TrueCruiseaholic Posted September 29, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Crew still have the option to wear facemasks, but they are no longer required. This has been implemented on all ships. 16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinaincc Posted September 29, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 29, 2022 good to hear...heading back toward 'normal' 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_dream Posted September 29, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I am currently on Summit and haven't seen any crew without masks 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted September 29, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, TrueCruiseaholic said: Crew still have the option to wear facemasks, but they are no longer required. This has been implemented on all ships. Has that been published by X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunNFunCruzer Posted September 29, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, TrueCruiseaholic said: Crew still have the option to wear facemasks, but they are no longer required. This has been implemented on all ships. Does this mean that the mandatory quarantine of infected and positive cruisers is also over? How can you have one, without the other? Where did you learn this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipeeinthepools Posted September 29, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, TrueCruiseaholic said: Crew still have the option to wear facemasks, but they are no longer required. This has been implemented on all ships. I’m currently on the Equinox and all of the crew working inside are wearing masks. Masks appear to be optional for crew working outside. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderMan3 Posted September 29, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 29, 2022 26 minutes ago, phoenix_dream said: I am currently on Summit and haven't seen any crew without masks Smart crew 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueCruiseaholic Posted September 29, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Information I received is that the optionality of masks which started on Infinity and Reflection is expanding to all ships. Perhaps ships will wait until the beginning of their next itinerary. I haven't heard anything about this affecting passengers, passenger or crew quarantining, or anything outside of "if crew don't want to wear facemasks, they don't have to." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbenboys Posted September 29, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 29, 2022 On our Sept 8th sailing our waiter told us that staff did not have to wear masks when not interacting with guest. That no masks requirement for staff was coming soon. Looks like it is starting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_T Posted September 29, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 29, 2022 We we’re on the Reflection departing September 16th and was told that the crew had the option starting that cruise to wear or not… I’d say as a guess 5% decided to still mask up… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4HCG Posted September 29, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, SunNFunCruzer said: Does this mean that the mandatory quarantine of infected and positive cruisers is also over? How can you have one, without the other? Where did you learn this? How do you make that link? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted September 29, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I am posting from the Solstice. All crew and staff who I am observed are wearing masks. Will be interesting to read reports from other passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwlane Posted September 29, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 hours ago, TrueCruiseaholic said: Information I received It would be much more helpful to actually provide a source of that information, vs the initial bold claim that "This has been implemented on all ships." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueCruiseaholic Posted September 29, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted September 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, jwlane said: It would be much more helpful to actually provide a source of that information, vs the initial bold claim that "This has been implemented on all ships." Cruise director on Infinity just announced it to a room full of people. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunNFunCruzer Posted September 29, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Northern Aurora said: I am posting from the Solstice. All crew and staff who I am observed are wearing masks. Will be interesting to read reports from other passengers. I've had the same experience. All staff masked up. In fact, when I approached to ask a question, A mask that was loosely on a face, was corrected and tightened. No sign of this new policy on Solstice yet thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwlane Posted September 29, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, TrueCruiseaholic said: Cruise director on Infinity Maybe he included the "staff did not have to wear masks when not interacting with guest" part? What do you observe on Infinity---are they unmasked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueCruiseaholic Posted September 29, 2022 Author #17 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Crew on Infinity and Reflection (see Reflection related comment in comment #10) have not been required to wear facemasks in guest areas for at least one or two weeks. The policy is expanding to all other ships when the other ships choose to implement the change in policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKUTopperFan Posted September 30, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) I hope when I'm on the Apex this Thanksgiving I can see the crew member's smiles. Edited September 30, 2022 by WKUTopperFan Grammatical 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieAV8R Posted September 30, 2022 #19 Share Posted September 30, 2022 7 hours ago, TrueCruiseaholic said: Crew still have the option to wear facemasks, but they are no longer required. This has been implemented on all ships. About time!! thank goodness!! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted September 30, 2022 #20 Share Posted September 30, 2022 7 hours ago, TrueCruiseaholic said: Crew on Infinity and Reflection (see Reflection related comment in comment #10) have not been required to wear facemasks in guest areas for at least one or two weeks. The policy is expanding to all other ships when the other ships choose to implement the change in policy. Can find no reference to this on X's site. X's policy on crew masking and testing seems to be unchanged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineoclock Posted September 30, 2022 #21 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Personally I think no masks for the crew is fine, as long as the staff who want to wear them can do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4HCG Posted September 30, 2022 #22 Share Posted September 30, 2022 9 hours ago, SunNFunCruzer said: Because the crew have a lot of guest interactions I can avoid. I can avoid fellow guests, but I have to engage with crew for various reasons, and crew live in very close quarters. Masks slow the spread of airborne droplets. Masks are most effective when everyone masks. Absent everyone masking, having crew protecting themselves from guests is good for everyone. If crew start spreading Covid to guests and Celebrity forces quarantines, I think there will be a passenger mutiny. Just my opinion, of course. Fair enough. I think we need to get back to normal and treat covid like any other disease. If people are worried they will get it and need these kinds of protective measures in place then maybe socialising in any way is not for them, including cruises. Extending the logic that crew should wear masks means Hotel employees should, restaurant workers, taxi drivers, shop staff, etc etc. Madness and their effectiveness is doubtful according to some experts. As you say, all about opinions. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineoclock Posted September 30, 2022 #23 Share Posted September 30, 2022 We were in San Sebastián in June. We are in several excellent restaurants. Our least favourite atmosphere wise was the one where the staff wore masks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4HCG Posted September 30, 2022 #24 Share Posted September 30, 2022 18 minutes ago, wineoclock said: We were in San Sebastián in June. We are in several excellent restaurants. Our least favourite atmosphere wise was the one where the staff wore masks. I get that, for some reason it becomes a less friendly atmosphere. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted September 30, 2022 #25 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, C4HCG said: Fair enough. I think we need to get back to normal and treat covid like any other disease. If people are worried they will get it and need these kinds of protective measures in place then maybe socialising in any way is not for them, including cruises. Extending the logic that crew should wear masks means Hotel employees should, restaurant workers, taxi drivers, shop staff, etc etc. Madness and their effectiveness is doubtful according to some experts. As you say, all about opinions. One big difference between all your examples and the crew on a ship is that the crew have to live and work in the same enclosed environment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have cruised several times since the restart and under varing changes of protocols (some mid cruise). The most recent major change was allowing more unvaccinated passengers to travel and from other threads this change is still "bedding in". I am sure the crew will be delighted to have the mask mandate dropped. Until then enjoy your cruise and, if you haven't yet cruised, I assure you that you will be able to tell when a crew member is smiling behind the mask. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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