A COVID cruise
Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: December 04, 2021
Ship: Odyssey of the Seas
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 9618
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 2 years ago
Review summary
Cruise was impacted by COVID. At first, no information was given as to why we returned to Fort Lauderdale for an emergency medical evacuation or why the next day, a show was cancelled, even though, it was obvious it was COVID related. As the number of infected grew, no active measures were taken to ensure that transmission would be limited. No enforcement of mask wearing indoors (guests often would wear masks under their noses or on chins or hold a drink to appear to be drinking so they didn't have to), people would sit at tables that were marked unavailable for distancing and no effort was made to ask them to find another suitable site, elevators had greater than 6 people packed inside and often individuals would not be wearing a mask inside, I applaud the attempts to maintain cleanliness and the sanitizers available but human behavior made all of that moot. It wasn't until the end of the cruise that some control was implemented at the buffet to maintain distancing but by then almost 90 (exact figure was never provided just a percentage infected - 1.9%) passenger and crew had become infected that we knew of. In addition, we were told that the cruise companies always knew infections were inevitable; however, given that, they had no contingencies in place for being denied entry to ports of calls.Embarkation
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Ship tip
Wear your masks at all times and make sure they cover both your nose and mouth
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas