Coronavirus Wreaking Havoc on Your Travel Plans?

[Panina]

Transpacific: Sydney Australia-New Zealand-Polynesian Islands (Tahiti, Bora Bora, Morea)-Honolulu, HI. Hawaii cruise around the islands ending in Vancouver Canada.

We don't want to get on a plane. We don't want to get on a port in Sydney. We don't want to be in confined space in a plane or cruise ship. The coronavirus spread is no longer confined to just from China.

I have been watching a cruise from CA we are on next month. Yesterday, no insides left and balcony was around $6,400. Today...there are insides available and balcony dropped to $5,700. If they continue to drop I will try to reprice my inside for a balcony. At this point, I'm not changing anything. Disneyland and cruise.....talk about potential for germs. I will monitor over the next month if it gets very bad, the I will reconsider. At this point my concern is not getting coronavirus…..it is about quarantined in my room on a cruise ship for 14 days. If there is a high potential for THAT, then I'm making other plans.

Just the risk of getting quarantined in a room on a cruise ship would make me make other plans for a vacation.

Right now I have vacation plans for mid March and am keeping them in place. It is a driving vacation. I am supposed to go to NY later this month by train and still deciding whether to go.

This Month I actually had two weeks in Disney and changed it to one week in Captiva and the other in Marco Island. At this point I just wanted to reduce my chance for getting a different strain of the flu, once this year was enough.

Logically I know I can get the flu anywhere but emotionally I think less people less risk. I think some of us at this point will make our decision with traveling because of the Coronavirus emotionally, including me. I remember when Zika broke out in Miami, I changed my vacation to Orlando, was it a logical or a emotional choice, probably both but it made me have less stress about the vacation and I was able to enjoy.

 

[VacationForever]

We are keeping all driving vacations and will be making more to replace the ones that we have cancelled.

 

[Panina]

We are keeping all driving vacations and will be making more to replace the ones that we have cancelled.

Same here.

I think me already getting so sick this year is making me even more careful. I have a follow up appointment with my doctor the end of this month and will call to ask if it is ok to reschedule. I don’t even want to go to a doctors office unless I am sick.

 

[MULTIZ321]

The coronavirus is already hurting the world economy. Here's why it could get really scary.

The coronavirus is already hurting the world economy. Here's why it could get really scary

Nearly two decades have passed since a coronavirus known as SARS emerged in China, killing hundreds of people and sparking panic that sent a chill through the global economy. The virus now rampaging across China could be much more damaging.

www.cnn.com

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

How Not to Get Sick While Traveling.

How Not to Get Sick While Traveling

Do masks work? It depends. Health professionals offer some tips on how to stay healthy while on the move.

www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org

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Richard

 

[Quiet Pine]

We have an August trip to London & then cruising from Norway to Sweden. I don't plan to cancel. When I was growing up, polio was dreaded. It peaked in the summer, and my parents put public pools off-limits. In the epidemic of 1949, 2,720 people died in the U.S. In 1952, the worst outbreak in our history, 57,628 cases were reported and 3,145 died. One or two schoolmates got polio, but most were fine. I was too young to read newspapers, so I don't know how frantic the headlines were. I suspect there's more fear-stoking today than back then. (Statistics swiped from Wikipedia)

 

[MULTIZ321]

We have an August trip to London & then cruising from Norway to Sweden. I don't plan to cancel. When I was growing up, polio was dreaded. It peaked in the summer, and my parents put public pools off-limits. In the epidemic of 1949, 2,720 people died in the U.S. In 1952, the worst outbreak in our history, 57,628 cases were reported and 3,145 died. One or two schoolmates got polio, but most were fine. I was too young to read newspapers, so I don't know how frantic the headlines were. I suspect there's more fear-stoking today than back then. (Statistics swiped from Wikipedia)

