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| Above, yours truly on a Royal Caribbean ship to Cuba in 2019. Photo by Mitch Geriminsky. |
My experience on cruise ships is a bit limited. I've been on two cruise trips, one to Alaska and one to Cuba (with Royal Caribbean). Both times I caught a bug. To me, cruise ships are basically floating petri dishes because there's around 1,500+ people confined to the small area of a ship and that makes it easy to catch something.
The following is probably a good idea, even though I am tired of having wear a mask when out in public.
Travel Pulse reported that two cruise lines are tightening mask rules for passengers.
They wrote:
Two major cruise lines, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean, have both tightened their policy on onboard face masks in the wake of a swift-moving Omicron.
The COVID-19 variant has forced the cruise companies to now require all passengers to wear masks while they are in indoor areas aboard the ship unless they are eating or drinking.
The updated rule goes into effect immediately and will be re-evaluated on January 5, 2022.
"We feel it prudent to temporarily add measures and require masks indoors at all times, unless actively eating or drinking," a Royal Caribbean spokesperson told Cruise Critic, which first broke the story. "This new update also applies to vaccinated areas and venues. Guests booked on these sailings are being reached out to and made aware of the change."
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