I respectfully disagree. I was on a cruise in November out of Tampa and they had a section that was blocked off with tape and there were little tables set outside the rooms in that area for people who were quarantined. Initially there were no little tables outside the rooms, as the cruise went on there were more and more rooms in that area with small tables outside the rooms as more individuals went into quarantine. Cruise cabins are small. When you are quarantined you must stay in that small cabin. That is a difference between getting sick on land and catching a contagious illness on a cruise ship. Also rates of Covid look low in the US right now. But keep in mind that public funding for testing has ended. So many people are testing at home with store bought kits and those numbers are not getting reported. Also because funding for testing has ended many people who are not financially able to pay for testing are just not being counted in the covid numbers. I love cruising but it is not without risks. Cruise ships have long enclosed spaces and people are close together. I don't begrudge anyone who wants to take a cruise and who has looked at the facts the chance to go. I think you should not sugar coat it. Being in an enclosed space with a large number of people for days at a time is a risk. Also, know up front that if you become ill you will be quarantined to a small cabin that is probably less than 170 sq feet and may not have a window. No vaccine is 100 percent effective. Viral load is an important factor. If you go to an indoor event where people are singing a long and not wearing masks the viral load is high and vaccinated or not you run a higher risk of getting the virus than you do if you are out doors or going to the store with a mask on.
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