Strongheart Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 16 hours ago, madmitch said: Maybe the people that come up with these ideas could join the second of the classes suggested! Should be a one day affair: Morning to noon, test if two functioning brain cells exist. If positive, afternoon session to teach subject how to rub them together. ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: This must surely be a very shoddy translation -- or else the figures won't make any sense at all. 60 ships with 650 people on board, or just under 10 people per vessel on average? Or does this perhaps mean 60 ships, EACH of them having 650 people on board? And then these 650 people generate up to 2.1 billion baht, or about 32.3 million per person? Wildly inconceivable. Yes, if it were 60 ships with 650 passengers EACH, that would of course come down to a more reasonable 53,000 or so per person. And which cruise ship exactly is normally docking in a single port for 14 days? Or do passengers already begin their quarantine while still being on the high seas? More like a shoddy interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 18 hours ago, webfact said: Some 60 ships with about 650 people on board have applied to anchor in Thailand. The passengers can generate revenue of up to Bt2.1 billion if they are allowed to step on land after undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine on board and taking the three RT-PCT tests offered. What has he been snorting, because according to my calculations 2.1 billion baht divided by 650 = over 3 million baht per person, even if you take into consideration the cost to quarantine them, it's still a fail, no doubt he didn't major in math. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 18 hours ago, Sundown said: "Allowing cruise liners to enter Thailand. Some 60 ships with about 650 people on board have applied to anchor in Thailand. The passengers can generate revenue of up to Bt2.1 billion if they are allowed to step on land after undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine on board and taking the three RT-PCT tests offered." what cruise stops in a port 14 + X days? ???????? Which ships would apply to anchor without knowing the requirements. But not knowing the requirements is nothing unusual on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 19 hours ago, webfact said: The three models, which kick in after the 14-day mandatory quarantine, are: If these people have already gone through the 14 day quarantine, why would they need or want another government-sponsored program afterwards, rather than just leaving and going about their business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 A great opportunity here for Thailand to run "Bangkok Hilton" live packages. 14 days quarantined in the Bangkok Hilton Prison, living like a prisoner, doing prison stuff like avoiding showers. I read that the government wants to open up tours of the prison so this is a great chance to combine objectives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maddermax Posted October 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2020 There are currently 200,000 seaman stuck on their ships because they cannot travel home on leave. Some have served more than 15 months on board. Many ashore do not realise that 99% of the worlds basic materials and manufactured goods are carried by more than 60,000 ships around the world. These are the forgotten many who deserve our thanks and better treatment. Without them the world's economy would grind to a halt. Despite advice to go on strike they have continued to do their jobs and serve the people of the world. It is therefore good to hear that the Thai Government is allowing then to transit through Thailand to leave and join their vessels. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I think we can agree the cruise ships are not per say cruise ships in the sense of Carrying 1oos plus More like private yachts with 10 plus on board which would make more sense Still can't see people doing 14 days quarantine on arrival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Robin said: I am under the impression that Cruise Ships normally tour various ports with a stop in each for tourist to go ashore. Normally a different ort each day and travel at night.. Now, isn't that a good way to collect Covid from every country as you go? Older tourists on a weight loss program? That's more like it. If my wife puts together a diet + exercise routine for the next year, will I be allowed home? Guess I will have to gain weight so I can sign up for the weight loss program. : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 20 hours ago, webfact said: Permission for British and Czech sailors to enter the country Czech sailors??? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 20 hours ago, webfact said: Allowing cruise liners to enter Thailand. Some 60 ships with about 650 people on board have applied to anchor in Thailand. The passengers can generate revenue of up to Bt2.1 billion if they are allowed to step on land after undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine on board and taking the three RT-PCT tests offered. I didn't know cruise ships docked for more than 14 days at a single location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 18 hours ago, PatOngo said: Ahhh, did home quarantine for long term expats stuck outside Thailand but want to return ( who"s wives "own" a house or houses) ever cross your questionable brains? No 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Expat Brad said: And all those establishments under consideration are owned by their mates no doubt!!! i have always been confused as to the meaning of "mate" . seems to have a few uses. urban dictionary lists "partners in crime" as one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said: Czech sailors??? maybe for a little Czech mate ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bloggs Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 20 hours ago, PatOngo said: Ahhh, did home quarantine for long term expats stuck outside