cruise with confirmed covid cases

Maple1974

We are due to board a cruise ship this saturday that have confirmed case of covid in board. we do not want to travel, however cruise company said they are not cancelling the trip so can not get a refund. How do we stand?

[Deleted User]

You stand either going on the trip or not. Travel insurance won't cover you for a change of mind.

Browntoa

It's probably a member of the crew , they are tested every day.

Straight to Isolation away from everyone until a clear test 

onashoestring

Out of interest, how did you find out about the confirmed covid case ? 

Maple1974

We have friends on board now  they have said the standard are awful no socail distancing, no mask wearing and no enforcements being made,  look at the liverpool echo.

Maple1974

It is not crew members testing positive its passagers.

Upsidedownandaround

You either go or don’t go. When did you book your cruise? If it was post pandemic then it’s entirely foreseeable that some people may test positive and have to isolate subsequently. 

If you felt this would be an issue for you then the time to check your rights to getting a refund was before you booked.

Thrugelmir

Maple1974 said:

We have friends on board now  they have said the standard are awful no socail distancing, no mask wearing and no enforcements being made,  look at the liverpool echo.

Sounds like standard behaviour by many people unfortunately. Hardly surprising.  

Alan_Bowen

This I suspect is MSC Virtuosa, reportedly 100 passengers disembarked last weekend having tested positive. Many reports of a complete lack of social distancing on board and MSC is saying nothing about a man who allegedly died on board last Saturday. Personally, I wouldn't set foot on a cruise ship at present but you must make up your own mind. MSC are not known for being generous so there is no guarantee of a refund unless and until this becomes news in the UK, Bizarrely it is already news in the US but not here!

Caz3121

looks like port health have been involved https://shipmonk.co.uk/2021/09/09/msc-cruises-tightened-up-covid-measures-on-msc-virtuosa-after-southampton-port-health-officer-raised-passengers-concerns/?fbclid=IwAR1fYFYimyluM51KikUw5_QF1Rofvpr6rEcpjqg2X0azacahqv-X9nlHWkE

Thrugelmir

Alan_Bowen said:

Bizarrely it is already news in the US but not here!

Cruises are big business in the US.