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Overall I suspect China's numbers to be underreported by a factor of 10 or so.  My suppliers' factories in regions nowhere near the primary outbreak areas, have been completely shut down now for almost 2 months.  That never, ever happens.  Even during CNY and Golden Week, they always have at least a skeleton crew.  But right now?  Nothing.  And they still don't know when they're coming back online.

The COVID19 case numbers they are reporting to the WHO would suggest they're containing it. 

The reality suggests something else.

China is taking some drastic steps to reduce transmission.  For example, people are told not to leave their house, and trips for shopping are limited, and schools are all online.  They've even limited elevators to four people at a time.  So I don't think the lack of factory output is necessarily suggesting they are lying.  

Did China sign the Paris thing?

I'm sure they keep tabs on their own emissions. I'm also sure they lie about it.

They did, but they have no real obligations until 2030.  And even then, if they miss, it doesn't matter, to them.  China has a huge air pollution problem in the normal sense (so do major cities in Europe, but not as bad).  They don't really have a need to "lie".  Folks can estimate their coal usage and calculate CO2 generation.  They are still building coal generating facilities without pollution controls of any sort (or limited sorts).

We canceled ours, based on quarantine fears. We're young and healthy so I wasn't worried about the virus. I was worried about getting back to work. We'll probably use the voucher for our 2021 Trans-Atlantic.

Airfare (points) has also been completely refunded. So, we'll spend a week or two at our new place in Florida, painting and remodeling a bathroom.

However there is the fear of the ship getting quarantined for several days when we get back.

Yup, that's the issue

I don't like China. I'd never go there.

One of my SIL is Chinese (1st born American from immigrants) and she took her 4 kids last year. They spent the whole trip with masks on - to breathe safely.

She said she'd never go back, for any reason. I'll heed that.

I loved China when I went (3 trips during ~2015). I'd gladly go back--once this whole Coronavirus thing peters out...

I was in Shanghai and Shenzhen, and Shanghai was quite nice. Shenzhen more dirty, but not horribly so. I've heard Beijing and many other inland cities have terrible pollution, but that wasn't my experience in the coastal cities. 

I figure spending an extra week on a cruise ship would be "OK" with us if I had internet and reading materials.

We have a balcony suite so some exposure to the outside.

We had a balcony too. The majority of the ship is balcony. I just didn't want to get stuck.

That, and we are very social people*. I'd rather there be 700 people (full capacity) on board than 250. I'm afraid that's what it will be - or even less??


* We met a German couple on our last crossing, as they use the cruise to get to the US, where they own property in Florida. We've now stayed with them once at their place in Italy, and twice in Florida, including a few weeks ago. It's nice to meet new people, and make good friends. We'll visit them in Munich next year, and then take the crossing back to our homes in Florida.

I'll never go on one of those big ships again. Did it one time. That was enough.