Cruise Ships

[cathy37]

Yes I have.  I have been on three different cruises, all on Carnival and I loved every minute of it.  It seems like a lot of money, but when you take in consideration that it is your transportation, lodging, entertainment and food, it is not that much.

[darkxtsuna]

I have not and probably never since I still don't know how to swim.

[suemgross]

I've taken 3 cruises and I have another one booked for April 2021.  I really hope this situation clears up by then.  I would be really sad if I didn't get to take my cruise. 

[nmbrown863]

I have not. I would like to one day though, not anytime soon though with everything going on.

[ancmetro]

   I prefer to use ferries for long-distance trips
because I can take my car or RV with me.
No big crowds and avoid the hassles of the
hotel industry.

[nickylanena]

I have never taken a cruise and I don't think I would like to unless it's on a yacht. 

[countrygirl12]

My sister-in-law has tried to get me to take a cruise with her (BEFORE all this happened no since) but there is something about being out in the middle of the ocean that creeps me out.  I rarely leave my house so that should tell you something.  I would never go on a cruise now even if the powers that be said it was absolutely safe. 

Nothing is absolutely safe.  Back before all this cov stuff a friend went on a cruise.  A few days in he got sick and was sick even after he came back home.  Seems like there is always some kind of sickness on all these cruises.  Not sure how it supposedly runs like wild fire through the whole ship.  Unless the ship is what exposes the people to it.  smh  If you think back there have been several times it has made the news where a ton of people on a cruise ship all got sick of the same mysterious illness.

[pectacon]

I've never been on a cruise and was never really interested in it anyway, even before the pandemic. Surely I can locate every one of the same activities on land where there's no risk of seasickness or drowning, lol.

[berthabutt]

I've always loved the beach, not so much sitting in the middle of an ocean.   

[calendria]

 

          90,000 crew members are still stuck at sea in or near U.S. ports and waters.


May 18, 2020  Still out there!!  Suicides, Mental Breaks real Drama right here!!

https://mfame.guru/covid19-crew-repatriation-uncertainty-spark-deaths-hunger-strikes/

[alina6]

I took a cruise 10 years ago and I would like to try it again. Once all of this is contained we should be able to do it again. Hopefully 

[calendria]

 
 

Update:

Some were allowed to disembark in Barbados.  See this page for full story and information:

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/travel/2020/05/25/covid-19-leaves-thousands-of-cruise-ship-crew-stuck-at-sea

Wednesday, 27 May 2020
8:00 AM MYT

While the passengers have headed home, the journey drags on for tens of thousands of crew members who are stranded at sea aboard their vessels, with no end in sight.


Many are no longer being paid because their contracts ended, some have no Internet access, tensions are flaring and some have even filed suit against their employers.
“We are prisoners. I need help. We need help, ” said Caio Saldanha, a Brazilian DJ who works on the Celebrity Infinity, which is in limbo somewhere between Florida in the United States, and the Bahamas.
“We need to fight to go home, ” the 31-year-old musician said.
Saldanha shares a cabin with his 29-year-old girlfriend Jessica Furlan, who hosted on-board activities for passengers

or:

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/latinamerica/top-stories/stranded-cruise-ship-employees-finally-disembark-in-barbados/ar-BB14CFID

(this one has a slideshow)

As several cruise ships remain stranded at sea with hundreds of crew members still on board, Barbados has remained a haven for the vessels despite concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The line of Royal Caribbean employees extended throughout the airport, with people sitting on benches, their luggage and even the floor as they waited to board their rescue flight arranged by British Airways and local authorities.

[vg7405]

Unfortunately, I have never been on a cruise ship. And thanks to COVID-19, I am extremely reluctant to go on one in the near future.

[santa7]

    

Has anyone here taken a cruise?  I have not and am really sorry I didn't before all this happened as I am surely not going to try one now!

Over 90,000 cruise ship crew members stuck at sea amid coronavirus outbreak

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Even as the last passengers disembarked the Coral Princess, the latest cruise ship in the U.S. with reported cases of COVID-19, the U.S. Coast Guard said over 100 cruise ships and 90,000 crew members are still stuck at sea in or near U.S. ports and waters.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/over-90000-cruise-ship-crew-members-stuck-at-sea-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ar-BB12lXc2

Never been able to afford one.

[tantricia44]

I've alway felt trapped in Cruise trips so I never ever go on trips not even if it's given to me as a gift. I'd refund the ticket.