Just remember Australia is behind the rest of the world with regards to Covid. We didn’t really start getting the outbreaks and numbers of it until 2 years after the rest of the world. We had restrictions for a lot longer than the rest of the world with regards to borders, travel and that includes Cruising.
Cruising only started back here in May and still has to follow all the government guidelines. It’s literally the only thing in the entire world now that has vaccination and testing requirements. If you get Covid on a ship here you are isolated but come end of cruise, off you go in a taxi, on a plane out into the world.
Also I think the Media are still thinking it’s a money spinning story. I feel a bit like Princess is being scrutinised by the media due to the Ruby Princess saga at the start of Covid.
We have done 3 cruises this year since the start of cruising and not caught covid, happy to wear masks and very happy to keep cruising