jticarruthers

The CDC doesn't understand the first thing about cruising.  In their minds everyone is in one big cabin sleeping on different bunks.  I think they saw a movie about a Navy ship with dozens crammed into a small space and that is what they think cruise ships are like.  

I feel like the CDC is about to drop something on us.  CSO 2.0
I feel their hand in this.  

I still don't understand why having any cabin class nearby each other is a social distancing concern. 

Modern cruising, the crew certainly arent going to call you out on shorts as long as they dont like garbage.
I didnt even bring shoes on my Mariner cruise this past weekend, shorts, polo and sandals every night in the MDR.

Hip height wooden railings also stop covid in the schooner bar, as do open doorways between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas in the Boleros/Playmakers interface and the balcony railing between the unvaccinated upper area of the theater and the lower vaccinated level of the theater....

Hip height wooden railings also stop covid in the schooner bar, as do open doorways between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas in the Boleros/Playmakers interface and the balcony railing between the unvaccinated upper area of the theater and the lower vaccinated level of the theater....

Hip height wooden railings also stop covid in the schooner bar, as do open doorways between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas in the Boleros/Playmakers interface and the balcony railing between the unvaccinated upper area of the theater and the lower vaccinated level of the theater....

Hip height wooden railings also stop covid in the schooner bar, as do open doorways between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas in the Boleros/Playmakers interface and the balcony railing between the unvaccinated upper area of the theater and the lower vaccinated level of the theater....

Yes, Covid logic. Photos stop the Covids from spreading. 
More Mask theater and why masking on cruise ships needs to end. 

But the all the attorneys involved get richer.  Should be a new wave of sports cars and powerboats coming to Florida soon.  

Hmm must be getting close to bonus time for the lawfirms ... time to tee up another round of "I sue, you appeal, i appeal, someone reappeals. we agree to decide nothing and move on to the next year"
 

They are doing them, i just got one on Mariner this weekend.
Had no idea what it was for at first but realized they were right and i did hit 140 on this cruise (with the double points deal).
I did not get asked anything, just had a shiny block of crystal sitting in my cabin waiting one evening.
 

Masks come off fast and frequently.
The bigger issue is remembering where you put it when you need to put it back on.

They are doing them, i just got one on Mariner this weekend.
Had no idea what it was for at first but realized they were right and i did hit 140 on this cruise (with the double points deal).
I did not get asked anything, just had a shiny block of crystal sitting in my cabin waiting one evening.
 

They are doing them, i just got one on Mariner this weekend.
Had no idea what it was for at first but realized they were right and i did hit 140 on this cruise (with the double points deal).
I did not get asked anything, just had a shiny block of crystal sitting in my cabin waiting one evening.
 

They are doing them, i just got one on Mariner this weekend.
Had no idea what it was for at first but realized they were right and i did hit 140 on this cruise (with the double points deal).
I did not get asked anything, just had a shiny block of crystal sitting in my cabin waiting one evening.
 

Dont think this is true, we had adjoining cabins on one cruise. There are definitely lots of empty cabins so possibly partly true that they "speed up" turnaround by opening up clean rooms and then cleaning the "used" cabins for the next turnaround but its not an "every other" layout.

Masks come off fast and frequently.
The bigger issue is remembering where you put it when you need to put it back on.

Masks come off fast and frequently.
The bigger issue is remembering where you put it when you need to put it back on.

Don’t forget about those of us who want to cruise but are being prohibited.  …or maybe we are being included in your “…lack of qualified…”. 
 
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I think RCG will keep protocols as is until at least the spring break sailings. Don't think they will do away with testing for a while, I believe the mask will go first. I can see the CSO extended until Jan 31st.

I agree, like the single piece of plastic in front of the pub singer/schooner bar player.

If the CSO disappeared today the majority of the protocols would stay.
 
But there are plenty that are obsolete and useless that would go away pretty fast (and would have to in order to get capacities back up to near normal)

I think the industry is in the "cooperate & graduate" mode.   Volunteer to be a "good citizen" and maybe the conditional restrictions are eased.   😠

I think the shutdown was needed at the very beginning, maybe a couple of months, simply to allow time for cruise lines to figure out protocols. However, it should have been the cruise lines working *with* the CDC to restart as soon as possible, not having to work *against* the CDC.