COVID Anxiety

I honestly the first one is promising. This can make a lot of people confident about cruising.

Yes, you caring for others is really nice. I hope it is the same for others.

I have seasonal allergies (summer through fall).

If I need to go out, to prevent from getting that side-eye when I sniff or sneeze in public, I make certain to take my allergy pills at home, then wait an hour so they kick in, then go out all masked up.

Reminds of that one part in Steven King's "The Stand", when the disease Captain Trip was running rampant, and one guy coughed on a train. Other passengers thought he was infected with Captain Trips and was accosted by authorities for (assumed) being out in public while sick.

We did the same (almost) with our five...but I'm taking them one at a time. I don't board cruise ships LOOKING for problems....but NOW is a completely different set of rules...we'll see how the first one goes in NOV......

The testing rules add just another complication to get on a ship. Cruise fans, will do what it takes to get on-board. But lines are making it more difficult to include kids and adults who are in a higher risk situation to participate in the cruise vacations.

We'll jump through the hoops for the 6 bookings we have in place already (made them far in advance before the plague). But I'm not leaning toward planning any more cruises beyond those booked until the rules start to abate.

The degree that people are affected makes me sad. Hopefully this all ends soon.

Well it was far worst under the last administration.

Be thankful, at least, that you can cruise, even with or without being vaccinated (depending on the cruise line).

You're welcome! My family is full of healthcare workers: me, my mom, my aunt, and three of my cousins all work in healthcare in various sectors. Myself and one cousin are in the nursing homes, mom is an EA at a hospital, my aunt is a Respiratory Therapist, and my remaining 2 cousins are also nurses. It's almost like a real-life version of "Blue Bloods" only in the healthcare field!

The best thing to do right now is to take all the precautions you can if you want to help us. Cases are on the rise, and in some areas of the country, there aren't any beds left. Plus, we're all just so burnt out right now it's ridiculous. Nobody in my family has even taken a land vacation in almost 2 years. Needless to say, we all have vacations booked for next year (I have 3 and my first one is 5 months away!) for when numbers hopefully go down.

I agree completely, as a first responder it was amazing to not have to fight traffic in the morning or afternoons and $1.29/gal gas was wonderful. Everyone else working from/staying home, gave me all the social distance that I needed. I hated to see it end.

Opus, we need to take the anti-cruisers out behind the barn!

When some government officials stop using it as a tool, it will start to become a nuisance or inconvenience. .