jtwind Posted February 14, 2021 #126 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Will only cruise on ships requiring that all passengers are vaccinated. If cruise lines have the option, and some require it and some don't, I don't see the one's who don't require vaccinations doing much business. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted February 14, 2021 #127 Share Posted February 14, 2021 39 minutes ago, sverigecruiser said: If the vaccine may kill me I rather take the risk to get Covid. There are no signs of that right now so unless that changes I will get the shot when it's offered. During the trials for the 2 emergency approved vaccines, no one died or was even hospitalized with a severe condition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted February 14, 2021 #128 Share Posted February 14, 2021 32 minutes ago, ontheweb said: During the trials for the 2 emergency approved vaccines, no one died or was even hospitalized with a severe condition. And I said that there are no signs of that right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanblue11 Posted February 14, 2021 #129 Share Posted February 14, 2021 100% yes!! Won't cruise without one!! I've had my 1st. will get my 2nd around March 14. Hubby should get his by April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted February 14, 2021 #130 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnasmith99 Posted February 14, 2021 #131 Share Posted February 14, 2021 If the entire crew, and all passengers, are required to have been vaccinated, then what reason would there be for any of us to have to wear masks. I say that would make the entire cruise experience so much better. So my reply is YES YES YES. BTW, a reasonable transition period might be in order while mass vaccinations are ramping up. And probably children should be exempt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted February 14, 2021 #132 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, sverigecruiser said: If the vaccine may kill me I rather take the risk to get Covid. There are no signs of that right now so unless that changes I will get the shot when it's offered. There have been 56,000,0000 doses given in the USA and no one has died. Reported Covid cases in the USA are 27,000,000 with 485,000 deaths. Seems obvious where the risk is but maybe you are in the Flat Earth society? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted February 14, 2021 #133 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Well there are many people including me who most likely wont be vaccinated. And it will be very sad if we will be banned from cruising. However, if it makes it safe for the rest of the passangers, I dont mind staying on the shore .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted February 14, 2021 #134 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Hlitner said: Not only would we cruise if vaccinations were necessary but we would likely NOT cruise if vaccinations were NOT necessary. We think that a mandatory 100% vaccination requirement is one step that is absolutely necessary if cruising is to successfully resume without the COVID jeopardy that would ensue without such a policy. Hank Totally agree, I had my first shot and am scheduled for second, better half is planning on getting shots ASAP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted February 14, 2021 #135 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 minute ago, George C said: Totally agree, I had my first shot and am scheduled for second, better half is planning on getting shots ASAP. I hope you all guys are healthy and will stay healthy after your second shot. I just read about it, the effect comes after 3-4 weeks since the second shot. I would rather spend this time at home away from people.. unfortunately not everyone can afford such a luxury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted February 14, 2021 #136 Share Posted February 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, Roger88 said: . I just read about it, the effect comes after 3-4 weeks since the second shot. Could you please provide a link to that? I just got my second Pfizer and any after effects - short of anaphylactic shock - are generally mild and occur in the first few days. I can't even feel where the needle pricked me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted February 14, 2021 #137 Share Posted February 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, Roger88 said: Well there are many people including me who most likely wont be vaccinated. And it will be very sad if we will be banned from cruising. However, if it makes it safe for the rest of the passangers, I dont mind staying on the shore .. I don't envision a permanent ban on unvaccinated PAX. I just see the vaccine requirement to be a reasonable requirement during the transition period back to full cruise operations. Once enough people have been vaccinated and the illness numbers subside to the point where the pandemic is over, there won't be a need for vaccine requirements. Of course it will probably be advisable for people to keep their vaccinations current if need be. Right now, all of us are 'banned from cruising.' If having all PAX vaccinated will provide an exemption from the current bans then I'm all for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted February 14, 2021 #138 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Daniel A said: I don't envision a permanent ban on unvaccinated PAX. I just see the vaccine requirement to be a reasonable requirement during the transition period back to full cruise operations. Once enough people have been vaccinated and the illness numbers subside to the point where the pandemic is over, there won't be a need for vaccine requirements. Of course it will probably be advisable for people to keep their vaccinations current if need be. Right now, all of us are 'banned from cruising.' If having all PAX vaccinated will provide an exemption from the current bans then I'm all for it. What we don't know yet is how often we're going to be vaccinated. Four times a year perhaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted February 14, 2021 #139 Share Posted February 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, Roger88 said: I hope you all guys are healthy and will stay healthy after your second shot. I just read about it, the effect comes after 3-4 weeks since the second shot. I would rather spend this time at home away from people.. unfortunately not everyone can afford such a luxury Roger, we live on a park for seniors, and the 2nd jab of Pfizer was given during the first week of January, so we'd have heard if anyone was suffering. Most of the 70+here will have received either that or the astrazeneca by now ( the Times on Saturday stated that less than 1% of over 70s have refused the vaccine), and after first or 2nd jab the only things we've heard of are vague flu like symptoms, heavy arm or a headache- for a few hours. Tomorrow is the start of the 65+. