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

[BadPinkTink]

Number of confirmed cases in Germany doubled from saturday to sunday, going from 66 to 129 in one day.
Number of confirmed cases in France is 130 as of today.
Number of confirmed cases in Italy is 1,694 (death toll up to 34, from 29 the previous day).

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But there are NO travel advisory bans issued by The WHO for Germany and France, ONLY Italy. And Italy it is a specified region, the Lombardy region.

Until The WHO and DCL issue specific travel bans for the countries / regions on my September cruise, or in the catastrophic event that Disney does not bring The Magic ship to Europe, then I will not cancel my cruise out of fear.

 

[disneyholic family]

But there are NO travel advisory bans issued by The WHO for Germany and France, ONLY Italy. And Italy it is a specified region, the Lombardy region.

Until The WHO and DCL issue specific travel bans for the countries / regions on my September cruise, or in the catastrophic event that Disney does not bring The Magic ship to Europe, then I will not cancel my cruise out of fear.

hard to say what will happen though it does seem that the entire world is on the road to breaking past containment.
I will not travel in a pandemic.
Hopefully, a vaccine will come online that will bring it under control.
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[jlbf06]

I have just posted on the other thread. We are booked on the EBTA and I am concerned with six sea days just how they would cope with treating anyone who becomes very sick whilst onboard. If I could cancel without penalty I certainly would.

 

[BadPinkTink]

 

[disneyholic family]

I have just posted on the other thread. We are booked on the EBTA and I am concerned with six sea days just how they would cope with treating anyone who becomes very sick whilst onboard. If I could cancel without penalty I certainly would.

When's the EBTA? May?
you're already past PIF, right?
Do you have trip insurance?
have you spoken with DCL to see what your options are if you do want to cancel?
If it were me, that's what i would do. Call DCL to find out if they'll let you switch to a future cruise.
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[jlbf06]

When's the EBTA? May?
you're already past PIF, right?
Do you have trip insurance?
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Yup it’s in May. We have annual trip insurance so hopefully we will be covered. We live in the UK so have booked flights (independently) to Miami and then back from Barcelona. I’d happily write off the cost of the flights if we can just get the cruise refunded.
From what I’ve read, this virus can require some pretty intensive treatment and I know it’s the worst case scenario but it could happen. At least with most itineraries, should the worst happen then the ship is relatively close to land.

Edit: I think official PIF was January, we booked in November and PIF at that stage.

 

[disneyholic family]

Yup it’s in May. We have annual trip insurance so hopefully we will be covered. We live in the UK so have booked flights (independently) to Miami and then back from Barcelona. I’d happily write off the cost of the flights if we can just get the cruise refunded.
From what I’ve read, this virus can require some pretty intensive treatment and I know it’s the worst case scenario but it could happen. At least with most itineraries, should the worst happen then the ship is relatively close to land.

Edit: I think official PIF was January, we booked in November and PIF at that stage.

oh, you're in the UK. Makes sense, since we're both awake chit chatting (i'm in israel).
At this point, you could wait and see, since you're already past PIF.
Although if disney brings the magic to europe, they're not going to cancel that eastbound cruise.
But perhaps you can get them to change you to another cruise.
So i think probably at this point i would wait and see?
Maybe.
By the way, don't assume you have to throw away the flights.
El Al is being very generous in their corona virus related cancellation policy. And they tend not to be the easiest airline to work with.
So i would check with your airline to see what they'll allow - perhaps they'll give you a credit or something.

Edit: maybe the virus will die out by May? who knows. Stranger things have happened.
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[SirDuff]

But there are NO travel advisory bans issued by The WHO for Germany and France, ONLY Italy. And Italy it is a specified region, the Lombardy region.

Until The WHO and DCL issue specific travel bans for the countries / regions on my September cruise, or in the catastrophic event that Disney does not bring The Magic ship to Europe, then I will not cancel my cruise out of fear.

The WHO hasn't issued travel advisory bans for anywhere. First, becasue the WHO cannot issue a travel ban. Second, the WHO specifically says that they don't believe that travel banks are appropriate or effective at this time (there are some, rare, situations where the WHO may recommend restricting travel).

https://www.who.int/ith/2019-nCoV_advice_for_international_traffic-rev/en/

WHO continues to advise against the application of travel or trade restrictions to countries experiencing COIVD-19 outbreaks.

 

[jlbf06]

oh, you're in the UK. Makes sense, since we're both awake chit chatting (i'm in israel).
At this point, you could wait and see, since you're already past PIF.
Although if disney brings the magic to europe, they're not going to cancel that eastbound cruise.
But perhaps you can get them to change you to another cruise.
So i think probably at this point i would wait and see?
Maybe.
By the way, don't assume you have to throw away the flights.
El Al is being very generous in their corona virus related cancellation policy. And they tend not to be the easiest airline to work with.
So i would check with your airline to see what they'll allow - perhaps they'll give you a credit or something.

Edit: maybe the virus will die out by May? who knows. Stranger things have happened.
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Yes I think we can only sit tight and wait to see what happens next. Our flights weren’t that expensive and we could always book a return Miami flight and make it a trip to Florida instead. If we were to contract the virus, then statistically our odds of only having mild symptoms are high, but I’d prefer to be somewhere where we could get rapid hospital treatment IF we needed it.

