luvbug2255

I was wondering this same thing. I'll be on regal in the carribean that week. I'm from California and grew up with the tradition as well.

I wish ours could be delayed but for us unfortunately it's a 50th anniversary cruise. So my family will do its best to mitigate risk. Also to the deniers omicron ba5 is spreading like wildfire in the northeast. Hopefully for my sake it has peaked in 74 days when I get on the ship. Working in a pharmacy I got to see the people who did lose loved ones during the last 2 years. It's horrible but I will say the new variants have been much more mild, although I heard 5 is a little more severe then its omicron predecessors.

I don't cruise until December but I work in a pharmacy and it's been mask optional since last year. I still wear mine, the amount of exposure I see on a daily basis keeps it on for me. I personally will be bringing masks and home tests for my family just in case. We've been pretty good at keeping safe with masks and hand sanitizing so hopefully it holds through the cruise. That will be our biggest risk and exposure to date.

Hi my whole family will be on this one for a 50th wedding anniversary. We have 8 kids going ranging from 3 to 18.