captainjak

BINGO!  So she may have meant they are guaranteeing they are taking all the safety precautions as required by the government to be able to cruise again.
 

Oh sorry about that.  I think in some cases politics has a resulting affect on the subject matter of the cruise-related topic being discussed such as how it possibly affects curisers' determination of timing of their cruise vacation based on information they are receiving about vaccine availablity.   Statement from policitians' therefore are relevant as far as people's expectations on timing of the vaccine.  But I suppose there is a risk that some people can then go off track and want to debate politics.  I'll refrain from any further comments on the political aspects.  I've removed my remarks about statements being made for re-election purposes in my opinion. (For the record, I'm actually an Independent, in the middle.)
 
 

BINGO!  So she may have meant they are guaranteeing they are taking all the safety precautions as required by the government to be able to cruise again.
 

Oh sorry about that.  I think in some cases politics has a resulting affect on the subject matter of the cruise-related topic being discussed such as how it possibly affects curisers' determination of timing of their cruise vacation based on information they are receiving about vaccine availablity.   Statement from policitians' therefore are relevant as far as people's expectations on timing of the vaccine.  But I suppose there is a risk that some people can then go off track and want to debate politics.  I'll refrain from any further comments on the political aspects.  I've removed my remarks about statements being made for re-election purposes in my opinion. (For the record, I'm actually an Independent, in the middle.)
 
 

I sort of figured that but wasn't sure. 
Like you said, it's basically right now a wait and see.  I would guess the accountants and risk experts have determined that there will be enough "early adopters" to help the cruise lines stop or slow their losses to the point it's worth the risk of another outbreak in the news.  The Pac-12 Football league just announced they reversed their decision on canceling the season due to more availability of rapid testing.  Maybe this will translate to other industries like the cruise industry but I don't know how feasible it would be to test every single passenger every time they board the ship at all ports? Guess they could test on the day or day prior to starting the cruise and hope no one gets anything at any of the ports of call early enough in the cruise to become contagious to the other passengers prior to having symptoms?
Guess it will boil down (prior to vaccination) to every individual's risk tolerance. It's just without a lot of prior history data with safety measures in place, very hard to estimate the risk.

I sort of figured that but wasn't sure. 
Like you said, it's basically right now a wait and see.  I would guess the accountants and risk experts have determined that there will be enough "early adopters" to help the cruise lines stop or slow their losses to the point it's worth the risk of another outbreak in the news.  The Pac-12 Football league just announced they reversed their decision on canceling the season due to more availability of rapid testing.  Maybe this will translate to other industries like the cruise industry but I don't know how feasible it would be to test every single passenger every time they board the ship at all ports? Guess they could test on the day or day prior to starting the cruise and hope no one gets anything at any of the ports of call early enough in the cruise to become contagious to the other passengers prior to having symptoms?
Guess it will boil down (prior to vaccination) to every individual's risk tolerance. It's just without a lot of prior history data with safety measures in place, very hard to estimate the risk.