Susan B

They don't NEED to accommodate smokers.  Smokers are banned from many places on land with no loss of revenue.  They will be banned everywhere eventually including cruise ships.  You're welcome to disagree but that won't change the eventual outcome.

hopefully smoking will be banned forever all over the ship

Currently on second night on board Oasis of the Seas Holiday cruise and they suddenly inexplicably with no warning banned smoking in the casino!  I’m told by guest services this is fleet wide through at least Jan 5th. Would NEVER EVER have boarded this ship if I had known this was even a remote possibility. Be warned if you like to smoke while you gamble that is currently no longer allowed! WORST CRUISE EVER!!

I’m guessing you haven’t been paying attention, both because you didn’t notice this policy going into effect in mid December and because you don’t seem to realize that with the Omicron virus, being vaccinated is only helpful for preventing severe disease for most people, not for preventing transmission.  I would think it would be more “burdensome” for your 85 yo mother to go on a cruise and catch covid, potentially assuring it would be her last cruise.  Deciding what works just for you is not really a thing with an incredibly contagious, potentially life threatening disease.  I think a land based vacation in your rule-free Florida bubble would be more fun for you.
 

AMEN !

Evidently being 100% vaccinated doesn't protect you from the Omicron variant. As more of the destinations are requiring negative tests 3 days or less old I'm not sure what the cruise industry and do. 

It's unfortunate the media is not reporting that those who do get it are having mild symptoms. They would have you think the ship is full of severely sick people walking about. Most have no idea they have it until they get off the ship. Eventually this will not be a huge media event. Just let us enjoy our vacations. 

It's unfortunate the media is not reporting that those who do get it are having mild symptoms. They would have you think the ship is full of severely sick people walking about. Most have no idea they have it until they get off the ship. Eventually this will not be a huge media event. Just let us enjoy our vacations. 

It's unfortunate the media is not reporting that those who do get it are having mild symptoms. They would have you think the ship is full of severely sick people walking about. Most have no idea they have it until they get off the ship. Eventually this will not be a huge media event. Just let us enjoy our vacations. 

It's unfortunate the media is not reporting that those who do get it are having mild symptoms. They would have you think the ship is full of severely sick people walking about. Most have no idea they have it until they get off the ship. Eventually this will not be a huge media event. Just let us enjoy our vacations. 

It's unfortunate the media is not reporting that those who do get it are having mild symptoms. They would have you think the ship is full of severely sick people walking about. Most have no idea they have it until they get off the ship. Eventually this will not be a huge media event. Just let us enjoy our vacations. 

If cruise lines had been shut down before the holidays I really don't think the US would look any different right now.  
The science doesn't support 100% vaccine requirements on ships, in planes, in theaters, in gyms, etc.    
We are all inundated with news headlines screaming about the virus.  It's very tempting to throw ideas around and armchair quarterback the situation.  
Change just because isn't the solution.  What the cruise industry has done is working.  It's working much better compared to what is occuring on land.  Zero cases on ships or on land isn't a realistic goal.
As I drove back to Florida on the interstate I saw massive migrations of people.  There was heavy traffic even at 1am, all heading somewhere, all spreading the virus.  Christmas over, the snowbirds are migrating in droves, right after everyone did the worst thing possible from a pandemic mitigation point of view - they all got together to celebrate the holidays.  Every day tens of thousands fly on airplanes. 
The case numbers in Florida aren't spiking because of cruise ships.  Florida's case numbers aren't spiking because of Floridians going to grocery stores without masks on.  
The only way to dramatically reduce spread would be to lock all Americans in their homes but thank goodness that isn't going to happen.  Even the CDC knows this.  
Omicron can't be stopped but thankfully so far the impact is pretty minor.  Even in Africa where it started and where there is very low vaccination rates the population is not being wiped out by Omicron. 
The industry has been following the science and the science doesn't support making changes just to do something.