Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Kadorto]

If this holds true.. my guess is that we're looking at June for a reopen.. Maybe earlier.. we'll see

https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Probably right. Royal Caribbean said May 12 they would be sailing again and IMO cruises will be one of the last things to start going again.

You would have to be certifiable to take a cruise on May 12.

 

[aibo]

Well, over here in Europe we are weeks ahead of the US when it comes to virus challenges, the number of sick and dead are exploding. i hope and pray that the US not will face this monster the way we have. Stay safe and wash hands.

 

[dwbrewster]

Since we all know an extended closure is happening is Disney just waiting for the market to close today to announce?

 

[Jiminy76]

If this holds true.. my guess is that we're looking at June for a reopen.. Maybe earlier.. we'll see

https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections

I'm not too sure about June looking at this projection. If you filter it for Florida is shows their peak to be in mid May. They will not be out of this until at least mid to late July from what this projection is showing. It looks like Florida has a later projected peak than the other states in the US who are projected to peak around April.

Granted these are all projections and nobody really knows when it will be over until its over.

 

[jlwhitney]

If this holds true.. my guess is that we're looking at June for a reopen.. Maybe earlier.. we'll see

https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections

while I don’t love all the deaths I do love this projection better than most out there. I do think peak is coming fast and sooner than people think.

 

[lauraleh]

I'm expecting a big jump for the date. There's no reason it should have taken this long to announce an additional two week closure.

 

[jlwhitney]

I'm not too sure about June looking at this projection. If you filter it for Florida is shows their peak to be in mid May. They will not be out of this until at least mid to late July from what this projection is showing. It looks like Florida has a later projected peak than the other states in the US who are projected to peak around April.

Granted these are all projections and nobody really knows when it will be over until its over.

but if this holds true for Florida looks like shouldn’t have near the shortage as other statea.

 

[kc51570]

Since we all know an extended closure is happening is Disney just waiting for the market to close today to announce?

That would be my guess, less immediate impact on their stock price. It looks like they may have filed to issue additional debt today too.

 

[Lumpy1106]

If this holds true.. my guess is that we're looking at June for a reopen.. Maybe earlier.. we'll see

https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections

Thanks for that! Really interesting projections for sure. I'm amazed at the WILDLY different information that comes out of the daily news conferences. Granted we are VERY early on the curve. While it does look like it will get a whole lot worse in the next month, it does look like there is light at the end of the tunnel. IMHO, we REALLY need that more than anything.

 

[Lewisc]

Since we all know an extended closure is happening is Disney just waiting for the market to close today to announce?

Also waiting to review signed bill. Disney may decide letting employees collect unemployment instead of paying them makes sense. Might have to review with union.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Also waiting to review signed bill. Disney may decide letting employees collect unemployment instead of paying them makes sense. Might have to review with union.

Plus Trump still needs to sign it right? I mean I am sure it will happen but I could see them wanting it 100% done

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/03/disney-raises-1-3-billion-in-new-debt

 

[aj24]

Not sure if it's been mentioned earlier in the thread, but Swan/Dolphin cancelled all reservations with check-in dates up to April 9th. We were due to check-in April 8th. Bonvoy cancellation email + Swan cancellation email and points all returned to our Bonvoy account.

 

[meremac]

Not sure if it's been mentioned earlier in the thread, but Swan/Dolphin cancelled all reservations with check-in dates up to April 9th. We were due to check-in April 8th. Bonvoy cancellation email + Swan cancellation email and points all returned to our Bonvoy account.

Swan/Dolphin, Shades of Green, other area hotels, port hotels, other cruise lines, Universal, other guided tour companies, small and big suppliers...almost everyone else has communicated their plans to TAs and partners. Still complete radio silence from Disney.

 

[rteetz]

 

[Anchored]

The governor of Florida just announced that all vacation rentals be suspended for the next 2 weeks, as well as checkpoints on the roads for people traveling in.
https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-new...entals-in-florida-orders-checkpoints-on-roads

 

[mattpeto]

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Indefinitely...That's the right answer. I wonder how reservations are going to work going forward.

EDIT: You can still make reservations for post March 31st - it will be interesting and telling which dates actually get locked out.

 

[fsjking]

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Wow. Further notice is big. That explains why they haven't announced anything. It'll be interesting how far out they let people cancel reservations.


God save the poor souls answering the phones.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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do we know what this means for booked vacations? It just says "indefininately" so are they going to auto cancel any or just have to call?