Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 23:24     Subject: Re:MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
Anonymous wrote:What's scary is the 50 yo NY lawyer is in critical condition.


He had some kind of preexisting respiratory health issue. I heard he was in serious condition, is he critical now?

Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 23:23     Subject: MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
Japan for 10 das in April.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 23:19     Subject: MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
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.


Honestly, I think it's a pretty low chance that they'll cancel. Worst case scenario is that they might have to cancel a port but the cruise will go on. I am not an expert that is just my own opinion. Take it for what you will.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 23:09     Subject: Re:MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
What's scary is the 50 yo NY lawyer is in critical condition.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 23:07     Subject: MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
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.


....before it got out of control...China has been in a tailspin since December.

Disney is never going to cancel that $10 million cruise. EVER. Buy your travel insurance and just be out $1,300. Especially since you have no plans on getting on the ship.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 23:02     Subject: MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
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.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 22:57     Subject: MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
San Diego in early April? The plan was to tourist it up. If American will let me cancel without penalty, I probably will.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 21:37     Subject: Re:MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the best advice for attempting to deal with American Airlines flights to CA now issuing State of Emergency by Governor. American will only waive change fees for specific countries. I did not buy travel insurance (only do the that int’l travel) but this is turning into a pandemic. I have chronic asthma this putting me at risk for complications.


American is waiving change fees for tickets where travel is from now through the 16th.


OP here, travel is domestic to California where a lot flights to/from Asia are based (combined with more likelihood of undetected cases in tourist locales where we would be). The 16th date is only for Italy and select countries in Asia where they fly.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 21:31     Subject: Re:MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 21:30     Subject: MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
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
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 21:29     Subject: Re:MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
Anonymous wrote:What is the best advice for attempting to deal with American Airlines flights to CA now issuing State of Emergency by Governor. American will only waive change fees for specific countries. I did not buy travel insurance (only do the that int’l travel) but this is turning into a pandemic. I have chronic asthma this putting me at risk for complications.


American is waiving change fees for tickets where travel is from now through the 16th.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 21:26     Subject: Re:MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
What is the best advice for attempting to deal with American Airlines flights to CA now issuing State of Emergency by Governor. American will only waive change fees for specific countries. I did not buy travel insurance (only do the that int’l travel) but this is turning into a pandemic. I have chronic asthma this putting me at risk for complications.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 21:24     Subject: MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
Anonymous wrote:Are you people traveling worried that while you are away a mandatory quarantine might be imposed on you when you return from your trip? So you might be stuck in isolation at a military base for 14 days?


I’m traveling within the US, so no, I am not worried about that.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 21:23     Subject: Re:MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
Anonymous wrote:
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!
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2020 21:22     Subject: MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread
Are you people traveling worried that while you are away a mandatory quarantine might be imposed on you when you return from your trip? So you might be stuck in isolation at a military base for 14 days?