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.
There is so much conflicting information about this virus from the CDC and TV experts and computer authorities , the virus is being treated as a fatal ebola type threat with the added feature of an easily spreading disease like measles. Covid-19 is neither.
Because of the medical profession's confusion people will break into several camps on covid-19 like it is not that much of a threat, to it is worse than the 1918 flu, to I don't know what to make of this ,except I know of no one who has gotten it.
IMHO our CDC and the U.N. WHO should be abolished and a competent disease control agency should replace them.
All of the confusion about Covid -19 is mostly caused by their incompetence. -Tom