Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 95% passenger and 98% crew vaccination proportion requirements are simply minimums for a ship to be able to bypass test sailings. I'm hopeful that Royal will surpass those percentages if they can help it.
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but if sailings are to resume in July out of US ports, I highly doubt children (those ages 16 and under) will be able to sail unless the new vaccine trials show that they are now able to get it (mid-June at the latest). The 95% and 98% figures were most likely arbitrary numbers that the CDC has concluded would minimize virus spread/infection on a cruise ship and not buffers allocated for children who cannot get the vaccine. It's reasonable to think that children and adults who can't receive the vaccine (for various health reasons) is a demographic that exceeds 5% of passengers should they be allowed to board.
I'm hopeful that cruising in July, if it happens, will look close to "normal" with the exception of masking indoors in public spaces (while not drinking or eating). I see so many posts about people complaining about having to wear a mask on the pool deck when that's likely not going to be the case given the CDC's recent guidance for fully vaccinated people.
If NCL requires 100% vaccinated passengers and crew, why can't Royal do the same?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 95% passenger and 98% crew vaccination proportion requirements are simply minimums for a ship to be able to bypass test sailings. I'm hopeful that Royal will surpass those percentages if they can help it.
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but if sailings are to resume in July out of US ports, I highly doubt children (those ages 16 and under) will be able to sail unless the new vaccine trials show that they are now able to get it (mid-June at the latest). The 95% and 98% figures were most likely arbitrary numbers that the CDC has concluded would minimize virus spread/infection on a cruise ship and not buffers allocated for children who cannot get the vaccine. It's reasonable to think that children and adults who can't receive the vaccine (for various health reasons) is a demographic that exceeds 5% of passengers should they be allowed to board.
I'm hopeful that cruising in July, if it happens, will look close to "normal" with the exception of masking indoors in public spaces (while not drinking or eating). I see so many posts about people complaining about having to wear a mask on the pool deck when that's likely not going to be the case given the CDC's recent guidance for fully vaccinated people.