There has been the most wonderful thread from Huntingdon, who as a first time cruiser on Azamara took time to tell us so much about the first cruise that sailed on Quest post pandemic.
You can find it here
Well after a lot of humming and thinking we have been inspired by how normal that cruise seemed and so will be jumping onto Quest this weekend. So we will do a semi Live from (so long as these boards allow) Not going to cover anything Huntingdon did, but will pick up
Italy is requiring ship excursions for all cruise companies. It's an obscure rule that was introduced by the Italian Government right at the start of the pandemic and it's odd that it hasn't been lifted. However, all companies are following it. Confusingly, many of the excursion companies that people would normally book with are insisting it's not a requirement - but the regulation is still posted on the official website.
As far as I know, Italy is the only country requiring this, al