Rare Btimmer Posted July 18, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 18, 2022 As of 7/18/22, the CDC ended the cruise line program. See the link below for details. https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/cruise/index.html 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carolina_yankee Posted July 18, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Hopefully this means that cruise lines will offer you the option of staying in your cabin. (I do think the option of moving should be given for protection of other family members). I do think testing before cruising is wise, but I wouldn’t complain if mandatory testing were eliminated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAKcruiser Posted July 18, 2022 #3 Share Posted July 18, 2022 But it does say that new guidance will be available in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted July 18, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, KAKcruiser said: But it does say that new guidance will be available in a few days. I assumed it means they will be issuing guidance as they would on any public health topic. They have guidance pages on immunizations, nursing homes and even first aid kits. I am more curious to read the cruise line’s new guidelines 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted July 18, 2022 #5 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Maybe we will see the end of pre-cruise testing. So many reports of people testing positive, but very few reports of anyone getting really sick. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SumoCitrus Posted July 18, 2022 #6 Share Posted July 18, 2022 And the vaccine requirement quietly disappears... 👍 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymich Posted July 18, 2022 #7 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Well hang on here we go! This should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted July 18, 2022 #8 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Hallelujah! What a glorious day for the cruise industry!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicd1969 Posted July 18, 2022 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Looks like Wall Street knew this was coming - CCL stock ended today about 5% higher but not much after-market price movement currently as of 6:55 PM now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted July 18, 2022 #10 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, vicd1969 said: Looks like Wall Street knew this was coming - CCL stock ended today about 5% higher but not much after-market price movement currently as of 6:55 PM now. I assume this also. CLIA was ready with remarks. I read the remarks in one of the news articles. So much for insider trading😉 Edited July 18, 2022 by Mary229 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mightycruisequeen Posted July 18, 2022 #11 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) I'm very hopeful that the cruise lines will be able to transition away from the CDC expecting them to be Nurse Ratched, and back to the hospitality and vacation business. Edited July 18, 2022 by mightycruisequeen 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilboman Posted July 19, 2022 #12 Share Posted July 19, 2022 4 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said: Maybe we will see the end of pre-cruise testing. So many reports of people testing positive, but very few reports of anyone getting really sick. Because by time people get sick, they're kicked off the ship or voyage is over already You don't really get sick (if you do) till 5-7+ days after onset of symptoms Pre cruise testing isn't going anywhere when countries in carribean requires it as well as Canada and pretty much everywhere. Most Europe countries also requires it if you aren't boosted as well..so it's not going anywhere anytime soon 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted July 19, 2022 #13 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, gilboman said: Pre cruise testing isn't going anywhere when countries in carribean requires it as well as Canada and pretty much everywhere. This is incorrect. Numerous ports in the Caribbean have dropped ALL protocols. Here is a list of places in the Caribbean with absolutely no protocols. No vaccine requirement. No testing requirement. Wide open. The list grows daily. Mexico Belize Costa Rica Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bonaire Tortolla Virgin Gorda Curaco Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico Cuba Trinidad Tobago These currently allow unvaccinated but require a test US Virgin islands St Lucia St Vincent St Martin St Barts Dominica There are only few islands remaining that require vaccination Grand Cayman Turks and Caicos Antigua Martinique St Kitts https://www.travelweekly.com/Caribbean-Travel/Caribbean-readies-for-a-wave-of-reopenings Edited July 19, 2022 by BermudaBound2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted July 19, 2022 #14 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, gilboman said: Most Europe countries also requires it if you aren't boosted as well..so it's not going anywhere anytime soon This is also incorrect. Here is a partial list of countries that do not require any covid protocols. No vaccine. No testing. No Quarantine. No Boost. Wide open. The list grows daily Cypris Italy Turkey Balarus Germany Egypt Finland South Africa Mauritius Portugal Malta Mexico El Salvador Norway Slovenia Iceland Jordan Ireland Hungry Romania Saudi Arabia Montenegro United Kingdom Maldives Sweden Poland Denmark ARgentina Greece Switzerland Croatia Gibralter Austria Isreal Belgum Chili I left a bunch of countries off the list, but I believe there are more countries in Europe that are wide open than there are who are requiring boosters. The list of wide open countries grows daily. You can track it here if interested: https://www.traveloffpath.com/countries-without-any-travel-restrictions-or-entry-requirements/ Edited July 19, 2022 by BermudaBound2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted July 19, 2022 #15 Share Posted July 19, 2022 My hunch is that the sentiment among the cruise customers swings towards no testing and no masking. There seems to be more support for the vaccine mandate at least for adults. I would even go as far as saying the anti testing/anti masking sentiment is so high that cruisers will disdain countries that enforce such mandates and soon those countries will no longer be desired as destinations and the cruise lines will change itinerary . Those countries will quickly adjust. No country is in such fine economic shape that they can afford to turn away dollars. The US dollar is strong right now and tourism is a good way to secure those dollars . The people who support stringent measures need to understand the reality of the balance between food and safety. People are willing to tolerate stringent measures as long as food and goods are readily available. Consider Sri Lanka. