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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Caribbean cruise in early April. Can’t get a refund for coronavirus fear, my travel insurance doesn’t cover tht. I want to cancel but it’s a lot of $, so waiting to see if the CDC issues any restrictions. Trying not to panic but it’s hard, I’m telling myself there will be more clarity in a month’s time.

No way your cruise will happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Caribbean cruise in early April. Can’t get a refund for coronavirus fear, my travel insurance doesn’t cover tht. I want to cancel but it’s a lot of $, so waiting to see if the CDC issues any restrictions. Trying not to panic but it’s hard, I’m telling myself there will be more clarity in a month’s time.

No way your cruise will happen.

Different cruise poster here. I’m fine with that, because if they cancel everyone is refunded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Israel for Passover? Important trip for family reasons. Go or cancel?

Cancel. It’s a ghost town there. Check cnn this am. They have pictures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Caribbean cruise in early April. Can’t get a refund for coronavirus fear, my travel insurance doesn’t cover tht. I want to cancel but it’s a lot of $, so waiting to see if the CDC issues any restrictions. Trying not to panic but it’s hard, I’m telling myself there will be more clarity in a month’s time.

No way your cruise will happen.

Ya'll are fools. The cruise will be a GHOST SHIP. But it will still go on. Cruise lines make $1 million a day for every ship they set sail. All of their workers are primarily 90% international and the majority of those from third-world Southeast Asian or Eastern European countries without the ability or the worker protections to say 'I'm not going to work this month'.

The ships will still set sail with a full crew and half the cabins full. Just be prepared to either be on the ship or to lose whatever it is you paid in the first place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Disney is looking less and less likely. Week before Easter.

Why? You are just as likely to catch it here.

The idea is to STOP THE SPREAD. If we can limit the spread by limiting travel, we should do that. I’m not terribly concerned about getting sick myself, but I don’t want to be a carrier who infects other people. We need to think about others.

??? Until people stop going to work, school, church, and the grocery store no one is stopping the spread. It’s already here, it’s already there. Unless you are sick, carry on.

+1. Sending my kids to school every day is by far my family’s biggest exposure risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In San Francisco for work. Washing my hands, not touching my face, not shaking hands. I’m more concerned about the almost empty plane and empty airports I crossed to get here. We need to balance risk with life. The effect of fear on the economy is worth considering.

It will also not be good for the economy if 50-70 percent of the population contracts the virus, as scientists state is a possibility

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In San Francisco for work. Washing my hands, not touching my face, not shaking hands. I’m more concerned about the almost empty plane and empty airports I crossed to get here. We need to balance risk with life. The effect of fear on the economy is worth considering.

It will also not be good for the economy if 50-70 percent of the population contracts the virus, as scientists state is a possibility

Yep. A new study out of Hong Kong said the estimated true fatality rate for coronavirus is 1.4%. Say 50% of the US population gets it and 1.4% die -- that's roughly 2.1 million deaths. That's terrifying.

[Anonymous]

You know how people use that phrase OK b.... going to be hit hard.

[Anonymous]

On Carnival cruises, we now have until March 31st to reschedule should we choose to. If we do not, and go on the ship we will receive $200 to spend. This is for all customers, even those without insurance. I am glad they are doing the right thing.

I am scheduled to go during spring break and I will now wait a few weeks to decide, but I am glad to have this piece of mind that I will not be out a lot of money. Luckily, my airfare is also through Southwest, so that will be easy to change.

Feeling better today.

[Anonymous]

Turks and Caicos mid April. Yes or no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know how people use that phrase OK b.... going to be hit hard.

No. I've literally never heard that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turks and Caicos mid April. Yes or no?

Wondering the same thing for Antigua.

[Anonymous]

Napa Valley next week? (Would be going with girlfriends, no kids or elderly at home to worry about.)

[Anonymous]

Family reunion in Florida in two weeks. Rented a huge house, would just hang out there with fam coming from other places (all domestically). Would avoid theme parks and such, but would need to fly to Florida. Continue as planned?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turks and Caicos mid April. Yes or no?

Wondering the same thing for Antigua.

Unless there’s a benefit to cancelling now, I’d see how it plays out over the next couple weeks.