CRUISE NEWS - NO JAB? THIS IS YOUR CRUISE! - SORRY CARNIVAL AND ROYAL, MSC IS BACK
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The creator discusses the best cruise line options for unvaccinated travelers, specifically comparing MSC, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean. He notes that Carnival requires an exemption process that limits unvaccinated passengers to five percent, which can create challenges for families. Royal Caribbean allows more unvaccinated guests to accommodate families but implements different rules and potential area restrictions based on vaccination status. In contrast, the creator identifies MSC as the best option because they do not impose a specific percentage constraint or separate passengers based on their vaccine status. He explains that while MSC requires pre-cruise PCR testing, travel insurance, and antigen testing at the terminal, the on-board experience remains largely identical for all passengers. Differences include masking requirements in indoor spaces and the requirement for unvaccinated passengers to join ship excursions rather than exploring ports independently. The creator concludes by announcing his intention to sail on the first MSC cruise out of Miami on August 2nd to experience these protocols firsthand.
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msc and and i'll tell you why first off let's look at the competitors for msc in the u.s cruising space their primary competitors are carnival cruise line and royal caribbean cruise line
there is no constraint there's no percentage of people uh they will take vaccinated or unvaccinated people and then on top of that they're not uh they're not separating people based on their vaccine status
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