CRUISE NEWS - ROYAL CARIBBEAN CHANGES MASK POLICY AGAIN
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The creator discusses recent shifts in masking policies across several major cruise lines as companies move toward voluntary systems. Following changes by Norwegian and Celebrity, the video highlights that Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America, Seabourn, and Princess Cruise Line have all made masks optional as of March 1st. The creator notes that while masks are largely optional for vaccinated passengers, some venues like kids clubs might still require them. A significant update is provided regarding Royal Caribbean, which is set to make masks optional starting February 25th, including in theaters and casinos. The creator expresses optimism about these changes and anticipates further updates to testing policies, such as a potential reduction to a three day testing window or a shift toward antigen tests. The video concludes with speculation that vaccine mandates and testing requirements might eventually disappear as the pandemic transitions into an endemic phase. The creator notes that the removal of mask requirements is a major step in encouraging people to return to cruising.
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so it's happening fast and as even quicker than we were hoping for we have more cruise lines today came out with the changes of the masking policies etc
royal caribbean as of the 25th of february couple days away from now mass are now optional as well you don't even have to wear it walking around
for the first time in a long time gonna be on a cruise with zero masking policies that's gonna be cool
we all know one of the number one things keeping people away were the masks and that seems to finally be going flying away
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