn]

Haha, I don't understand that either. If I'm on a flight with assigned seating, I always stay seated in the lounge until they've processed everyone else and then board at the very end. Hate waiting for the slow crawl of people boarding and putting their carryons up etc. Only time we line us is Southwest when I have my family with me and we want to be sure to sit together.

I know when Ive waited until the end to board Ive had issues finding space for my carryon and it will be FAR from me. No so big of a deal if my suitcase is before me in the plane but a pretty big problem if my suitcase if after me on the plane and I have a tight connection and need to go when it is my rows turn (rather than wait for the plane to empty enough so I can grab my suitcase).

 

[JM23457]

I could maybe see them doing the 3/4 night Bahamian sailings right from the get-go when sailings resume, but I seriously doubt they would take three days off in-between sailings. DCL already cleans those ships like crazy (at least it feels like it, lol) so I have faith in them that they will keep up and hopefully improve their sanitation procedures during this pandemic. They *may* need to delay departure or something like that slightly, but I don't see them taking 3 nights off in-between sailings

They certainly might take 3 days off in the beginning if that allows them to sail again with fewer fears of spreading Covid between cruises. Currently they're not sailing at all. Sailing with breaks is better than nothing, particularly if it's a baby step towards resuming full-time sailing.

DCL is clean, sure. But no line is perfect. They've had noro plenty of times & also had Covid before the shutdown. Resting the ships is a way to increase the protection, and also make guests feel safer about cruising. A lot of people won't want to sail in a cabin that previous guests occupied just a few hours ago.

 

[disneygeek401]

They certainly might take 3 days off in the beginning if that allows them to sail again with fewer fears of spreading Covid between cruises. Currently they're not sailing at all. Sailing with breaks is better than nothing, particularly if it's a baby step towards resuming full-time sailing.

DCL is clean, sure. But no line is perfect. They've had noro plenty of times & also had Covid before the shutdown. Resting the ships is a way to increase the protection, and also make guests feel safer about cruising. A lot of people won't want to sail in a cabin that previous guests occupied just a few hours ago.

I respectfully disagree, but I see your point. IMO I feel like the best way to mitigate the risk of COVID on these cruise ships will be requiring vaccination and maybe rapid tests. I do think they may need to pull some tricks out of their sleeves to try and get people back on the ships (cruising was always that industry that turned people off, COVID sure didn't help. But i just don't think it will be resting the ships for 3 days inbetween each cruise, their schedule would be messed up and they would have to pay port fees when they are already bleeding cash due to this pandemic.

But then again, who knows. No one has a crystal ball. And 2020 sure has been weird, lol