kathy49

WEll in UK where this variant has really taken hold the vaccine may not be effective against the Delta Variant.

boy that is the first that I have heard of mixing the vaccines.

i did see that and agree it was a good report...I checked back and cannot find any more from that reporter...if you please very much appreciate a link. Thanks.

note to Big A....please note screen name of poster. This debate will still be going in five years...pointless to try to argue....unless it impacts you close to home many choose to ignore the facts.

The message in US is that we are "back to normal" and no restrictions on anything ...comes from the White House down to main street. No incentive to get to the 70% hoped for vaccinations anymore at all...doses of J and J being thrown away and many not getting second dose. Our numbers are down RIGHT NOW but no telling what is ahead. It is tempting to want to believe this but caution is required. Again to tie this to the cruise ship involved...just not surprising and not the last such report.

I don't blame people for thinking like this...the message has been sent (at least in US) that we have an "all clear' and those of use that continue to be cautious are somehow not understanding things.

this is all impossible...these passengers all go to the airport and get on many different flights to get home...the only answer is getting all vaccinated.

agree...I think RCCL here handled it very well for sure...this will happen...no mystery or forged vaccination cert etc. If you want to cruise best to be realistic and flexible.

Yes the important take away from this post is "the cruise may be 100% vaccinated but the world is not" Also have to consider time in ports in countries where few are vaccinated.

it is common knowledge...have read it many places and been told the same by the testers at Mayo Clinic who will not use it. Sorry no link but if you do the research you can find it.

this cruise was a close to 100% as you can get...it was the first and it had two positive results. Sorry but not that remote and it will be a very long time before children of all ages can be and will be tested so those cruises that cater to families will never be 100%,

is there some official statement as to the normal test being antigen and now a pending pcr after two positive antigen. there are so many stories flying around that I tend to not take any seriously. I am pretty sure that the normal tests for these cruises is antigen as they are far less expensive but if false ++ get too frequent that is going to really mess things up.

Can anyone confirm what kind of testing is being done? As a passenger I would be far more comfortable with the PCR than Antigen aka Rapid Test which tends to have more false positives. Usually if an Antigen is positive they would follow with PCR and I assume that is what happened here resulting in the confirmed positive. While the ship continued on to be honest this does impact the entire ship and can create stress for many passengers. I think these days one has to evaluate your individual tolerance for this level of testing and potential stress before you travel...there will be positive cas

agree...second summer in a row not going to Europe...it is not IMPOSSIBLE this year but seems like too much uncertainty and work and test after test. The Rapid test that US asks for also has a higher false positive than the PCR so I can anticipate some real hassles for travelers. I hope I am wrong.

This is being done to Europe...in particular I am aware of Delta and United going to italy...by taking one of these flights you can avoid the mandatory quarantine period when you arrive. Probably none impact cruises right now other than Med cruises etc.