Strange - I received the below email from Marriott Cruise desk, but yet I'm not seeing it blasted all over news feeds yet.
They have been booking cruises the whole time. Book, then cancel, rebook, then cancel. Round and round it goes.Royal Carribbean is now booking cruises
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trav...-florida-texas-august-july-summer/7552623002/
What is the current situation?Strange - I received the below email from Marriott Cruise desk, but yet I'm not seeing it blasted all over news feeds yet.
This is from the CDC just a month ago they advise not to travel on cruise ships. But if you do make sure you buy travel insurance and consider buying extra travel insurance in case of emergency evacuation....
I'm guessing CDC's recommendations will change again before July.
RAL
I don't see any indication of June cruises out of the US. Some plan to start in July though.
June 26th. Celebrity Edge out of Ft Lauderdale.
That might be a wait and see. I am trying to book a cruise and my TA said that to avoid Florida. If one person shows up and tests positive before boarding, the whole thing cancels. Ouch! So we started looking at Alaska. At this point I can't put a third person in a cabin on Celebrity. The story I hear is that they need to be 95% vax. I can do a single supplement though. So they seem to be trying to "reduce" the number of children sailing to hit that 95% rate. And even if that third person is vax, they aren't budging.
Wow, the price of fake vaccination cards just jumped!Royal Caribbean announces restrictions on non-vaccinated passengers.
Since the majority of our guests will be vaccinated, there will be venues and events restricted to vaccinated guests only,” the line said in the statement. “We’ll do our best to create opportunities for all guests to enjoy their time with us.”
Among the restrictions that unvaccinated passengers will face:
Unvaccinated passengers also will have to wear masks at all times when in interior areas of the ship. Vaccinated passengers will have to wear masks at some times in interior areas but will be able to take them off when in venues (bars, lounges, restaurants and entertainment areas) or at events designated for vaccinated guests only.
- They will not be able to sign up for My Time Dining in the ship’s main dining room — the type of dining where passengers can arrive whenever they want and sit with whomever they want. They’ll be restricted to a fixed dining time and be assigned to a designated area specifically for unvaccinated passengers.
- They will not be able to participate in some activities.
- They will not be able to access all venues.
- They will not be able to attend certain performances of theater shows that will be restricted to vaccinated passengers only.
Users of such would jeopardize not only themselves, but the rest of the passengers and crew as they all have to get tested before disembarking back in the US. If positive, the whole ship could be quarantined for 2 weeks. Remember early Spring 2020 when dozens of cruise ships full of passengers cruised to nowhere, with passengers restricted to cabins.Wow, the price of fake vaccination cards just jumped!
I wonder how they will identify said unvaccinated people while onboard the ship? I can see how they can keep them out of certain venues and performances if they scan their ship card in order to enter, but while out and about without a mask, how does a crew member know?Royal Caribbean announces restrictions on non-vaccinated passengers.
Since the majority of our guests will be vaccinated, there will be venues and events restricted to vaccinated guests only,” the line said in the statement. “We’ll do our best to create opportunities for all guests to enjoy their time with us.”
Among the restrictions that unvaccinated passengers will face:
Unvaccinated passengers also will have to wear masks at all times when in interior areas of the ship. Vaccinated passengers will have to wear masks at some times in interior areas but will be able to take them off when in venues (bars, lounges, restaurants and entertainment areas) or at events designated for vaccinated guests only.
- They will not be able to sign up for My Time Dining in the ship’s main dining room — the type of dining where passengers can arrive whenever they want and sit with whomever they want. They’ll be restricted to a fixed dining time and be assigned to a designated area specifically for unvaccinated passengers.
- They will not be able to participate in some activities.
- They will not be able to access all venues.
- They will not be able to attend certain performances of theater shows that will be restricted to vaccinated passengers only.
Wristbands and a hole punched in the bearer's key card (SeaPass) that has to be shown on entry to all venues aboard.I wonder how they will identify said unvaccinated people while onboard the ship? I can see how they can keep them out of certain venues and performances if they scan their ship card in order to enter, but while out and about without a mask, how does a crew member know?
I agree, but I also think those who purchase such fake cards don’t care.Users of such would jeopardize not only themselves, but the rest of the passengers and crew as they all have to get tested before disembarking back in the US. If positive, the whole ship could be quarantined for 2 weeks. Remember early Spring 2020 when dozens of cruise ships full of passengers cruised to nowhere, with passengers restricted to cabins.
My crystal ball doesn't show what WILL happen, only what might.
I feel sorry for the Royal Caribbean cruise ship staff, it will be up to them to enforce these restrictions. I am thinking these restrictions will lead to some confrontations on the ship. No one likes to see that while on vacation.
There is a difference between a cruise ship security staff person and a cruise ship service staff. I feel / I know cruise ship security do not play games and they will confirm you to your state room or locked you up in their brig
Exactly, and you rarely see security staff walking up and down the corridors. It will be left up to the regular service staff to enforce these policies.Is it your assumption that cruise security will be enforcing entry into venues and events that require vaccinations and not cruise staff? I haven’t seen anything that states this.
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