 

[disneyholic family]

Yes I think we can only sit tight and wait to see what happens next. Our flights weren’t that expensive and we could always book a return Miami flight and make it a trip to Florida instead. If we were to contract the virus, then statistically our odds of only having mild symptoms are high, but I’d prefer to be somewhere where we could get rapid hospital treatment IF we needed it.

make sure you have medivac insurance as part of your medical coverage.
The insurance companies have an incentive to get you back home to the UK rather than spend the fortune it would cost them to treat you in hospital in the USA.

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[jlbf06]

make sure you have medivac insurance as part of your medical coverage.
The insurance companies have an incentive to get you back home to the UK rather than spend the fortune it would cost them to treat you in hospital in the USA.

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Thank you - our policy is part of our Halifax Bank account. I’m going to ask for a copy of the full cover.

 

[Adventurelawyer]

The WHO hasn't issued travel advisory bans for anywhere. First, becasue the WHO cannot issue a travel ban. Second, the WHO specifically says that they don't believe that travel banks are appropriate or effective at this time (there are some, rare, situations where the WHO may recommend restricting travel).

https://www.who.int/ith/2019-nCoV_advice_for_international_traffic-rev/en/

Who also said China had the situation under control. Then the world was at risk, China was doing a wonderful job with transparency, and containment, but the world should send the WHO more money and supplies, as it does any time there is a medical even in the world. That is all WHO does, distribute masks, disease and BS. Who cares what WHO has to say on anything at this point. Want a see a f’d situation, look for where a UN agency (the WHO) has decided to get involved and then stick its hand out.

edited, because autocorrect is my nemesis

 

[disneyholic family]

Who also said China had the situation under control. Then the world was at risk, China was doing a wonderful job with transparency, and containment, but the world should send the WHO more money and supplies, as it does any time there is a medical even in the world. That is all WHO does, distribute masks, disease and BS. Who cares what WHO has to say on anything at this point. Want a see a f’d situation, look for where a UN (the WHO) gas decided to get involved and then stick its hand out.

 

[emilymad]

I don't think you can just wait to see if the CDC or any other organization decides to place a travel ban. You have to decide for yourself if it is worth the risk. I work for a large global company and today they said they are banning all travel worldwide for at least a month but it could go longer.

 

[DisneYE]

So we have an upcoming WBPC cruise for this Friday.
Finishing details with packing etc and couldn't help being invaded by a feeling of depression packing masks, hand sanitizers, extra medicines... it's eerie.
While we're upbeat about the coming cruise I'm still very uneasy about being away for 14 days in the middle of the ocean...
My biggest worry is if things spiral out of control with the CV in those 2 weeks and there are travel restrictions for flying back home and/or seeing ppl in full panic mode & mobbing the stores. I know its unlikely but even at 10% chance of that happening, that's still very high.
Not gonna lie: I'm nervous & it's not going to be a usual cruise where its supposed to be relaxing and fun.

 

[Kennywood]

Don't let worrying about tomorrow rob you of enjoying today.

 

[monkeydawn]

A huge turning point for me was yesterday when I was reading about the Louvre and some churches in Italy being closed. I dont know that I am doing this trip more than once in my life so I dont want to spend that money, take the risks (both infection and quarantine) and then not even be able to see all of our must sees.

 

[disneyholic family]

So we have an upcoming WBPC cruise for this Friday.
Finishing details with packing etc and couldn't help being invaded by a feeling of depression packing masks, hand sanitizers, extra medicines... it's eerie.
While we're upbeat about the coming cruise I'm still very uneasy about being away for 14 days in the middle of the ocean...
My biggest worry is if things spiral out of control with the CV in those 2 weeks and there are travel restrictions for flying back home and/or seeing ppl in full panic mode & mobbing the stores. I know its unlikely but even at 10% chance of that happening, that's still very high.
Not gonna lie: I'm nervous & it's not going to be a usual cruise where its supposed to be relaxing and fun.

the WBPC i think is one of the better ones to be on.
You're close to land much of the time, so if someone has to be offloaded (that sounds terrible) they can be easily.

easy for me to say don't worry, but i'll say it..
and i think that once you're on board, you'll start to enjoy yourself and forget about the outside world..

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[mousefan73]

I posted in the community board in a different thread, but in CNBC the White Reporter gave an update that VP Pence is meeting with airline and cruise CEOs this week. And that insiders have commented that WH insiders are against considering additional travel bans as they are no longer felt to be effective..

We will see confirmation of this once more testing is done and it's finally proven that this virus has been here longer than we thought.

 

[KevinFL]

So they announced 2 people have tested positive here in Tampa, FL. Only a matter of time before this happens in other parts of Florida (i.e. Port Canaveral, Miami). If soccer matches are being played in empty stadiums in Italy, other countries are banning venues with large crowds, and the USA is restricting travel to countries with the virus; at what point are these domestic ports shut down (Port Canaveral and Miami) due to virus activity in those cities and cruises cannot even sail out? And seems like any port you travel to on an itinerary will have virus activity. Do all cruises come to halt?