Looks like the sabbatical could continue a bit longer

The latest from Carnival. Makes me concerned about October.

Announcements Celebrity Apex will sail 16 Sep from Barcelona. Story that Apex, Edge, Millenium, Flora, Expedition will be first to sail.

https://cruiseline.com/advice/cruising-101/all-about-cruising/clia-announces-voluntary-suspension-of-cruise-operations-from-u-s-ports

Now it's on hold until about the same time here in the US.

I heard today that Costa is also looking for crew to start cruising in August in the Med.

Alaska cruises might be that long because of Canada delays - (foreign flagged cruises can't go from mainland US to Alaska without a stopover in Canada.)

But I think Caribbean cruises will still sail in 2020 (sure, I'm optimistic because I'm booked in Dec!)

One YouTuber that I watch is a Canadian Travel Agent, he was saying that he does not think cruising will restart in North America until 2021. I'm going through withdrawals, I have not been on a ship since Feb 09,2020. My April Pacific Northwest cruise was canceled and we were going to also do Alaska this year and maybe Panama canal.

I have been looking at some October cruises of the Pacific Coast but I doubt they will happen.

Just think of how exciting it will be by the time we can finally cruise ... it will be like your first cruise all over again ... between the excitement and the newness and having to learn all the dos and don't and the new protocols ....

Just think how stale all the cruise photos are getting! We can only post old - new photos at this point.

Betting if sailing at reduced capacity, the higher revenue rooms (suites) are the keepers for them. Booked on a March 2021 Celeb Reflection and still advertising great rates for balcony and interiors, but entry suites are 3x what they normally are.