Will cruise lines mandate their passengers be vaccinated?
 

Cruising seems to be very popular with Villagers, myself and hubby included. I am hoping that cruise lines mandate their passengers and crew to be vaccinated before boarding their ships.

NCL is looking at the legality of an immunity passport given to those who have had the virus and those who have been vaccinated.

Norwegian is looking into Covid-19 vaccine requirement: Travel Weekly

Be careful what you wish for!

Even with the vaccine there will be restrictions on the cruise ships that may not be popular with cruisers.

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I hope so.

Floating petri dishes full of over eaters and drinkers before the pandemic, add a néw virus to the mix AND WHAT COULD GO WRONG ???

Until we are able to cruise without a mask and social distancing goes away we will not be cruising.

I think they should mandate having a vaccine.

Cruise lines have to mandate crew members have vaccine. The virus gets onto a cruise ship and they will lose customers in droves.

I'm not sure I understand your reply, does that mean you think they *will* mandate that passengers be vaccinated?

Might be awhile until you cruise again, if ever. The Countries visited and the itineraries will dictate plus I don't believe any cruise line will relax restrictions anytime soon, too much liability. And how do you guarantee a passenger has been vaccinated?

This is why after having a bunch cancelled this year the only one booked now is December 2021.

Contemplating another Spring 2022 hoping that in a year the virus is just a memory

What could possibly be the downside to knowing everyone on board has been vaccinated for Covid and the ship you are on will not be in jeopardy of being a "sick" ship.

I thought that the microchip in the arm would be proof. (not serious, just a joke)

Again...be careful what you wish for

Still scratching my head. Would you care to elaborate?

Today you care about the COVID vaccine and you intend/expect/hope to get it. What happens tomorrow? Will the cruise industry decide that the mandate for the COVID vaccine worked well and require documentation of a flu vaccine or hepatitis or meningitis or measles? It would be all in the spirit of ensuring the ship is disease free.

Or maybe they want to go further to ensure the safety of their passengers. Perhaps there will be a study that shows people over 80 are more likely to die than those under 80 so the cruise lines will impose an age limit. Certainly, some of the excursions can be physically demanding and those with heart or weight problems could be adversely affected so maybe they should require cardiac health certifications or body fat measurements.

Basically, it's terribly risky to invite an entity (cruise lines, the govt, the developer) to impose restrictions and requirements. Sure, what they impose today fits with your thinking and makes sense but what they impose tomorrow might not.