Originally Posted by milligoon
Hands up all those looking forward to when they can get back on a plague ship again, oops of course I meant cruise liner wink



Me!
But not for a good while yet. Far too soon. We will also be very careful about ship choice too. Those huge ships are a no-go even without Covid. Too many people clamouring for the facilities. Bars full, lounges full, queues everywhere. Avoid the “ family orientated” ships. The kids running amok is a real nuisance. Mind you I’d put up with it to take the grandchildren on a cruise.Having been on several cruises we have learned a lot about what to look for. A bit like taking a holiday in the UK. Bournemouth with it’s golden sands, if you can find a space. There are so many better places to go here in the UK.
We haven’t flown for a holiday for some time. The cattle herding at airports with hanging about is a big reason to avoid. When cruises are picked then apart from a couple they are Southampton out and return, hotel the night before with a cruise park deal, taxi to and from the ship, well organised check in with time slots. The cruise operators are so much better at these things.
The problems will arise due to early restarting of cruises before Covid is properly managed. The vaccination take up needs to be high and preventing un vaccinated passengers a key. It is the rule breakers, chancers, stupid numpties that will be the problem as we see everywhere now.
We will simply keep an eye on things in 2022 for a possible next cruise. The risks are too high at the moment.

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