The cruise ships are back !

[DandyDon]

Despite the governor of FL saying cruise lines can't require the vaccination card, all passengers must be vaccinated

I'd hate to be trapped on a barge with people who weren't, and I'm sure the cruise lines don't want to deal with the risk now that we have such a wonderful solution.

My sister in law is one of those folks who doesn't want to get vaccinated.

Exception paperwork must be completed and approved for those that are too young (SIL has a 10 year old child going with her).

So are they going? Did she give in on the jabs?

 

[kelemvor]

So are they going? Did she give in on the jabs?

Yes! Her whole fam did! A great benefit to cruise lines, I suppose, as all the talking in the world wouldn't talk her into it before this.

 

[DeltaWardog]

Great news that the cruise lines are enforcing some semblance of sanity, despite Florida's INsanity.

You still couldn't pay me enough to get on one of those boats, but at least this means the people in the places they are visiting will be better protected than the free for all I feared was going to happen.

 

[gopbroek]

While not a fan of cruising I am glad to see Carnival (Galveston) come back. They not only give a boost to economy but they seem to sport the weirdest balloon headdresses.
Carnival Vista, who restarted operations last weekend, docks at Cozumel after leaving Galveston - Riviera Maya News

 

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[Brules]

Great news that the cruise lines are enforcing some semblance of sanity, despite Florida's INsanity.

You still couldn't pay me enough to get on one of those boats, but at least this means the people in the places they are visiting will be better protected than the free for all I feared was going to happen.

If Mexico was THAT worried about the safety of its people why dont they just mandate you must be vaccinated to visit? Solves a LOT of issues........especially with the Delta variant. Its really really contagious. Killed a best friend of mine. Was very very bad.

 

[ggunn]

If Mexico was THAT worried about the safety of its people why dont they just mandate you must be vaccinated to visit? Solves a LOT of issues........especially with the Delta variant. Its really really contagious. Killed a best friend of mine. Was very very bad.

Everything I have heard about the cruise ship lines at least implies that one has to be vaccinated to get aboard, which is good, or at least better than not. The US requires a negative test to get back into the country and Canada's requirements are more stringent; those are pretty strong incentives to get vaccinated before going to Mexico. Vehicle traffic crossing the US-Mexico is still restricted, I believe. Sometimes what appears to be a simple solution, isn't.

 

[ReefHound]

If Mexico was THAT worried about the safety of its people why dont they just mandate you must be vaccinated to visit? Solves a LOT of issues........especially with the Delta variant. Its really really contagious. Killed a best friend of mine. Was very very bad.

Because they are also THAT worried about the economic welfare of it's people. It's a balancing act between tourism and safety.

 

[cvchief]

why dont they just mandate you must be vaccinated to visit? .

You want me to send you a card that says you were vaccinated in April? Take me 5 minutes. Problem 1.

Problem 2, Mexico is only set up to test for pesos....

 

[Charred]

If Mexico was THAT worried about the safety of its people why dont they just mandate you must be vaccinated to visit? Solves a LOT of issues........especially with the Delta variant. Its really really contagious. Killed a best friend of mine. Was very very bad.

At this point in the pandemic, likely Mexico assumes that first world tourists would be smart enough to get the vaccine that is available to them prior to traveling. So they believe there is little risk in letting travelers visit...

What they don't understand is that half the USA has joined a death cult.