A cruise is probably the safest place to be at present.
CDC always hostile to that industry.
Media articles to come with the ignorant trotting out their “Petri dish” comments.
Daughter and son-in-law are in Miami right now waiting to board the last Royal Caribbean cruise. At least one of their ports has been cancelled, perhaps more but, though they are disappointed about the stopovers, they are still excited about the fun and sun. They got their tickets very cheaply, especially after the original cruise reservation got cancelled in 2020. At any rate, they could afford to take the fifteen-year-old little brother of son-in-law. This kid comes from a pretty dysfunctional family and was isolated in “home school” out in the countryside long before Covid hit. He spent most of his time playing video games and staying in his room, aside from religious activities as the parents were having too many troubles to supervise his education. Our kids brought him to live with them in a metropolitan area, enrolled him in a private school with strong religious teachings but nevertheless competitive with any public school curriculum and he caught up to his age cohort quickly. He, as a true extrovert, is thriving with new friends and enthusiasm for life.
At any rate, this is his first real trip and he is loving it. Our daughter says he is hugging palm trees and freaked out at his first experience at the ocean. This exposure to the cruise will probably help him want a steady career and home more than any lecture ever could. They will attend church before boarding the ship and have already connected with families with similar values going on the cruise with them. I am glad they made the last cut before the cruises are cancelled again. This is an experience the kid will never forget.
FYI, I am not a cruise enthusiast but I’m happy those who love it can go.
“A cruise is probably the safest place to be at present.”
LOL. Yeah, if ‘safe’ is defined as being at the whim of corporatists & bureaucrats, held captive once a positive test is revealed and, heaven forbid, you ‘test’ positive yourself.
No thanks.
Biggest cruising-economy states are FL and TX. That’s one reason why the feds are down on cruising.