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You know, neither communicable disease nor pandemics are a new thing, right?

It only had the “health protocols have not been announced” until yesterday. The change was that they added new language just discussing the vaccine requirement and the wording was updated (it’s clearer). So it is curious that they updated the pop up but only for thé vaccine requirement. It could just be a coincidence but this combined with the fact that they keep announcing Europe protocols last minute and that their competitors are removing testing in Europe suggests something may be afoot. This is Wonder in August. Obviously there won’t be any changes outside of Europe just yet.

So this is interesting—we sail on Wonder in August and the check-in page had simply said that health and safety protocols had not been announced. Today it was updated but only to include vaccinations and the wording has been changed.

We come a week later. It would obviously be much less stressful to drop the test. I’m happy we don’t have to test to fly home, regardless.

Yeah…and lots of people go on Europe cruises in the summer and fall.

I went to change my post but can’t. Oh well…

Perhaps Royal will follow along and drip testing for most Europe cruises in August…would be nice.

He was, to me, giving a rather nondescript “soon but not now.” I would not take it literally as “2 months from this moment.” I read it as, “later this year, if conditions allow.” No commitment was made. My real takeaway was, “testing will go away first. Vaccine mandates won’t end any time soon.”

It had a baby!

Seems like this is agent-specific and certainly not company policy.

There is literally a storm headed there this week.

Exactly. Just get one of those holders that keeps it close to your body and be safe.

It is not hard to verify that it must be a passport. They will not accept a US driver license. https://www.army.mil/article/123870/u_s_army_europe_reminds_members_to_carry_passports_for_travel_outside_country_of_assignment

In Europe, authorities can demand to see your passport at any time. I suppose you’ve just been lucky.

Will the cruise stop in the EU?

Honestly, we are going to Pompeii most of the day. If there is time, we will explore Napoli a bit and look for pizza. If we don’t like it there, back on the ship for pizza and water slides.

Noisy dirty chaos feels like nyc. I love nyc. Guess I’m going to love Naples lol.

Actually, if you want to be as thorough as you are pretending to be, you do have to read those documents. Otherwise, you aren’t reviewing the data. You’re reading someone’s interpretation of the data. No need to give yourself a pat on the back for that. Anyone can do that. No need for condescension after doing a small amount of research. For the record, I did read all of the data and presented on them to faculty at the college where I work. These documents are not meant for public consumption. People should just trust their doctors. That’s why we have doctors. Every time you get a flu shot, you are getting a vaccine combination that was in development and testing for less than a year. So you really don’t know what you’re talking about.

Most people don’t actually review the hundreds of pages of data submissions to the CDC. They just take the available vaccine. Who even knows the brand of any vaccine they’ve received prior to Covid?

Perhaps they just want their child vaccinated? If they plan to get the child vaccinated, why not do it in a way that dramatically reduces the testing requirement?

Okay, but they aren’t fully vaccinated. So they need the PCR test. That’s how this gets cleared up. They won’t be allowed on board otherwise.

Most likely, someone noticed this and realized you didn’t fully vaccinate your kids. Unsure of why you only got one dose. Pharmacies, the CDC, and Royal have been very clear that “fully vaccinated” means 14 days after dose 2 for Pfizer and Moderna.

As far as I know, kids always needed 2 doses…

I believe they sell pearls onboard for you to clutch.

They are less claustrophobia-triggering than true interiors but with kids, I’m not a huge fan of balconies. Plus the view is actually pretty cool! And Spacious Promenade View Interiors are enormous! As for privacy…I don’t really care. If someone decides to peep into my window and sees something, that’s on them. Don’t look into someone else’s window. If they have compliments or critiques to share with me on the pool deck, I guess that’s fine. I also like the Central Park View Interiors on Oasis class. Actual light is nice.