I don’t believe that for a moment, you shouldn’t believe any theories out there either. This is a month away, NO-ONE has any idea how this will be handled.
What is unclear about Royal’s guidance?
Be Vaccinated, take a test if your cruise is 6 days or longer (based on the same destination parameters as NCL)
I don’t tip 20% for a drink at a land based establishment.
My gratuity $1-$2 on the ship for my D+ drinks mirrors what I would do at my local watering hole.
Of course no one has ever received bad information from Royal Caribbean customer service or an email.
The official policy published on the website and confirmed by several services within the industry is “12 and over require vaccination”. This is as of today; tomorrow may be different
Royals guidelines say 12 and over need a vaccine to sail.
Everyone needs a test 3 days prior to embarkation on trips 6 days or longer
Trips 5 days or shorter require no tests for vaccinated individuals.
All guidelines at the discretion of destination protocols.
seems pretty clear to me