What are there so many posts regarding cruise lines here on FreeRepublic? Just asking.
Royal Caribbean can kiss my $$$$ goodbye
Capt. Tom wrote: “IMHO the cruises operating out of USA ports are realizing the requirement of everybody being vaccinated is going to reduce the number of passengers, and ROYAL Caribbean is laying the groundwork to avoid this protocol in the USA.”
The choice for USA cruises will be vaccination or CV19 protocols such as masking, social distancing, reduced capacity, etc,. I’m thinking the cruise line will realize that there are fewer objections to vaccination than wearing a mask. Wife and I have been on eight cruises. We will not go on another if we’re required to wear a mask.
To be competitive, one cruise ship line should offer proof of use of prophylactic Ivermectin or hydrochloroquine (with D and zinc) during cruise as an alternative to the vaccine.
If there was an outbreak of Covid during the cruise, you could even gather evidence of which approach was more effective.
Slightly OT but I think that if there are test cruises, the passengers should be limited to only those who already have reservations for a future cruise. I had a reservation for a cruise last December which was cancelled and then I rescheduled for a Jan. 2022 cruise. Therefore I think it is only fair that such test cruises be limited only to those passengers who have “skin in the game.”