truckswain

What is not clear? I thought it was well laid out by departure port.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/the-healthy-sail-center?icid=hlthys_wrnssn_hlt_nbrdxp_pghdr_3467 Not a surprise given what the other major cruise lines have done.

No I do not and nor have I seen any data to suggest testing is mitigating the spread of Covid on cruises. I should have been clearer and said "In my opinion, testing to get on a cruise ship is useless"

I fully support Covid vaccinations and boosters. I believe the Federal Governments has for the most done a very good job of protecting Canadians. However the protocols that continue to be in place now are nothing but Covid theatre. Testing to get on a cruise ship is useless. Most people are using a proctored raped antigen test to comply with the requirement. We have been told by our governments on numerous occasions that antigen tests, especially if you test negative, are inaccurate. So really what is the point, let alone the timing on when you need to test to board. It is a significantly elevated risk to go on a cruise due to the possibility of catching Covid. Anyone cruising should be well aware of this. To expect testing or vaccinations to reduce that risk is foolish. For those who accept the risk to cruise testing is an annoyance and added expense, nothing more. Looking forward to my third cruise since the pandemic in September and will be very happy when RCCL removes testing for cruises longer than 7 days.

On the Anthem they were using Starbucks for their paid premium coffee selections, and in my opinion very good. As far as the free coffee around the ship I have no idea what they using and to call what they were serving coffee is an insult to coffee. very happy for this change as we always have the UBP.