This has been a very useful thread for me. We are scheduled for our first Viking cruise -- Viking Shores and Fjords -- which departs Amsterdam on September 30. At the time we signed up, we felt very reassured by all of Viking's anti-Covid measures, including pre-board testing, daily testing and requiring masks. Given the reports of unmasked passengers and Covid spreading on board, we have to decide whether to cancel the cruise.
If we do not cancel, we intend to limit our contact with other passengers by avoiding bus excursions, only participating in excursions that take place outdoors and then mostly on our own, and avoiding the theatre and spa. We also had planned to avoid eating at the self-serve World Cafe, until I read the comments that washing your hands between obtaining your food and consuming it made the World Cafe a safer option, and that The Restaurant should be avoided. Is that because of the greater opportunity for social distancing in the World Cafe and the possibility of eating outdoors? If the concern is crowding in The Restaurant, does that also make Manfredi's and the Chef's Table unsafe options? I was hoping that, once on board, we would be able to find out whether socially distant dining was possible in the specialty restaurants.
I also hope that, given the reports of Covid on board, Viking will reinstate some of their precautions, at the very least pre-board testing. Thanks for this thread.