I will add this cruise had a vaccination (including one booster) required protocol. I’m told by many their vaccination status was not checked at embarkation. There was also a testing required to board protocol. We were all suppose to have a negative test before being allowed to board. There was a lineup of people side by side who did not follow the protocol with those who did. There was a 3 day masking requirement for the passengers and crew sent to us 3 days before embarkation by HAL. The protocol was not implemented. We were not notified the protocol was rescinded. It seemed the rule made sense, the prior cruise had a large Covid breakout . My wife and I both wore KN95 masks traveling to the port city, while boarding and while on ship. We successfully avoided Covid for 3 years. Sadly we couldn’t on a HAL ship and my wife finds herself quarantined with no fever and no symptoms. The reward for self reporting. Prior to boarding we expected the possibility of a 5 day quarantine which is CDC guideline and we were ok with that. Hence the self reporting to protect others, We are now told it could be up to 10 days if she continues to test positive. Today will be day 8 if she does. I’ve yet to find a posting on HAL’s web site which defines their isolation policy, I think their overriding policy is get the bodies on-board.
The protocols for this cruise had been different then most current cruises. It’s 35 days with 2 long sea day periods far from port.