Lots of cruisers are going to pass up on cruises with onerous covid protocols.
Check on the onboard and shore excursion rules before you put any money up. -Tom
Our oldest daughter lives in the UK with her children. My wife has a bad back which makes long economy class flights excruciating. We use repositioning cruises to go back and forth to Europe. We’ll fly one way and take the cruise back the other way. The cost for both of us in a balcony room for a 14-17 day trip across the Atlantic is often less than one full price economy airline ticket. Just an amazing deal.
So, shore excursions don’t mean a whole lot to use. We’d planned to fly to Manchester UK this November then after two weeks take flight to Rome and then take the Jewel of the Seas from Rome to Galveston, stopping only twice, once in Barcelona and once in Tenerefe.
Capt. Tom wrote: “Lots of cruisers are going to pass up on cruises with onerous covid protocols.”
I hang out a lot on Cruise Critic which is the biggest social media site for cruising. I agree with what you say but you might be surprised at the number of cruisers who want more rules and more enforcement.
There are many who are true blue rule followers. They follow any rule because it is the rule.
Then there are those who are truly afraid of the virus and are willing to follow any rule that promises them a feeling of safety.
Others just want to cruise again and are willing to put up with Fauci and friends and their rules.
I’ve been savagely attacked for expressing scepticism over the CV rules. Personally, I believe some what the assurance that they’re doing something, anything, that gives them a feeling of control over the CV. Others, mostly politicians similarly want to be seen as “Doing Something” even if it isn’t really effective.
Ever notice that democrat supporters of Biden tend to love these protocols while Trump supports do not.