Crew member just advised us Viking is easing up on COVID protocols next trip.
No more contact tracing devices.
Back to self- service at the Pool Grill.
And other non-specified easing of restrictions.
Voluntary masks onboard are few and far between.Not sure if crew will get to shed them.
How many of the fully vaxxed 127 passengers (many of whom possibly had natural immunity also) required hospitalization?
Viking will lose a catastrophic amount of business if they don't drop all the testing requirements, and they won't attract new business within an increasingly competitive cruising environment. I would bet more people are canceling their cruises because they are more worried about testing positive and being stranded somewhere than they are of contracting serious illn