Crew & Masks

[gonole1972]

Any news if and when the crew will NOT have to wear masks?

[PolytheneGirl]

4 minutes ago, gonole1972 said:

Any news if and when the crew will NOT have to wear masks?

 

Its optional now as far as I know so its up to them if they want to or not. If they want to continue then its entirely their choice (completely understandable)

[Crown Vic]

5 minutes ago, gonole1972 said:

Any news if and when the crew will NOT have to wear masks?

Seems NCL has moved away from mandatory masks for crew…

[wolfganghowell]

Friends on a cruise last week said crew told them they thought they would not have to wear them in a few weeks.

[rudeney]

They are optional for crew now, but can be reinstated by the captain.  I follow Jordon Bauth (on of the ice skaters on Voyager that does a blog) and her vlog last week said they had gone back to wearing the "blue" RCCL surgical masks.  I'm not sure how long that lasted.

[cruisegirl1]

I thought it was crew  optional for European cruises?    Not those cruises  originating from the US.  It will be great when crew have an option.

 

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[Ourusualbeach]

4 hours ago, gonole1972 said:

Any news if and when the crew will NOT have to wear masks?

It ship dependant.

 

VY was masks optional about a month ago and after a few weeks went back to masking

[BND]

Back on April 2 when we boarded EN, we ran into the CD (Bobby) and talked to him for a bit.  They were supposed to drop it that day, but corporate changed their minds.   And, of course in July there were wearing them.  Hopefully for our Nov b2b on Jewel, they won't have to.  They have to be tired of them and it can be hard to understand anyone with a strong accent.  They spend a lot of time repeating themselves or pulling it down long enough to make themselves understood.

[njkruzer]

On Liberty now. All of the crew seems to be wearing masks.

[gonole1972]

I'm hoping by our cruise on Allure in a couple weeks many of the crew will not be wearing masks. It is hard for me because I have hearing issues (deaf in one ear and I do wear hearing aids) -- therefore difficult to understand many of the accents.  I feel bad that the great crewmembers that have to repeat themselves when we talk. I don't think people appreciate how much we all lip read when we're talking to people.

[hazeleyes46]

1 hour ago, gonole1972 said:

I'm hoping by our cruise on Allure in a couple weeks many of the crew will not be wearing masks. It is hard for me because I have hearing issues (deaf in one ear and I do wear hearing aids) -- therefore difficult to understand many of the accents.  I feel bad that the great crewmembers that have to repeat themselves when we talk. I don't think people appreciate how much we all lip read when we're talking to people.

Agreed. I felt so bad for the crew and it was so difficult to communicate. 

[GTO-Girl]

I hope they leave it as optional for the crew.  We spoke to several on the Harmony last month and they were not so anxious to give them up due to the vast amount of people they are exposed to weekly….

[molly361]

They were mandatory on the Mariner 8/13 sailing

[karena1]

On Freedom Aug 19th, crew were wearing the light blue one, but they all had them on.

[Ravensfan1973]

Ridiculous they still have to wear them.

[DaKahuna]

Crew on Quantum are wearing them and we’ve had no issues as we are wearing them in most public places, especially theater, casino, and elevators.

 

[late2cruisin]

6 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

Crew on Quantum are wearing them and we’ve had no issues as we are wearing them in most public places, especially theater, casino, and elevators.

 

Glad to hear this, since we'll be on Quantum next week. We plan to mask also (well, except when we're eating and drinking!) We haven't had Covid yet, and not even a cold for almost 3 years...and I'd like to keep it that way!

[smokeybandit]

9 minutes ago, late2cruisin said:

We haven't had Covid yet

 

That you know of.  Plenty of people have had covid, just never knew it

[pyrateslife4me84]

We were on Wonder from Barcelona on August 14. They were mandatory the first few days and then became optional. Perhaps half kept the masks. 

[Jerseygirl1416]

I can’t blame the crew for wanting to still wear the mask. If they are still testing them and with this latest variant being so contagious I’d want to avoid quarantine too. I couldn’t imagine being stuck in one of those small cabins for 5 days or however long they make them.

 

I heard that if you’ve never gotten Covid yet that this is the variant that is getting you and it sure has been true for my family and my extended family. We all had mild symptoms but most of us are now getting Covid for the first time. And have only masked when mandatory. 

[smokeybandit]

6 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

I can’t blame the crew for wanting to still wear the mask.

 

Not at all. But I can't blame the crew for wanting to get rid of masks, either.

[BND]

38 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

I can’t blame the crew for wanting to still wear the mask. If they are still testing them and with this latest variant being so contagious I’d want to avoid quarantine too. I couldn’t imagine being stuck in one of those small cabins for 5 days or however long they make them.

 

I heard that if you’ve never gotten Covid yet that this is the variant that is getting you and it sure has been true for my family and my extended family. We all had mild symptoms but most of us are now getting Covid for the first time. And have only masked when mandatory. 

Every single person I've known whose had this latest variant has had very mild symptoms.  DH and I as far as we know haven't had it, unless of course we're like a lot of people who have minimal or no symptoms.  We have only worn masks the last 2.5 years when required and never by our choice.  Crew even when wearing masks all the time have had positive cases.    There is a YTer named Jordan Bauth who is an ice skater.  She's had Covid twice onboard and was isolated in a guest cabin.  As far as I know, no crew is isolating in the crew area.  They are moved to guest cabins in the quarantine/isolation area.

Edited September 1, 2022 by BND

[mets07]

Just off Adventure. Some crew wearing masks, some not. 

[bucfan2]

35 minutes ago, mets07 said:

Just off Adventure. Some crew wearing masks, some not. 

Perfect.  Hope they're all going to 'optional'.  Staff have been treated like 2nd class citizens for long enough....last I heard they're all adults fully capable of making their own choices.

[late2cruisin]

11 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

 

That you know of.  Plenty of people have had covid, just never knew it

Very true. I stand corrected- we haven't ever tested positive for covid, haven't had any symptoms, and haven't been prevented from taking any cruises because of covid. (And I'd like to keep it that way.)