Cruisindiamond

On 1/29/2022 at 11:20 PM, Kmkub said:

Continued

 

I want to talk about COVID, crew compliance, etc.

 

I never once felt like any crew member wasn't taking this disease seriously. I never saw a crew member without a mask. Almost all were wearing KN95 masks. 

 

The crew was cleaning constantly. Example: If someone left a slot machine chair, the staff jumped and cleaned the machine and the chair immediately.

 

Cleaning was ever present.

 

I also felt like almost every passenger was doing their best to comply with the rules. Everyone was more lax outdoors, but we should all know that's okay by now, especially with the reduced impact of the mutations and everyone being jabbed. A moving ship is generating plenty of air movement. 

 

I don't believe I have ever felt more safe and I would encourage anyone to cruise right now, unless your desired ports prohibit your having fun.

 

We were on Dolphin Deck. The mid and fore elevators were disabled for floor 9 for quarantine. It took a couple of days to get used to going up or down a floor before heading forward. One time, we got off on Deck 8 and when we got to our cabin, our cabin door wouldn't unlock. DOH! We never went up to 9 once we walked all the way back.

 

Since the ship was only at < 50% capacity, almost nowhere felt crowded. The only exception was the casino, especially towards the end of the cruise.

 

One huge plus for COVID safety is that smoking isn't allowed anywhere indoors. The casino was such a happy place to be! I hope that Princess comes away with this thinking that prohibiting smoking in the casino isn't bad for the bottom line. If the crowds were any indication, lots were happy about it.

 

Smoking was only allowed on decks 7 and 16 aft, and only outside. We only saw one smoker the entire cruise.

 

*fingers crossed this rule is here to stay* 

I Love that! ❤️  That's always been a problem.  I'm glad they got rid of smoking inside and I hope they keep it that way!