Mask policy change - when?

[ShaneLorie]

Ncl God bless them, for their mask less cruises. Loving them! 

 

Masks for the vaccinated should be by choice. Period! We miss RCL, ( over 30 cruises) but just booked a b2b with NCL again. 

 

Think about it. Where else on planet earth can you go where every adult is vaccinated?,

 

Cruise ships = Safest places on earth from covid!!!!

 

Just want it to be optional.

 

I'm not anti Vax obviously, I'm not a big believer in masks but never fight it. I follow the rules.

 

But for the life of me, make it OPTIONAL RCL!!

[PTC DAWG]

 Celebrity is mask free too.

 

Policy is determined by how they applied with the CDC to resume sailing…

[ShaneLorie]

1 minute ago, PTC DAWG said:

 Celebrity is mask free too.

 

Policy is determined by how they applied with the CDC to resume sailing…

Just not a fan of Celebrity. So ... when can they change their policy? Any idea?

[taglovestocruise]

We cruise on January 10th. Mask will probably not be required on the next sailing.  Luck of the Irish has been failing lately

[A&L_Ont]

Who knows. 🤷‍♂️

[matt1]

2 minutes ago, ShaneLorie said:

Just not a fan of Celebrity. So ... when can they change their policy? Any idea?

I wasn’t a fan of Celebrity Cruises when they started building the Solstice-class. Loved the Century- and Millennium-class. LOVED them.  After that it was mostly all Princess Cruises and Holland-America Line. Not sure I’d sail NCL, masks or not, just not my cup of tea. 
 

I’ll stick with RCI and masks. 

[ShaneLorie]

4 minutes ago, taglovestocruise said:

We cruise on January 10th. Mask will probably not be required on the next sailing.  Luck of the Irish has been failing lately

🤣

[dunedinmaiden]

13 minutes ago, ShaneLorie said:

Ncl God bless them, for their mask less cruises. Loving them! 

 

Masks for the vaccinated should be by choice. Period! We miss RCL, ( over 30 cruises) but just booked a b2b with NCL again. 

 

Think about it. Where else on planet earth can you go where every adult is vaccinated?,

 

Cruise ships = Safest places on earth from covid!!!!

 

Just want it to be optional.

 

I'm not anti Vax obviously, I'm not a big believer in masks but never fight it. I follow the rules.

 

But for the life of me, make it OPTIONAL RCL!!

To each their own.  Wearing a mask won't spoil my cruise.  We have five booked between November 2021 and September 2022.

[WindinmySails]

Not everyone is vaccinated.  If i remember correctly, children can still cruise, and they are not vaccinated.  I am good with Royal's decision.  My husband has stage 4 cancer, trying to live life while he still can, and I was happy that they hd safeguards in place.  It is nice to have options!  

Oh, and on a side note, my mother, fully vaccinated is now struggling with COVID.  

Edited November 5, 2021 by WindinmySails

[scooter6251]

1 minute ago, dunedinmaiden said:

To each their own.  Wearing a mask won't spoil my cruise.  We have five booked between November 2021 and September 2022.

Wearing a mask won't spoil my cruise next week either.  But 'no mask' would certainly make a better experience.  Required vaccine, required test, required mask,  seems quite redundant.  

[ShaneLorie]

1 minute ago, WindinmySails said:

Not everyone is vaccinated.  If i remember correctly, children can still cruise, and they are not vaccinated.  I am good with Royal's decision.  My husband has stage 4 cancer, trying to live life while he still can, and I was happy that they hd safeguards in place.  It is nice to have options!  

Options yes! Now sorry to hear about your husband. With that said, since all adults MUST be vaccinated, and assuming your husband does not hangout in children's schools .... then even a maskless cruise is FAR SAFER for your husband then anywhere he could possibly go in your own local area.

[WindinmySails]

4 minutes ago, ShaneLorie said:

Options yes! Now sorry to hear about your husband. With that said, since all adults MUST be vaccinated, and assuming your husband does not hangout in children's schools .... then even a maskless cruise is FAR SAFER for your husband then anywhere he could possibly go in your own local area.

Totally agree, that is why we picked the cruise we are going on.  

[ShaneLorie]

4 minutes ago, Heymarco said:

January 15th is when CDC CSO becomes optional by CDC’s choice and we’ll likely see masking requirements start to fade.

Oooh that is the type of answer was hoping for! HOPEFULLY Rcl adjusts then.

 

I had to Google CSO, so for others who will need to: Conditional sailing order. 😉

 

Thanks HeyMarco!

[DCPIV]

The CSO could be extended again. I won't be surprised if CDC allows it to expire, but I also won't be surprised if they extend it for a few more months. It's premature to bet on either. 

[luckyinpa]

the agony of 3 hours of testing to get on NCL really took the wind out of my sails. maybe no more bermuda for a while. but i def preferred it once on the ship. everything being totally open and yes 1/2 capacity was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nice. 

