topaz123

Do we have to wear masks in the sauna?

Off to NCL website...hmmmm....

We have an early October sailing on Carnival.....either they drop the Pre test, or we WILL go to NCL.

Starting Sept. 3, fully vaccinated travelers who are 12 or older will no longer have to test before boarding a ship on Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Your Move...Carnival.

Had the same comment from cruise package site....drop the pre, and here we come. Open the gates and beat RCL....quit playing catch up...be aggressive.

Hmmm....maybe a wind powered cruise ship?

Horizon July 10..Miami to Southern Caribbean....packed, huge crowds....

Ah yes the LIDO campers....One mob insists on taking the entire corner area with 12 tables and maybe 38 people....they had someone at the table 24-7, and if you dared to sit down, they were on ya. Loud and Rude !!!

It sure aint the LOVE BOAT......give a lifetime ban to these folks.

WE were on Carnival Dream, and some person? placed cable ties on three chairs with backpacks looped thru the cable ties. Whew....some people.

Took the RCL Jewel of Sea out of PR.....love those southern ports, that Carnival seems to ignore.

My O My...what happens on the 7th Day? Does Covid suddenly come out of the box?

Exactly......the whole pre cruise pony show.....worthless.

IF staying healthy was the concern...there would be NO cruising.

Exactly.....let's wait and see what RCL goes, and then jump on board...sloppy.

You are correct Vaccinations dont cure.....why not require everyone to have up to date vaccinations, and drop the Pre Cruise Barrier.....what would be the point of the pre cruise test if everyone is up to date on vaccinations?

Don't know if there are more false negatives than positives....in any case...Covid exists regardless of pre board, it also exists on board, hard to see how Covid on board can exist with the pre cruise in force. We have 2 Initial vaccinations, Both Boosters and still open to Covid., it's the endless wheel which no amount of vaccinations can cure.

Just noted the new RCL announcement in regard to testing....Off to RCL to plan our next cruise.

Right on Point.....the Pre Cruise test does nothing ...except to catch a bare minimum of Covid active. With the abundance of false positives, and those who contract Covid On board..it's make 0 sense.

Drop the mandatory 3 day Rapid Test...and CCL stock starts the upward climb. Remove the barriers.

Caribbean ports WANT cruise ships...they equal money. I think the islands are interested on how we can get more cruise ships to our ports, so we can enjoy the $$$. How rigid could the Jamaican Department of Health be....I don't believe it would be tougher than the US CDC.

FIngers n toes crossed, and eyes too........stop the barricade.

We have to accept that walking out our front door each morning carries risk. If we try to set the standard for cruising safely as covering every conceivable risk factor...then cruising disappears.

If CCL, continues to go overboard( no pun intended) on more than mandated or reasonable safety...then it will not survive as a company. You cannot possibly cover every issue....what about nail fungus checks, could catch it in the locker rooms, on and on. Look CDC has released the burden, now is the time to remove all the obstacles for cruisers, make it EASY ...just ask for a vaccination proof, and stop. Endless , expensive testing weeds out only a minimal amount of cruisers, so why insist on the Pre cruise Barricade. This alone is particularly huge problem.

Good points.....I wonder how many Pre Cruise testings give a positive result. Out of thousands of embarking cruisers how many had a failed pre cruise. You're right...added cost for minimal result, toss in the angst of where to test, and running to the airport to test pre cruise...it's time to drop this in-effective burden.