Splendor may 21 mask resquired

[Stefken]

3 minutes ago, Stefken said:

Disembarked Explorer  yesterday 2nd  May,  so think this may be useful. Masks needed as said, but there are some who just ignored the mandate.

 

 Unfortunately senior staff didn’t enforce the rules, so those people just did what they wanted. Even on buses on excursions with signs on said buses saying mandatory mask wearing, either they can’t read or are just ignorant to other passengers health and safety.

 

Its not pleasant wearing the masks, but  for your fellow passengers,  please while the rules are there follow them.

Re the passengers who wouldn’t wear the masks anywhere,  the ones that did, were anxious going out on tours until they knew they where not on the same tour.

Apart from this issue, the rest of the cruise was fantastic. 

[SohoCruiserX]

7 minutes ago, Stefken said:

Disembarked Splendour yesterday 2nd  May, masks needed as said, but there are some who just ignored the mandate.  Unfortunately senior staff didn’t enforce the rules, so those people just did what they wanted. Even on buses on excursions with signs on said buses saying mandatory mask wearing, either they can’t read or are just ignorant to other passengers health and safety.

Its not pleasant wearing the masks, but  for your fellow passengers,  please while the rules are there follow them.
Re the passengers who wouldn’t wear the masks anywhere,  the ones that did, were anxious going out on tours until they knew they where not on the same tour.

Apart from this issue, the rest of the cruise was fantastic. Enjoy

Well, thank God I'll be cruising from Greece in June.... Where they have some sanity.. https://www.thesun.ie/travel/8733980/greece-covid-rules-scrapped-holiday/

[Lonedaddy]

4 hours ago, SohoCruiserX said:

Well, thank God I'll be cruising from Greece in June.... Where they have some sanity.. https://www.thesun.ie/travel/8733980/greece-covid-rules-scrapped-holiday/

Funny How the EU has these mandates yet the individual countries made their own....  Kind of like the CDC and state like Texas and Florida.   Big brother doesn't always know best!

[Pcardad]

57 minutes ago, Lonedaddy said:

Funny How the EU has these mandates yet the individual countries made their own....  Kind of like the CDC and state like Texas and Florida.   Big brother doesn't always know best!

Regent is following the EU mandates.

[Lonedaddy]

6 hours ago, Pcardad said:

Regent is following the EU mandates.

sadly - need to start standing up to the bullies like the airlines did

[Frncie]

Stefken, your posts are confusing. Were you on the Splendor or the Explorer?

[Lonedaddy]

Woot! Woot!

 

Good call regent no masks !

 

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[SohoCruiserX]

On 5/3/2022 at 9:31 AM, Lonedaddy said:

Funny How the EU has these mandates yet the individual countries made their own....  Kind of like the CDC and state like Texas and Florida.   Big brother doesn't always know best!

The world is slowly normalizing , I didn't realize that over 20% of Italy's and Greece's GDP is tourism...  That's why all the rules are finally going bye, bye.. People have to eat and pay rent

[SohoCruiserX]

On 4/28/2022 at 2:58 AM, flossie009 said:

Are you saying that you will ignore the H&S rules pertaining at the time you join the ship or that you intend to cancel and suffer the financial penalties of a late cancellation?

 

I am sure that Regent will only relax their rules when local regulations allow and when they are sure that the health of crew & guests will not be compromised.

 

Flossie, are you going to wear your voluntary mask on your cruise?

[flossie009]

5 hours ago, SohoCruiserX said:

Flossie, are you going to wear your voluntary mask on your cruise?

I note that you did not answer my question, but I will gladly answer yours.

 

Our next cruise is not until October, and we will follow any rules pertaining at that time; whether that be on-board, flying to/from the cruise or on excursions ……………. as we did during our previous cruises last December/January.

If no rules are in place we will make our own risk assessment, as we do now in England where all covid regulations have been removed.

 

 

Edited May 20, 2022 by flossie009

[RachelG]

N 95 masks still required in Greece and Italy.  Just got the notice from Regent today.  Will Regent supply these?  I have unlimited regular masks but the N 95 masks at the hospital where I work are extremely uncomfortable.  I only put one on when dealing with someone with known covid or doing a procedure that requires one.  

[LvnCruisin]

There were about 6 of the N95 masks in our suite when we sailed at the end of April.

[Balian65]

Mask requirements will end in Greece June 1st and in Italy probably June 15th. 

[RachelG]

6 hours ago, Balian65 said:

Mask requirements will end in Greece June 1st and in Italy probably June 15th. 

If that is true, great news.