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Some people are doing far more than a cruise. Traveling around Italy for more than a month before we board our transatlantic cruise, it is much easier toting just a carry on sized suitcase.

I made a long post in a roll call thread about this yesterday. We do carry-on only and it works out well.

They plan on giving ships different protocols, but this good news indeed. From the CDC: As of July 18, 2022, CDC’s COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships is no longer in effect. CDC will continue to publish guidance to help cruise ships continue to provide a safer and healthier environment for passengers, crew and communities going forward. For more information, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

We did B2B cruises out of Sydney in January and February 2020. We did a walk off since we stayed in Sydney a few days after the cruise ended. It was the easiest disembarkation we have ever done. Since we stayed a few days we did not worry about what time we left the ship. Many people boarded tours, others went straight to the airport. A 3pm flight would be easy to make. Have a great cruise.

I am not sure if it means anything, but the Constellation has constant cruises scheduled through April 4, 2024 (arrival in Tampa). Some maintenance work was done in 2021.