Thailand but want to return ( who"s wives "own" a house or houses) ever cross your questionable brains? No because those who did that early on did not stay where they should have and it wasnt just Thailand but most countries had the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bloggs Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: I didn't know cruise ships docked for more than 14 days at a single location They have been at anchor off many ports for much longer, I would like it as an alt to ASQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I've stopped reading these daily outpourings from TAT about their ideas to lure a few hundred mugs tourists to the country, if they do this, this, this and that, I try to live in the real world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOne Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 22 hours ago, Sundown said: "Allowing cruise liners to enter Thailand. Some 60 ships with about 650 people on board have applied to anchor in Thailand. The passengers can generate revenue of up to Bt2.1 billion if they are allowed to step on land after undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine on board and taking the three RT-PCT tests offered." what cruise stops in a port 14 + X days? ???????? They’ll say they have been on the boat for 14 days so all clear. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomauasia Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 A few more hoop nets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlandtree Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 23 hours ago, Sundown said: "Allowing cruise liners to enter Thailand. Some 60 ships with about 650 people on board have applied to anchor in Thailand. The passengers can generate revenue of up to Bt2.1 billion if they are allowed to step on land after undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine on board and taking the three RT-PCT tests offered." what cruise stops in a port 14 + X days? ???????? another thoughtless thought from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The cruise liner bit is total rubbish. I can’t believe any normal person could invent that drizzle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migrosmarket Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 7 hours ago, crazykopite said: I’m getting fed up writing the same thing which is “ More BS from ministers who cannot grasp reality in that the normal everyday tourist is never going to come to Thailand whilst any form of quarantine is a stipulation . Try copy and paste as you need to use this text at least 3 times a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migrosmarket Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 4 hours ago, khunjeff said: If these people have already gone through the 14 day quarantine, why would they need or want another government-sponsored program afterwards, rather than just leaving and going about their business? Quite... the holes in this report are large enough to fit 49 Chinese tourists through. Its a shameful translation or actual information from the govt that should never have got to print. Has the proof reader died of covid? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I must be missing something. Why is an additional quarantine package of any type needed after the mandatory 14 day quarantine? If these were alternative forms of the initial 14 day Q it would make some sense. But as presented makes matters worse not better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles45 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 "They’ll say they have been on the boat for 14 days so all clear. " Only if they spent the 14 days alone in their cabin! Remember the big outbreak in Australia when the passengers were allowed ashore with no quarantine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 A cruise ship could easily become a massive, mobile, Covid incubator. Either one person joins with Covid and infects the other passengers, or it is picked up at the first port call and passed round the ship. No-one is going to join a cruise where they are confined to their own cabin. One point of a cruise is the socialising onboard. This is total nonsense by TAT. Nothing new here. Does anyone know how many cruise ships are in operation in SE Asia at the moment. I suspect not many, certainly not 60. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androokery Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Sheryl said: I must be missing something. Why is an additional quarantine package of any type needed after the mandatory 14 day quarantine? If these were alternative forms of the initial 14 day Q it would make some sense. But as presented makes matters worse not better. 16 days in a spa or a massage shop doesn’t really sound like a quarantine. Are the therapists one per guest or do they wear full hazmat suits? Could it be that the government just identified two new groups of visitors that are welcome: longstayers at spas or medical centres? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androokery Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 It’s becoming very silly. Why don’t they just come out and say that the tourist visa now costs 150,000 baht? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 2:45 PM, webfact said: A one-month package for the elderly, featuring physical therapy, brain training, yoga, meditation, massage, weight loss, stress reduction, basic exercise. Some 20 venues are being considered. Come to Thailand for brain training? I guess the former indicates the necessity of the latter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkktodd Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 3:43 AM, Pattaya Spotter said: Married couple friends of mine flew in from the U.S. today...in ASQ now; hope they don't turn up on the + in quarantine news report ???? ???? Irony of getting infected by nontested thais returning whilst being clear in America from covid. That would be rich. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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