Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Are you a Cruiseship fan ?
View Single Post
 
Old 04-30-2021, 10:18 AM
Tmarkwald Tmarkwald is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Dhahran, Duesseldorf, Hemel Hempstead, Phoenix, Grand Rapids, Washington DC, and now TV
Posts: 851
Thanks: 142
Thanked 853 Times in 364 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gulfcoast View Post
The vaccine is available to those who want it. For those who prefer to take their chances that is their call. I don't think the cruise lines should be put in the position of demanding mandatory Covid vaccinations. Some people can't take the vaccine and some people (kids) aren't even being offered the vaccine.
For liability reasons, mandatory is the only smart way to do it. The vaccination age is expected to drop to 12 shortly as well.

As far as younger kids, the CEO of Royal stated a couple days ago "obviously we carry a lot of kids 11 and under, but relatively speaking, as a percentage of our total guest counts, it's quite a small number. So we're not overly concerned with that."

Royal Caribbean talks about CDC letter and what it means for kids | Royal Caribbean Blog

That means it is less likely to get in an elevator and finding all the buttons pushed....