Should I Go On A Cruise Ship Now

Heres why experts say its best to avoid them for now.

Should i go on a cruise ship now. Cruise ships are like floating cities with everything you could possibly want onboard. Vaccinated guests who require a COVID-19 test for re-entry into their country may receive one onboard as well. In a first for the industry the 2020 coronavirus pandemic led cruise lines to mandate that passengers book approved ship-sponsored excursions in order to be allowed off of their ships in port.

For cruises that are 5 nights or longer kids will take a complimentary antigen test onboard before the cruise ends. For people with cruises. Gray Faust is going on a Caribbean cruise in a few weeks for vacation.

So dont expect to get a great deal. The reality these days is that travel is unpredictable and there are changes that can happen. At the moment the CDC currently ranks cruising as being very high-risk for COVID-19 recommending that all people avoid travel on cruise ships including river cruises worldwide.

Many cruisers including me for a time think that the expiry date of our future cruise credit is by when you have to have cruised. Until a Vaccine is found and we are all innoculated and the Insurance Companies make it easier to get a Travel Insurance Policy short of the need to sell the house to pay for it then there will potentially be 30-35 less people able to cruise. Your own health needs and the risks that relate to you particularly if you are at higher risk from COVID-19.

You dont need to be fully vaccinated to visit these countries but you do need a negative COVID test either in advance or on arrival. If you die the cruise line wont pay for these services. Four people on a Holland America cruise ship that.

Just in case things go wrong. UPDATE 230pm ET April 10 2020. After a few false starts over the last year many cruise lines are scheduling sailings well into 2022.