In 1952, I was living in an Orphanage in Cleveland, Ohio. It was a large place - 72 acres - and had a K thru 8th grade school. The Orphanage had 400 children at the time and we lived in 3-story cottages with boys and girls segregated into separate cottages by age groupings. Several children at the time contracted Polio and had to be hospitalized and were treated in "Iron Lungs". I was too young at the time to understand what was happening but remember being told about Polio and rumors about the dreaded "Iron Lungs" spread like wildfire amongst the children. We all had to go to the "Hospital Cottage" for testing to determine if we had Polio. We were examined by a Doctor who I subsequently discovered much later was a Pediatric Neurologist. He was very kind to me and I remembered him fondly. Many years later, when I was in Graduate School at Case Western Reserve University, one of my Clinical Extern assignments was at Cleveland Metropolitan Hospital where I discovered that Dr. Iben, the Pediatric Neurologist, was on staff and was Chief of Neurology. I went to visit him and told him I remembered his visits to the Orphanage and him testing us for Polio. He was very gracious and explained that we were part of a study that yielded valuable information about Polio
since the Orphanage was considered a "Closed Institution" because of our living arrangements that lended itself perfectly for study. He said the published study was considered classic in the medical literature about Polio. I thanked him again for his work.

Richard

 

[Passepartout]

In 1952, I was living in an Orphanage in Cleveland, Ohio. It was a large place - 72 acres - and had a K thru 8th grade school. The Orphanage had 400 children at the time and we lived in 3-story cottages with boys and girls segregated into separate cottages by age groupings. Several children at the time contracted Polio and had to be hospitalized and were treated in "Iron Lungs".

Those of us of a 'certain age' who grew up in the pre-Salk Polio vaccine time. remember the terror that gripped the country, the closing of swimming pools, the cancellation of movies and other places where (mostly) kids gathered.

Paula, my DW, was a 'Polio Pioneer' who got one of the first experimental human vaccines in 1954. She still has the little medal that was given to these kids. More here: https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/blog/polio-pioneers-tell-their-stories

Thanks, Richard for sharing that personal history.

 

[DebBrown]

We just returned from a trip and had about an hour layover at LAX at 1am Tuesday morning. About 1/4 of the people in the terminal were Asian and all were wearing masks. Everybody gave each other a wide berth. I am in the better safe than sorry category. We didn't change our plans but tried to be cautious. I don't know if the masks were helping but if people keep their germs away from me, I am grateful.

 

[VacationForever]

We just returned from a trip and had about an hour layover at LAX at 1am Tuesday morning. About 1/4 of the people in the terminal were Asian and all were wearing masks. Everybody gave each other a wide berth. I am in the better safe than sorry category. We didn't change our plans but tried to be cautious. I don't know if the masks were helping but if people keep their germs away from me, I am grateful.

In Asia, many countries have issued free masks to all residents, requesting residents to put on masks at all times. It is to keep germs away as well as not spread in case they are carriers. While those are not N95 masks, which are terribly uncomfortable to use for any prolonged periods, many of those masks have some protection and are to be changed out every few hours. The blue side is apparently water resident and to be worn outside while the white side is on the inside to absorb moisture from the air that is breathed out.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Ins and outs of (Canadian) travel insurance amid novel coronavirus outbreak

Ins and outs of travel insurance amid novel coronavirus outbreak

VANCOUVER — Travellers nervous about globe-trotting during the novel coronavirus outbreak may be eligible to receive a refund for cancelling their travels, say insurance experts, but it depends on . . .

www.timescolonist.com

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Richard

 

[pedro47]

Are there any predictions how this virus may play out in the summer travel months?
Thinking about the large number of tourists traveling to and from the United States, Asia and China, children, students and adults traveling within the continent of North America, Europe, and Asia. What is the CDC game plan?

There are still only two (2) continents that have not report any coronavirus outbreak. They are Africa and South America.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Port of Seattle watches coronavirus developments closely with cruise season 8 weeks away.

