Rare ScottVan Posted September 13, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Regent's web site simply says that vaccines are required for everyone on board -- I couldn't find any mention of medical (or any other) exemptions. Has anyone tried to get a medical exemption, and if so, how did it go? I've perused the forum for a while but didn't find an answer to this. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FengShui@Sea Posted September 13, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 13, 2021 My understanding is that there will be no exceptions, and no exemptions in the immediate future. This may change as things progress, but right now it’s a pretty hard line. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare forgap Posted September 13, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 13, 2021 And perhaps if you are unable to take the vaccine for medical reasons, it may not be advisable to sail right now. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted September 13, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 13, 2021 No exemptions for the foreseeable future. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alidor Posted September 13, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Our daughter was told not to get the vaccine because of medical reasons. She went to an allergist who did extensive testing and told her if she was going to get vaccinated, to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. She will do that this Friday. She works in a hospital so she will go to get the shot, then go to work, so she will be around a lot of health care… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Catlover54 Posted September 14, 2021 #6 Share Posted September 14, 2021 If there are no exceptions, that must mean there will be no children under 12 on board. 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLAOK Posted September 14, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 14, 2021 No children under 12 on board since they can't be vaccinated? Sorry to those that bring kids and grandkids with them, but I would love to take a Regent cruise with only passengers 12 and over on board. Large family groups with unsupervised children has been the most annoying part of cruising on Regent for us. We won't go on another summer cruise on Regent because of that. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FengShui@Sea Posted September 14, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Catlover54 said: If there are no exceptions, that must mean there will be no children under 12 on board. You are correct. No children under 12, because they cannot be vaccinated. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseluv Posted September 14, 2021 #9 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Oh, don’t worry, the kids under 12 will be vaccinated soon enough 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted September 14, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Youngsters from the UK under 16 will be unable to sail on Regent (and some other cruise lines?) as 12-15 year olds will only be offered a single jab/shot/dose of vaccine: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58547659 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58552769 9 hours ago, SWFLAOK said: Large family groups with unsupervised children has been the most annoying part of cruising on Regent for us. Maybe we have been fortunate, but in all our numerous cruises on Regent ships we have never encountered many children on board or been bothered by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ysolde Posted September 14, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 14, 2021 8 hours ago, flossie009 said: Youngsters from the UK under 16 will be unable to sail on Regent (and some other cruise lines?) as 12-15 year olds will only be offered a single jab/shot/dose of vaccine: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58547659 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58552769 Maybe we have been fortunate, but in all our numerous cruises on Regent ships we have never encountered many children on board or been bothered by them. As someone with limited patience for sometimes misbehaving youngsters, I really don't have a problem with this. I don't think my husband and I will miss having children around on a luxury cruise. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted September 14, 2021 #12 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Plenty of adults misbehaving to take their place... 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonu731 Posted September 15, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Not having kids under 18 on a cruise is probably a positive for most people on the forum, not a negative. I'm sorry to say but I would much prefer it if luxury cruise lines permanently banned kids from travelling. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare wishIweretravelling Posted September 15, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 8:02 PM, Catlover54 said: If there are no exceptions, that must mean there will be no children under 12 on board. It’s rare to see young children on Regent anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted September 15, 2021 #15 Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, nonu731 said: Not having kids under 18 on a cruise is probably a positive for most people on the forum, not a negative. I'm sorry to say but I would much prefer it if luxury cruise lines permanently banned kids from travelling. You can travel with Viking - they do not allow kids under 18. They do allow kids over 18 though... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy Posted September 15, 2021 #16 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Has the special exemption for certain things been removed? I think it was for medical or religious grounds of some sort with an asterisk in the text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLAOK Posted September 15, 2021 #17 Share Posted September 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Pcardad said: You can travel with Viking - they do not allow kids under 18. They do allow kids over 18 though... We've been trying to take a Viking River Cruise, but despite having our money for nearly 3 years now, we aren't scheduled to cruise until next May at this point. But I did save 5 percent by paying in full well in advance... The Viking Ocean ships are larger than any ship that we have cruised on at this point. The HAL Prinsendam at 835 passengers, and totally full for a 2 week holiday cruise was more than we could stand. Luckily, we had a Neptune Suite, which was roomy enough to spend time in, and gave us access to one of their small restaurants for breakfast. We were one and done with HAL since that was their smallest ship, and it left their fleet after we sailed on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ScottVan Posted September 17, 2021 Author #18 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 9:36 AM, fizzy said: Has the special exemption for certain things been removed? I think it was for medical or religious grounds of some sort with an asterisk in the text. That's exactly what I was hoping to find, but did not ... any tips on where you might have seen it, so I can track it down? Thank you for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted September 17, 2021 #19 Share Posted September 17, 2021 It was on NCL website but there is no current exemption listed anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolebludger Posted September 17, 2021 #20 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I hope Regent requires 100% vaccination for ALL on board with no exceptions. I see no reason for these exemptions. If Regent were to allow these, we would not consider booking a cruise. We do not understand so-called religious exemptions from vaccine requirements. And as for medical exemptions, we are old and don’t go on many forms of travel because of age limitations. But we don’t ask to be accommodated. We just don’t go. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted September 17, 2021 #21 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Religious exemptions make no sense. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/hospital-staff-must-swear-off-tylenol-tums-to-get-religious-vaccine-exemption/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlevin Posted September 17, 2021 #22 Share Posted September 17, 2021 38 minutes ago, Dolebludger said: I hope Regent requires 100% vaccination for ALL on board with no exceptions. I see no reason for these exemptions. If Regent were to allow these, we would not consider booking a cruise. We do not understand so-called religious exemptions from vaccine requirements. And as for medical exemptions, we are old and don’t go on many forms of travel because of age limitations. But we don’t ask to be accommodated. We just don’t go. Richard you are not going to book anyways so what difference does it make to you? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolebludger Posted September 17, 2021 #23 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Hi, all. Like many other cruise (and Regent) fans, we are waiting until matters of requirements, restrictions, and protocols solidify (onboard, on shore, and in the air) before booking. Then we are eager to book and begin cruising again. And we think Regent’s 100% vaccine rule (no exceptions) is a great move in the right direction. But at this moment, there are many unanswered questions with matters that seem to be in a state of flux. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LvnCruisin Posted September 17, 2021 #24 Share Posted September 17, 2021 My feelings on this is that the cruise industry has suffered immensely, give them time to work out all logistics, for those that can't or won't be vaccinated you simply need to give it time. Your time will come soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMARINER Posted September 18, 2021 #25 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 9:18 PM, Pcardad said: Religious exemptions make no sense. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/hospital-staff-must-swear-off-tylenol-tums-to-get-religious-vaccine-exemption/ These are State specific rules. Other states like California are very liberal in their interpretation of what qualifies as "religious" and almost anything goes. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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