BunlessInSeattle

My spouse wore a 94 or 95 ( i can't remember which) the entire time, on and off the boat. Exceptions were in the spa, where we were most every day, but was sparsely populated, and once we sat down for a meal. I wore the paper masks provided. On the ship I was masked the same amount of time as my spouse. Off the ship, I tended to observe my space and get a feel for it based on crowding, air flow, etc, and would choose wether I would mask or not based on that. We are both double vaccinated and boosted. Unable to get a second booster because of our age. Neither one of us have had Covid.

We were on the same cruise, and were part of that 10% masking. I felt bad for the passengers as halfway through the cruise, you started to see more and more of the red bagged room service trays. I'm personally ready to be done with wearing a mask, but glad I stuck to it on the cruise as I'd hate to be stuck in my room instead of enjoying the ports of call.

Re. the included excursions for Edinburgh and Liverpool... Is the ending time when they drop you back at the ship? If your tour is earlier in the day, will they drop you off in the city center so that you can tour on your own? or do you have to go back to the ship? I am asking as we will be meeting up with friends at each of these ports. In Liverpool our included tour is over at 5pm, which is when we are hoping to meet our friends since we are in port until 11pm. In Edinburgh the included tour is over at 1pm, with the boat in port until around 5pm.

On an upcoming British Isles cruise, we are planning to meet friends for lunch in Liverpool. Curious as to what to expect in trying to meet up with them. Is there a shuttle to the city center that Viking has? Or should we ask them to pick us up at the terminal?