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crazy For Cats Posted July 19, 2022 #16 Share Posted July 19, 2022 50 minutes ago, Mary229 said: My hunch is that the sentiment among the cruise customers swings towards no testing and no masking. There seems to be more support for the vaccine mandate at least for adults. I would even go as far as saying the anti testing/anti masking sentiment is so high that cruisers will disdain countries that enforce such mandates and soon those countries will no longer be desired as destinations and the cruise lines will change itinerary . Those countries will quickly adjust. No country is in such fine economic shape that they can afford to turn away dollars. The US dollar is strong right now and tourism is a good way to secure those dollars . The people who support stringent measures need to understand the reality of the balance between food and safety. People are willing to tolerate stringent measures as long as food and goods are readily available. Consider Sri Lanka. In both of my Zaandam post cruise surveys I stated that whichever cruise line removes the testing requirement will get my business in 2023. The only requirement I’d tolerate is vaccination. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted July 19, 2022 #17 Share Posted July 19, 2022 25 minutes ago, Crazy For Cats said: In both of my Zaandam post cruise surveys I stated that whichever cruise line removes the testing requirement will get my business in 2023. The only requirement I’d tolerate is vaccination. I suspect the spoils will go to the line which removes the testing. I have always thought the lines did passenger testing to control entry (didn’t work) to protect the crew who were forced to be tested and forced to be quarantined by the CDC. If they don’t need to be testing their crew they will soon quit testing passengers. That is the key IMHO 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilboman Posted July 19, 2022 #18 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said: This is incorrect. Numerous ports in the Caribbean have dropped ALL protocols. Here is a list of places in the Caribbean with absolutely no protocols. No vaccine requirement. No testing requirement. Wide open. The list grows daily. Mexico Belize Costa Rica Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bonaire Tortolla Virgin Gorda Curaco Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico Cuba Trinidad Tobago These currently allow unvaccinated but require a test US Virgin islands St Lucia St Vincent St Martin St Barts Dominica There are only few islands remaining that require vaccination Grand Cayman Turks and Caicos Antigua Martinique St Kitts https://www.travelweekly.com/Caribbean-Travel/Caribbean-readies-for-a-wave-of-reopenings Yup...so the major Carribean cruise ports will require them like Cayman, And also cruises may have different protocols Also fyi Cuba has randomized testing on arrival..so you need to check your sources Edited July 19, 2022 by gilboman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted July 19, 2022 #19 Share Posted July 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, gilboman said: Ya.. so missing the major European countries for cruising like Spain, France Those two countries still have requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted July 19, 2022 #20 Share Posted July 19, 2022 12 hours ago, mightycruisequeen said: I'm very hopeful that the cruise lines will be able to transition away from the CDC expecting them to be Nurse Ratched, and back to the hospitality and vacation business. Yep and if you get a little feverish, bring out Grandma's chicken soup and you'll be good to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted July 19, 2022 #21 Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sir PMP said: Yep and if you get a little feverish, bring out Grandma's chicken soup and you'll be good to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosaic Posted July 19, 2022 #22 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I sure hope HAL keeps the vaccine requirement.👍 7 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman93 Posted July 19, 2022 #23 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I'm at sea right now, and the single worst thing about the voyage is the mask requirement and the incessant announcements on masking. I wonder how long it will take the change in CDC guidance to trickle down through Seattle and out to the ships? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted July 19, 2022 #24 Share Posted July 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, iceman93 said: I'm at sea right now, and the single worst thing about the voyage is the mask requirement and the incessant announcements on masking. I wonder how long it will take the change in CDC guidance to trickle down through Seattle and out to the ships? HAL is a business. They can require masking if they wish. They can require a dress code if they wish. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crazy For Cats Posted July 19, 2022 #25 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Azamara just removed embarkation testing. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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