Trevor Fountain Posted August 12, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) Now NCL are allowing unvaccinated guests from 3rd September. They just need a negative test. Will P&O follow suit. Edited August 12, 2022 by Trevor Fountain Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangedRose Posted August 12, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Hope not. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy afloat Posted August 12, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 12, 2022 28 minutes ago, FangedRose said: Hope not. Ditto. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 12, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Except for the youngest children hope not. Perhaps the answer will lie in insurance, will insurance companies be willing to insure unvaccinated passengers who are more likely to get seriously ill But on other hand, if they relax that rule then it must mean then end to all covid restrictions on ships, quarantine etc. Cruise ships will be treated like hotels on land. You won't have to quarantine yourself in your room unless you are ill, and bed is best place for you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted August 12, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said: Except for the youngest children hope not. Perhaps the answer will lie in insurance, will insurance companies be willing to insure unvaccinated passengers who are more likely to get seriously ill But on other hand, if they relax that rule then it must mean then end to all covid restrictions on ships, quarantine etc. Cruise ships will be treated like hotels on land. You won't have to quarantine yourself in your room unless you are ill, and bed is best place for you We recent took out annual travel+cruise insurance. I can't recall any COVID related questions. I may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 12, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, zap99 said: We recent took out annual travel+cruise insurance. I can't recall any COVID related questions. I may be wrong. Neither can I, which is strange that being unvaccinated doesn't result in a higher premium. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted August 12, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said: Neither can I, which is strange that being unvaccinated doesn't result in a higher premium. No covid questions for the annual insurance here either. I assume that if they asked about the covid vaccination it would open a whole can of worms. Have you had chicken pox or polio vaccine (polio is apparently an issue in London at the moment). Have you had a smallpox vaccine (Monkey Pox is a bit of an issue across Europe). If you want to tell if someone is lying about their age look for the tell tale pock mark on their shoulder. Routine vaccination ended in 1971 so anyone with a mark was born pre 1971, as it was given at about 3 months. Mine is a beautiful round mark on my left shoulder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted August 12, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 12, 2022 19 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said: Neither can I, which is strange that being unvaccinated doesn't result in a higher premium. That may change, some Travel Insurance providers have been discussing whether to include Covid vaccinations in the same classification as tropical diseases, which requires relevant vaccines to be administered for you to be covered. This is from my annual insurance What you are not covered for 16. expenses incurred as a result of a tropical disease where you have not had the recommended inoculations and/or taken the recommended medication; This could be amended to include Covid 19 vaccinations should the underwriters choose, this will depend on how much it is costing them to cover Covid related costs of cancellation, hospital bills, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted August 12, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 12, 2022 The answer to the question is - yes, at some point but when remains the question. My guess is that it will be dependant upon the requirements of the countries visited, as it is now with other vaccinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted August 12, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 12, 2022 5 hours ago, zap99 said: We recent took out annual travel+cruise insurance. I can't recall any COVID related questions. I may be wrong. Depends on the insurer. Some require you yo declare if you have had covid. The follow up questions for those insurers seem to lead to long covid. If I recall correctly Staysure don't ask but M&S and LV do - don't quote me on that though it's a couple of months since I looked at any policy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted August 12, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Some travel insurance providers will not cover you for Covid related claims, Staysure often quoted here for cruise travellers are one such company From their website “If you’ve turned down the vaccine offered to you by the NHS, you will not be covered for COVID-related claims.” https://www.staysure.co.uk/annual-travel-insurance/ The question is will the unvaccinated want to take the risk of travel knowing if they catch Covid they won’t be covered. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted August 12, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, Snow Hill said: Some travel insurance providers will not cover you for Covid related claims, Staysure often quoted here for cruise travellers are one such company From their website “If you’ve turned down the vaccine offered to you by the NHS, you will not be covered for COVID-related claims.” https://www.staysure.co.uk/annual-travel-insurance/ The question is will the unvaccinated want to take the risk of travel knowing if they catch Covid they won’t be covered. They do cover covid if you are vaccinated though. They have an interesting take on covid in that their staff when asked about declaring it state "well everyone has had it so no declaration required"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted August 12, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, Megabear2 said: They do cover covid if you are vaccinated though. They have an interesting take on covid in that their staff when asked about declaring it state "well everyone has had it so no declaration required"! They do, as does my insurer, but in order to reduce their risk it’s is possible that those unvaccinated may find it difficult to get cover where Covid is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted August 13, 2022 #14 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Why do the unvaccinated find it difficult to get Covid cover? Perhaps because they may get a severe case as they do not get the advantage of the vaccines reducing the chance of catching it and importantly reducing the severity of the disease if you do catch it. Decisions have consequences. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 13, 2022 #15 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Please note our policy on Covid related discussions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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