Port of Seattle watches coronavirus developments closely with cruise season 8 weeks away

The Port of Seattle says it's keeping a close eye on every development in the coronavirus outbreak that's already infected more than 40,000 people globally and killed more 900. The overwhelming majority of cases have been in China. Starting April 1, the Seattle waterfront will be bustling...

m.seattlepi.com

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Richard

 

[VacationForever]

Are there any predictions how this virus may play out in the summer travel months?
Thinking about the large number of tourists traveling to and from the United States, Asia and China, children, students and adults traveling within the continent of North America, Europe, and Asia. What is the CDC game plan?

There are still only two (2) continents that have not report any coronavirus outbreak. They are Africa and South America.

Good question. My sister, brother-in-law and a close friend are flying in from Singapore in September. They have already booked flights and we have planned to take them to Southern Utah. I hope a vaccine or something is available by then so that everyone can take the vaccine and not have fear of catching the virus. If the situation is not resolved by then, I am hoping that they will cancel their flights as it is difficult for me to tell them not to come. My close friend is flying here just to see me.

 

[Panina]

Good question. My sister, brother-in-law and a close friend are flying in from Singapore in September. They have already booked flights and we have planned to take them to Southern Utah. I hope a vaccine or something is available by then so that everyone can take the vaccine and not have fear of catching the virus. If the situation is not resolved by then, I am hoping that they will cancel their flights as it is difficult for me to tell them not to come. My close friend is flying here just to see me.

A lot can happen by then, one way or another. Either is will calm down or be a pandemic. Let’s hope for the best.

 

[pedro47]

Fear is the enemy to mankind. Let pray that our governmental health agencies will join in with a good game plan to protect the world population.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Thailand Turns Away Cruise Ship Rejected By Three Nations Over Coronavirus Fears.

Thailand Turns Away Cruise Ship Rejected By Three Nations Over Coronavirus Fears

Thailand has become the latest country to block a Holland America Line cruise ship from docking over fears that its passengers and crew could have been exposed to coronavirus in Hong Kong, as the death toll from the pneumonia-like virus topped 1,000.

www.forbes.com

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Countries Widen Travel Warning to Include Singapore.

Countries Widen Travel Warnings to Include Singapore - Caixin Global

Countries Widen Travel Warnings to Include Singapore - Qatar, Kuwait and Israel have all advised their citizens against going to the city-state since it raised its alert status amid a rising number of coronavirus cases

www.caixinglobal.com

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Singapore urges calm but its tourism industry is being pummeled by the coronavirus outbreak.

Singapore urges calm—but its tourism industry is being pummeled by the coronavirus outbreak

The Singapore Airshow advocates a "no contact" policy, while a business conference is investigated as a possible "super spreader" event.

fortune.com

Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

As Asia panics, one country wins praise for approach to virus.

As Asia panics, one country wins praise for approach to virus

SINGAPORE (Feb 11): As governments in Asia struggle to reassure their populations over the coronavirus, public health experts say Singapore’s approach in communicating to the public is providing a model for others to reduce panic, rumours and conspiracy theories.In a nine-minute recorded message...

www.theedgemarkets.com

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Richard

 

[geist1223]

We are in Tasmania. We have been here 11 days. In 3 days we move to Melbourne for a week. We have noticed a real down turn of Asian tourists. Also many Australians are vacationing in their Home country vice going to Asia.

 

[SmithOp]

A Canadian with a Chinese passport reported on Cruise Critic that her reservation was canceled, NCL is denying boarding to anyone with Chinese passport. She's lived in Canada 30 years, just never bothered to complete citizenship.

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[pedro47]

Quarantine recommendations is being updated/changed from 14 days to 24 days by some in the medical field.
Some medical experts are now saying that it may take up to 24 days before you can develop this coronavirus .

 

[pedro47]

There have been no reported cases of this coronavirus in Central America, the Carribeans, South America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa

 

[pedro47]

There has been no reported cases of the coronavirus in the state of Hawaii and Florida.