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I am super confused by this...is there a change for vaccinated travelers? >Fully vaccinated passengers must take either a COVID-19 NAAT test taken no more than 2 days before arrival, or a supervised antigen test no more than 2 days before arrival. Before arrival? Surely they mean before embarkation? What about on voyages where the ship takes longer than 4 days to arrive in Bermuda? Has that requirement been removed? At first I thought that nothing changed for vaccinated travelers, because of the Summary Table on that page, but then I noticed that the table wasn't updated to include unvaccinated travelers over the age of 12, so it must be out of date. Once again, clear as mud...

It doesn't mention anything about re-testing on a ship that has taken more than 4 days to arrive in Bermuda—has that requirement been removed? I'm curious, being booked on a cruise in September that will arrive on Day 7.

I think a lot of people don't want to miss out on their vacation because they get sick, and are afraid they'd have to cancel and lose everything. Thus, they go even when sick. One of the best ways NCL can prevent COVID cases aboard the ship is to continue to retain the policy where if you test positive within 14 days of your cruise, you get a 100% FCC. (yes, I know, "You should get insurance"...everyone should, but I'd say most people don't...combine that with a fairly rigid cancellation policy, and you'll get sick people boarding cruise ships).

To be honest, I'm more afraid of being quarantined on the cruise in a tiny inside cabin than anything. It would be a plus if they shift to isolating people in their own cabins. Treat it like noro.

Have they? NYC-Bermuda is a go-to vacation itinerary for us (just look at my signature 🤣) and I have never seen prices as high as they were this summer. Prices have steadily gone up as sail dates approached, so that indicates (to me) that they’re having no issues filling the ships to whatever their capacity cap is at the moment. After Labor Day, that changes—prices are much more affordable. But that’s when school is back in session. Our next cruise starts over Labor Day weekend. I’ll be very interested to see how full it is.