Pattycruise Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 I’m on Anthem B2B this past week we dropped face mask requirements effective Feb 25 now they have dropped the bracelet requirement! Baked Alaska, JohnK6404, WAAAYTOOO and 4 others 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 Glad to hear it. The removal of the bracelets came down late last week as part of the updated protocols: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/02/24/royal-caribbean-releases-updated-health-protocols-cruise-ships-through-april-14-2022 cruisellama, Pattycruise, WasAnAthlete and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCARD Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 It'a all moving in the right direction! WasAnAthlete, stevendom57, Baked Alaska and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenline627 Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 I hope the test before the cruise goes away before June. WAAAYTOOO, HeWhoWaits, Pattycruise and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 2 hours ago, greenline627 said: I hope the test before the cruise goes away before JuneMay. FIFY CBGrey and Kirsten 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 Any vax only areas on board? None on Brilliance now. We have 98.7% vaxxed on board. Vancity Cruiser, WAAAYTOOO, cruisellama and 3 others 2 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 4 hours ago, HeWhoWaits said: FIFY Yup. Definitely May. CBGrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Does this include vaxxed children too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 22 hours ago, twangster said: Any vax only areas on board? None on Brilliance now. We have 98.7% vaxxed on board. None on Indy over the weekend. twangster and WasAnAthlete 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel G Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 What are the odds the vaccination requirement will be removed before June 2022? We had a cruise booked before this requirement was put into place, but will have to cancel if still requiring as we are not vaccinated. WasAnAthlete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 33 minutes ago, Mel G said: What are the odds the vaccination requirement will be removed before June 2022? We had a cruise booked before this requirement was put into place, but will have to cancel if still requiring as we are not vaccinated. I feel your pain. While I would love to think that the vax requirement will be gone by ANY time this year, the truth is, I don’t think it’s likely. Possible ? Of course. Much is changing rapidly but the vax requirement is one thing that I fear will be (ridiculously) around for some time to come. I hope I’m wrong. LizzyBee23, fireclan, jticarruthers and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 37 minutes ago, Mel G said: What are the odds the vaccination requirement will be removed before June 2022? We had a cruise booked before this requirement was put into place, but will have to cancel if still requiring as we are not vaccinated. I would say a near zero percent chance. Pooch, jticarruthers, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Mel G said: What are the odds the vaccination requirement will be removed before June 2022? We had a cruise booked before this requirement was put into place, but will have to cancel if still requiring as we are not vaccinated. Better chances of winning the Powerball lottery and buying your own super yacht so you can sail without a vaccine. fireclan, JasonOasis, WasAnAthlete and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 19 hours ago, Mel G said: What are the odds the vaccination requirement will be removed before June 2022? We had a cruise booked before this requirement was put into place, but will have to cancel if still requiring as we are not vaccinated. I don't think that will happen before June of 2022. I think one of the reasons cruise lines operating in this country institute vaccine requirements was to assure Caribbean nations and Latin America that they would not make their COVID situation worst by having large numbers of unvaccinated individuals come off a ship onto their shores. Look at how cruise ships were turned away from some port at the height of Omicron and Grand Cayman still hasn't reopened their ports to cruise ships the new reopening date is now set for March 21st. These islands in the Caribbean have limited resources (hospital space) and they can't afford to be overrun with COVID. In a most recent survey that came out 4 days ago most of the Caribbean and Latin America have not reach 40% vaccination rate. Grand Cayman which is still closed report just last week that 90% of their population is now fully vaccinated (they are the exception in the Caribbean) yet they remain closed to cruise ships. Many of the Caribbean islands and Latin America don't have the infrastructure necessary to store large quantities of vaccine and most of the vaccines that have been created worldwide require extremely cold storage, so they are not ordering large quantities of vaccine because it would only be wasted. There is also vaccine hesitancy in a lot of these countries among other reason why vaccination rates are so low in the Caribbean and Latin America. I said all of that to say this I think the vaccination requirement will remain in place until more countries in the regions mention see higher vaccination rates. Mrs. Regular, Pooch, Kirsten and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdauterive Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 18 hours ago, twangster said: Better chances of winning the Powerball lottery and buying your own super yacht so you can sail without a vaccine. fireclan, Baked Alaska, Kirsten and 4 others 1 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, JasonOasis said: Grand Cayman which is still closed report just last week that 90% of their population is now fully vaccinated (they are the exception in the Caribbean) yet they remain closed to cruise ships. Cayman doesn't need cruise ship traffic to keep its economy going. That's why they're going so slow. And don't even ask them about a deep water pier! Snowchaser and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBC Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 I'm currently planning a cruise for August 2023 with a large group, probably 10-15 staterooms. A few are not vaccinated and obviously this is their only concern with booking now. If they book a non-refundable fare and the vaccine requirement is still in place in August of 2023, does that allow them to get their deposit back? I guess I am wondering if the vaccine rule is an exception for a non-refundable fare. Assuming non-refundable means non-refundable for any reason, If you book a refundable fare, can you cancel for any reason and get your deposit back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser4Life Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 There are a few news articles out about this right now... Here is a link to one of them... Most of them seem to believe the consensus among the lines will be finishing out 2022 with the requirement and lifting it early next year if the fall and winter prove to be mild.... Hopefully, you would be ok.... When Will Vaccines No Longer Be Required on Cruises? Dr. Scott Gottlieb Weighs In… | Cruzely.com BowTieBrigade, fireclan and WasAnAthlete 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 38 minutes ago, Cruiser4Life said: There are a few news articles out about this right now... Here is a link to one of them... Most of them seem to believe the consensus among the lines will be finishing out 2022 with the requirement and lifting it early next year if the fall and winter prove to be mild.... Hopefully, you would be ok.... When Will Vaccines No Longer Be Required on Cruises? Dr. Scott Gottlieb Weighs In… | Cruzely.com Taking into account the double standard the cruise lines face, this is probably as best case scenario as one could expect BowTieBrigade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 So far, being unvaccinated has been a “get-out-of-cruise-free” card….meaning unvaxxed could receive a 100% cash refund…however, that may not be the case in 2023. If it were me and I didn’t intend to get vaccinated (and GOOD for them for making that choice !), I would definitely book with a refundable deposit. Who knows what the situation will be, then. Hoping that the vax requirement is long gone by then, but nobody really knows. greenline627, LizzyBee23, Ogilthorpe and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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