MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread

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Anonymous wrote:Wondering if anyone could weigh in for me. We bought tickets on a Disney cruise for spring break early last week before the coronavirus thing got out of control. STUPID I know! Cruise is April 10 to the Caribbean.

I am still within the 2 week window for travel insurance. If I purchase it, it will cost $400, and then I’ll get my money back for cancelling for any reason (minus $900, I believe). So I will be out a total of $1300 between the cost of insurance plus the Co-pay or whatever they call it.

So what do I do? Buy the insurance? What are the chances that Disney cancels this? No way in hell am I getting on the ship. One of my kids has asthma and I do not want to screw around.

Coronavirus has been well known for many weeks now. Have you been under a rock? I too have a Disney Cruise with a different departure date. I highly doubt they will cancel. If you are definitely not going, I’d buy the insurance but make sure what you buy will actually cover you. I do not have cancel for any reason, just regular travel insurance, so I am either going or losing a ton of money. Not sure which yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parents (early 60s) are going to Portugal for the last week of April (from east coast). I am getting mmore and more nervous about it. One has some not totally understood health issues but not related to the immune system. Other is fine and hearty, and never really gets sick. Thoughts?

Portugal has no cases.

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Anonymous wrote:My parents (early 60s) are going to Portugal for the last week of April (from east coast). I am getting mmore and more nervous about it. One has some not totally understood health issues but not related to the immune system. Other is fine and hearty, and never really gets sick. Thoughts?

Portugal has no cases.

I have a bridge in Brooklyn....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about going to the Kennedy center or any other venue?
Thought I was lucky getting Hamilton tickets , but then..

I’m still planning to see Hamilton at KC in July... I think we will see fewer cases as spring comes around personally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How about going to the Kennedy center or any other venue?
Thought I was lucky getting Hamilton tickets , but then..

I’m still planning to see Hamilton at KC in July... I think we will see fewer cases as spring comes around personally.

I'm not buying any tickets. Last time I went to the symphony, the coughing and throat clearing was driving me nuts. Sadly, I decided I rather listen to a recording, than "cough, cough, cough".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You people should take your Xanax, stat. Nothing's going to happen to any of you and you'll live to be 100 while depleting what will remain of Social Security.
I'd only be concerned if I worked in health care; otherwise, I'm not cancelling any of my plans.

A person who conducted medical screenings at Los Angeles International Airport tested positive for the virus, the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday. The person last worked at the airport on Feb. 21, eight days before showing symptoms of infection, the agency said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/world/coronavirus-news.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Leading Harvard epidemiologist says modeling predicts that 40-70% of the world’s adult population will become infected with COVID-19. This is not an hysterical interview and personally I found it very sobering but worthwhile.

I care for an elderly parent, so yes I’m quite worried about contracting the virus and passing it along. However, I could just as easily become infected traveling as I could going to the grocery store. I don’t think we will travel over spring break though. Seems like borrowing trouble. https://youtu.be/iDelUkpFm60

The very same Harvard epidemiologist has been lowering those numbers significantly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My parents (early 60s) are going to Portugal for the last week of April (from east coast). I am getting mmore and more nervous about it. One has some not totally understood health issues but not related to the immune system. Other is fine and hearty, and never really gets sick. Thoughts?

Portugal has no cases.

LOL.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it lost on the people in this thread that the NY case doesn’t seem to be travel related at all? That’s why I am not stopping traveling.

And it seems to be lost on you that travel is how this thing has made it to nearly 90 countries worldwide.

But lots of people who stayed put got it too!

Thanks to travelers who can’t stay put. Just travelers from or to Italy exported Coronavirus to some 40 countries.

This needs to be repeated.. repeatedly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How about going to the Kennedy center or any other venue?
Thought I was lucky getting Hamilton tickets , but then..

I’m still planning to see Hamilton at KC in July... I think we will see fewer cases as spring comes around personally.

I'm not buying any tickets. Last time I went to the symphony, the coughing and throat clearing was driving me nuts. Sadly, I decided I rather listen to a recording, than "cough, cough, cough".

Yeah, I peeked into the Hamilton waitlist thread and was surprised that so many people were trying for tickets again. Then realized that I should not be surprised. People are just burying their heads in the sand and are choosing to believe this pandemic is no big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it lost on the people in this thread that the NY case doesn’t seem to be travel related at all? That’s why I am not stopping traveling.

And it seems to be lost on you that travel is how this thing has made it to nearly 90 countries worldwide.

But lots of people who stayed put got it too!

Thanks to travelers who can’t stay put. Just travelers from or to Italy exported Coronavirus to some 40 countries.

This needs to be repeated.. repeatedly.

But what's your point? You want to shut down all air travel now? Then say that. No need to throw blame around.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How about going to the Kennedy center or any other venue?
Thought I was lucky getting Hamilton tickets , but then..

I’m still planning to see Hamilton at KC in July... I think we will see fewer cases as spring comes around personally.

I'm not buying any tickets. Last time I went to the symphony, the coughing and throat clearing was driving me nuts. Sadly, I decided I rather listen to a recording, than "cough, cough, cough".

Yeah, I peeked into the Hamilton waitlist thread and was surprised that so many people were trying for tickets again. Then realized that I should not be surprised. People are just burying their heads in the sand and are choosing to believe this pandemic is no big deal.

You mean like the lady who booked her Disney cruise LAST WEEK?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it lost on the people in this thread that the NY case doesn’t seem to be travel related at all? That’s why I am not stopping traveling.

And it seems to be lost on you that travel is how this thing has made it to nearly 90 countries worldwide.

But lots of people who stayed put got it too!

Thanks to travelers who can’t stay put. Just travelers from or to Italy exported Coronavirus to some 40 countries.

This needs to be repeated.. repeatedly.

But what's your point? You want to shut down all air travel now? Then say that. No need to throw blame around.

Blame? These are facts.

Since it needs to be more clear out for you:

* All unnecessary travel is short sighted/foolish/egocentric and puts individuals, communities, states, and countries at risk.*

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Anonymous wrote:Is it lost on the people in this thread that the NY case doesn’t seem to be travel related at all? That’s why I am not stopping traveling.

And it seems to be lost on you that travel is how this thing has made it to nearly 90 countries worldwide.

But lots of people who stayed put got it too!

Thanks to travelers who can’t stay put. Just travelers from or to Italy exported Coronavirus to some 40 countries.

This needs to be repeated.. repeatedly.

But what's your point? You want to shut down all air travel now? Then say that. No need to throw blame around.

Blame? These are facts.

Since it needs to be more clear out for you:

* All unnecessary travel is short sighted/foolish/egocentric and puts individuals, communities, states, and countries at risk.*

Okay great. Then have these big rich corporations GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK. We'll wait.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it lost on the people in this thread that the NY case doesn’t seem to be travel related at all? That’s why I am not stopping traveling.

And it seems to be lost on you that travel is how this thing has made it to nearly 90 countries worldwide.

But lots of people who stayed put got it too!

Thanks to travelers who can’t stay put. Just travelers from or to Italy exported Coronavirus to some 40 countries.

This needs to be repeated.. repeatedly.

But what's your point? You want to shut down all air travel now? Then say that. No need to throw blame around.

Blame? These are facts.

Since it needs to be more clear out for you:

* All unnecessary travel is short sighted/foolish/egocentric and puts individuals, communities, states, and countries at risk.*

Okay great. Then have these big rich corporations GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK. We'll wait.

There is always a risk you might lose money on a trip. Nothing is ever guaranteed.

This is a pandemic. With close to 100,000 people infected worldwide. Refusal to acknowledge actual consequences is simply negligent.