[firefly333]

On 11/5/2021 at 3:01 PM, PTC DAWG said:

 Celebrity is mask free too.

 

Policy is determined by how they applied with the CDC to resume sailing…

Doesnt make sense. How can the mask policy have to do with how they applied to the cdc of carnival is stricter?  Rcl allows no masks in theater and casino for vaccinated.  Carnival does not. 

 

Sounds like a made up answer sorry to fit what you think not based on what cdc says. Sorry, not that it matters to me. Doesnt sound like anything you read on cdc or carnival would be less strict by your theory. 

[Oxo]

On 11/5/2021 at 4:04 PM, ShaneLorie said:

Just not a fan of Celebrity. 

Why? 

[Oxo]

52 minutes ago, luckyinpa said:

the agony of 3 hours of testing to get on NCL really took the wind out of my sails. maybe no more bermuda for a while. but i def preferred it once on the ship. everything being totally open and yes 1/2 capacity was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nice. 

The agony of 3 hours of testing to get on NCL????? Please explain. Not aware of that time frame on any cruise line. 

[luckyinpa]

1 minute ago, Oxo said:

The agony of 3 hours of testing to get on NCL????? Please explain. Not aware of that time frame on any cruise line. 

 

show up in NYC at pier 88 to get car sniffed by dog. drop bags. walk to pier 90. its 1125 am. no one is checking check in times. it's a total mess. 1 hour line to get to where 4 people are checking vax cards and passports. then you get in a line to register for testing. 1 hour to do that. you get a bar code and a vial then you hvae to stand in line to GET tested. the complicating that is employees dont have control of the lines. you get up to the front of one then they tell you go to the back of the pier in another line. finally at 2pm you get back to pier 88 and in ANOTHER line to get your cabin key and register. i heard the following week some have waited 4 hours. it's nuts . bermuda is a nice place but dang dont wanna go thru that again. next time id get there 2 hours earlier 

[Oxo]

5 minutes ago, luckyinpa said:

 

show up in NYC at pier 88 to get car sniffed by dog. drop bags. walk to pier 90. its 1125 am. no one is checking check in times. it's a total mess. 1 hour line to get to where 4 people are checking vax cards and passports. then you get in a line to register for testing. 1 hour to do that. you get a bar code and a vial then you hvae to stand in line to GET tested. the complicating that is employees dont have control of the lines. you get up to the front of one then they tell you go to the back of the pier in another line. finally at 2pm you get back to pier 88 and in ANOTHER line to get your cabin key and register. i heard the following week some have waited 4 hours. it's nuts . bermuda is a nice place but dang dont wanna go thru that again. next time id get there 2 hours earlier 

OMG! We were on Celebrity in Sept out of FLL. Could not believe how quick we got on ship.  Tested before we got to ship. Had check in time of 1230. No line,  so quick. EOM going on NCL JOY will have to see what happens then. 

Your experience was terrible. 

Stay Safe! 

[AustinCruise]

Enjoy NCL!

[smplybcause]

1 hour ago, firefly333 said:

Doesnt make sense. How can the mask policy have to do with how they applied to the cdc of carnival is stricter?  Rcl allows no masks in theater and casino for vaccinated.  Carnival does not. 

 

Sounds like a made up answer sorry to fit what you think not based on what cdc says. Sorry, not that it matters to me. Doesnt sound like anything you read on cdc or carnival would be less strict by your theory. 

 

It's called Carnival decided to implement stricter rules than cdc required. Nothing is stopping cruise lines from being stricter than the CDC (see NCL requiring 100% not 95%) just that they can't be less strict. 

[ShaneLorie]

4 hours ago, luckyinpa said:

the agony of 3 hours of testing to get on NCL really took the wind out of my sails. maybe no more bermuda for a while. but i def preferred it once on the ship. everything being totally open and yes 1/2 capacity was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nice. 

90 minutes here, but worth it!!!!

[ShaneLorie]

3 hours ago, luckyinpa said:

 

show up in NYC at pier 88 to get car sniffed by dog. drop bags. walk to pier 90. its 1125 am. no one is checking check in times. it's a total mess. 1 hour line to get to where 4 people are checking vax cards and passports. then you get in a line to register for testing. 1 hour to do that. you get a bar code and a vial then you hvae to stand in line to GET tested. the complicating that is employees dont have control of the lines. you get up to the front of one then they tell you go to the back of the pier in another line. finally at 2pm you get back to pier 88 and in ANOTHER line to get your cabin key and register. i heard the following week some have waited 4 hours. it's nuts . bermuda is a nice place but dang dont wanna go thru that again. next time id get there 2 hours earlier 

Lesson here is f**k NYC. 90 minutes has been our total time with NCL

[bucfan2]

13 hours ago, AustinCruise said:

Enjoy NCL!

I'll second that!!  Cruising NCL and Celebrity provide a much better experience, unless ya just love wearing the mask.