re: What happens if I have a cruise booked for the end of April?

This is what I suggest if you still want to sail.

Start taking your temperature twice a day the entire week before you sail...if you're running a fever they arent going to let you board in the first place. That doesnt mean take Tylenol so you don't have a high temp when you board but just be prepared. Don't be shocked at the pier to see a temp of 99.9 and denied access to the ship.

Stay alert to your ports of call and read any info you're going to be sent from the cruise line. Watch info sent from the US State Dept specifically concerning ports you may be visiting. Its possible some ships may not be allowed to dock in some ports so be ready for short notice itinerary changes.

What if you are on-board and someone in your group spikes a fever, can you and your family handle a quarantine to your cabin the entire time? I'd bring a few things extra just in case (maybe a game console, playing cards, reading material, laptop, etc).

I don't think right now is the time to make decisions on going or not BUT I do think this is a great time to start researching what your options are in case certain scenarios present themselves and you do decide to go (or caancel).

You will catch the virus and die

I have one booked mid April. I'm still waiting, but it's not the cruise itself I'm worried about, it's the possibility of being stuck in your cabin for 2+ weeks like a prisoner if there is an issue.

I'm probably cancelling, but I am waiting till close to the cruise time to decide. We'll see how it goes. The ship we are going on, did cancel it's cruise for this week.

Cruise ships are petri dishes for disease under normal circumstances. I'm sure you'll be fine during a pandemic though.

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I'm sailing

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LOL

you’re not sailing brah you’re a passenger on a floating hotel and buffet line. And no, regardless of whether the CDC or RC or whoever says it’s OK, there is no reason to take that risk at this time.

“Sailing”...
hoist the midden and lash the mast!

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Seems irresponsible to say this since the risk is the healthy young person getting it and spreading it to those who are at severe risk of death if they catch it.

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You mean the ones identified by every physician, organization, politician and Karen from Facebook being told to not travel?

Wife and I are going in early May. Im putting one of those “ain’t skeered” stickers on my luggage.

ETA: I plan on being hammered for a large majority of the trip and will update the OT with my first hand observations of the crisis at sea.