12-10-2020, 03:33 PM
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Re: Cruising off the Agenda?
Originally Posted by realspeed
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I can understand that I used to feel the same way. However as the saying goes "don't knock it until you tried it"I was terrfied of being on a vast ocean but the only way to see anything reasonably cheaply is with a cruise.
My solution was go on a river cruise, at least the shore was close by just in case. So it was a trip on the River Nile and had a fantastic time.
Fom then on cruises held no fear for me and been on several.
I suppose you have a fear of flying as well ? many people do until they have tried it .
Also I don't suppose you like staying in a hotel as that is the same as on a cruise ship but far worse? In a hotel and it is raining you are stuck in a lounge with nothing to do. Completely different from a cruise where there is always some sort of entertainment or talks or demonstrations/dances to see/take part in.
12-10-2020, 05:16 PM
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Re: Cruising off the Agenda?
Originally Posted by reg
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If I recall it was an adventure sailing boat forkids.there was a documentary on cruise ships and the spread of the virus and the ship owners. Their reluctance to cancel cruises and greed are blamed for the rapid spread of COVID.
You can not be serious Reg.....
There are more passengers flowing from country to country in one hour than all the cruise ship passengers in a whole year!
12-10-2020, 05:52 PM
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Re: Cruising off the Agenda?
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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[/B]You can not be serious Reg.....
There are more passengers flowing from country to country in one hour than all the cruise ship passengers in a whole year!
Dont you recall ships being refused entry long before any lockdowns?
There are still many thousands of people stranded on board ships all over the world.
12-10-2020, 08:31 PM
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Re: Cruising off the Agenda?
Originally Posted by reg
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The ship owners refused to act and therefore infected people were still visiting different ports and countries.Dont you recall ships being refused entry long before any lockdowns?
There are still many thousands of people stranded on board ships all over the world.
It's a pity flights weren't targeted as the main cause of the spread of covid until it was too late. The spread of the virus from cruise passengers would have been very low except down under where the frequency of cruise ships was high and most of the passengers had been flown out to meet the ships.
12-10-2020, 09:58 PM
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Re: Cruising off the Agenda?
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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The people stranded on some cruise lines (mainly American) are all crew members. And there are no reports of covid infections of the crews.It's a pity flights weren't targeted as the main cause of the spread of covid until it was too late. The spread of the virus from cruise passengers would have been very low except down under where the frequency of cruise ships was high and most of the passengers had been flown out to meet the ships.
due to the speed of travel, which does not give enough time for
symptoms to appear or be felt before the completion of the trip?
So people were arriving home from infected areas without having
a clue that they were infected?
The fly /cruise format changed that, and cruising became almost
as bad as flying as far as covid spread was concerned??
So it seems we have consensus that excessive travelling comes
with high risks to our society nowadays due to our modern need
for speed and the numbers involved due to high populations ??
Donkeyman! 😷😷😷
12-10-2020, 10:07 PM
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Re: Cruising off the Agenda?
Originally Posted by reg
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If I recall it was an adventure sailing boat forkids.there was a documentary on cruise ships and the spread of the virus and the ship owners. Their reluctance to cancel cruises and greed are blamed for the rapid spread of COVID.
Unfortunately another government department failure led to the Ruby Princess debacle but apart from that and a minor scuffle in WA they went and haven't been back.
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