Not sure how to feel about balancing the medical privacy of the crew members versus awareness of exposure to guests:
Just got off a week on the Epic 22-29 May out of Barcelona. Enjoyed our trip. We had a great connection with the bartender at Shakers, let's call her N, and went there consistently the first three nights of the cruise. The last night we saw her, she was complaining of a headache and dry cough (!!!!) while continuing to serve and prepare drinks. The next evening, our waiter mentioned that he was up early as it was the day for the mandatory 100% testing of crew required by Barcelona every two weeks. Guess who wasn't at the shakers bar that night? There was nothing shared with the guests to warn that we might have been exposed, and I only confirmed N tested positive because here coworker verified when I asked her directly, and she was concerned that I not say anything to anyone that could get her in trouble.
I really enjoyed talking with N throughout the first half of the cruise, and I totally understand respecting her privacy as an individual. I don't think the ship should have announced that she specifically tested positive, but I did feel that there should have been something about a confirmed positive - they know who swiped key cards at the bar in the time prior to her positive test. Especially knowing that so many guests were flying back to the US and would require a negative test the final day of the cruise, it seems like sharing exposure would be important.
Anyone had other experiences where NCL did notify of exposure? Is it worth providing formal feedback or is just the new age of COVID and cruising?