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingguy007 Posted February 14, 2021 #140 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I'll cruise once me and mine are vaccinated. I couldn't care less if the cruise lines mandate them or not. Vaccines are a prophylactic that is intended to protect the user. It also seems like a big hassle and expense trying to deal with/enforce something that has the potential to be a flaming dumpster fire issue. I'll cruise no matter what, once me and mine are vaccinated, I'm OK with the small odds and fully understand the risk. Let's roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted February 14, 2021 #141 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Charles4515 said: There have been 56,000,0000 doses given in the USA and no one has died. Reported Covid cases in the USA are 27,000,000 with 485,000 deaths. Seems obvious where the risk is but maybe you are in the Flat Earth society? There do seem to be folks who are just waiting for an extremely bad reaction to be felt by someone so they can say I told you so. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted February 14, 2021 #142 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Roger88 said: Well there are many people including me who most likely wont be vaccinated. And it will be very sad if we will be banned from cruising. However, if it makes it safe for the rest of the passangers, I dont mind staying on the shore .. I think you are right that many (perhaps up to 1/3 of folks) will not get vaccinated. And they should be prepared to stay inside their own country since it is very likely that vaccination (and proof thereof) will be a requirement for International travel for many years to come. Hank 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted February 15, 2021 #143 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Hlitner said: I think you are right that many (perhaps up to 1/3 of folks) will not get vaccinated. And they should be prepared to stay inside their own country since it is very likely that vaccination (and proof thereof) will be a requirement for International travel for many years to come. Hank I believe you are totally correct. We went to Tanzania and Kenya two years ago and needed proof of Yellow Fever vaccine to cross the border. It was expensive and hard to find. We found it at a company called Passport Health. It was a wonderful trip. I was one of the first to be vaccinated against polio in the 1950s. My mother didn’t hesitate even though it was new. My aunt wouldn’t take her kids and both got polio and have withered limbs. I hope everyone gets vaccinated and ships require it so we can all be protected like we are from other diseases. These vaccines were able to be produced so quickly because they were based on years and years of scientific research. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebucks Posted February 15, 2021 #144 Share Posted February 15, 2021 3 hours ago, ontheweb said: There do seem to be folks who are just waiting for an extremely bad reaction to be felt by someone so they can say I told you so. Or maybe most of us don't want to be injected with mRNA, annually, for the rest of our lives for something that isn't a threat to us. I honestly don't believe that view is the most controversial thing ever. We can say "we don't know the long-term effects of COVID" and that opens the realm to whatever we want to throw at the wall. But cannot say "we don't know the long-term effects of the vaccine" without being attacked. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredT Posted February 15, 2021 #145 Share Posted February 15, 2021 To answer the original question. Hell YES. In fact this is the ONLY way I will cruise in the foreseeable future. (And yes, I just got the first injection of the Moderna Vaccine, and the ONLY reason I got it was to make traveling safer for my wife and I.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted February 15, 2021 #146 Share Posted February 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Joebucks said: Or maybe most of us don't want to be injected with mRNA, annually, for the rest of our lives for something that isn't a threat to us. I honestly don't believe that view is the most controversial thing ever. We can say "we don't know the long-term effects of COVID" and that opens the realm to whatever we want to throw at the wall. But cannot say "we don't know the long-term effects of the vaccine" without being attacked. I do not think anyone has attacked you — but there are a few who take issue with your repeated unsupported contentions that COVID “...isn’t a threat to us.” 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted February 15, 2021 #147 Share Posted February 15, 2021 28 minutes ago, Joebucks said: Or maybe most of us don't want to be injected with mRNA, annually, for the rest of our lives for something that isn't a threat to us. I honestly don't believe that view is the most controversial thing ever. We can say "we don't know the long-term effects of COVID" and that opens the realm to whatever we want to throw at the wall. But cannot say "we don't know the long-term effects of the vaccine" without being attacked. Well, it's clear that you're fine with never traveling again. Bless your heart. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma Mojito Posted February 15, 2021 #148 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Yes and I feel it should be a requirement for everyone who is on the ship 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted February 15, 2021 #149 Share Posted February 15, 2021 48 minutes ago, Joebucks said: Or maybe most of us don't want to be injected with mRNA, annually, for the rest of our lives for something that isn't a threat to us. I honestly don't believe that view is the most controversial thing ever. We can say "we don't know the long-term effects of COVID" and that opens the realm to whatever we want to throw at the wall. But cannot say "we don't know the long-term effects of the vaccine" without being attacked. If you think COVID is not a threat well yes that definitely is controversial. If you are hesitant about mRNA vaccine I think you are misinformed but there are vaccines that don’t use that technology. The J&J vaccine will be available in a few weeks. The Oxford also does not. But I expect the anti vaxxers will spread crackpot theories about those vaccines too. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted February 15, 2021 #150 Share Posted February 15, 2021 28 minutes ago, Momma Mojito said: Yes and I feel it should be a requirement for everyone who is on the ship Absolutely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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