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My problem was slightly different - the number of points from a recent cruise showed correctly (10) but my total points only increased by 3! Tried this and, lo and behold, the total points are now correct. Thanks!

We're recently (9 days) back from RCCL - first cruise since pandemic start. We're both in our 70s and also classified as immune compromised so we are able to get vaccinations as soon as they are approved by province (latest 1 month ago). Decided we were ready to start cruising again so booked 10 day Honolulu to Vancouver). Cruise was great but I got sick the second day after return, wife has been negative so far. We thought the handwashing and cleanliness protocols on board were good; most staff wore masks, few passengers. The ship had 4000+ passengers and 1600+ crew and we tried to be careful but the reality is that it is impossible with large groups and packed areas. Heard more than the occasional cough on disembarkation so confident that a number of people contracted something on the trip. We were already talking about booking another cruise for Sept/Oct but are a little more hesitant now. (the Covid I've got isn't the "just a cold" variety - it's knocked me on my back for 3 days even with Paxlovid and still a way before I can be confident that I'll be ok and that my wife will dodge it. All in all, think it comes down to your medical issues and personal risk profile. These days, the odds suggest you wouldn't contract Covid and even if you did , it probably wouldn't kill you - but - if you're severely compromised, even the latest milder versions can be debilitating and potentially very serious. If you're unlucky and caught it early in the cruise, it's a ruined vacation regardless. Bottom line for us is that I think we'll still end up booking another cruise in the fall because we had such a good time on this one, but it's not going to an easy decision.