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Hi BkLynBoy8, Yes Caveat Emptor indeed! We did 'mask up' with N-95 masks on the taxi journeys there and back and for the embarkation /disembarkation processes. We also wore them as much as we could around the ship, in lifts, shops, all the inclosed places, such as the show, talks, and quizzes, even when collecting food in Kings Court. My daughter (who caught Covid after 3/4 days) has to take a Covid PCR every 3 days in order to go into her workplace, and so is very strict with adhering to mask-wearing, could not believe that all guests were left to test themselves within 2 days of travelling on a lateral flow test. The staff/crew were all wearing N-95 masks all the time but I would say that a large proportion of the passengers weren't. We did enjoy the holiday though, it's just a bit disappointing to come back and be 'grounded'. My husband is still testing positive after 8 days.

I've just read a previous review which stated that 'there is no Covid' aboard QM2 at the moment. This surprised me as my family and I just returned on 4th September 2022 after a 2 week cruise. The cruise itself was fantastic and highly recommended, but my daughter tested positive half way through the cruise and was physically isolated in a separate cabin for 4 and a half days, and my son was quarantined for 5 days, which meant he couldn't join us for meals/afternoon tea even though he tested negative. My husband and I also tested negative on board at the same time. Since returning home 5 days ago, my husband, son and I have all tested positive and are not feeling well at all - I'm in 4 layers of clothes plus a blanket and still freezing. What's annoying is that we all complied with the pre-testing requirements and really avoided any public situations/mixing for more than a week before the holiday, so we're struggling to think where we might have caught it. My daughter said that the other isolation rooms around her were occupied . We feel that if Cunard policy had been to test dock-side (as last year) we might have escaped Covid this year.