PNW Cruiser

On 10/25/2022 at 12:09 AM, Todd 46 said:

We went to Alaska with Holland America. They were Covid obsessed requiring masks at all times. They had mask monitors at the entry of all venues. Everyone vaccinated and Negative Covid test. Yet our welcome gift was a mask. Never again.  We have sailed on three other cruise since Covid without masks.

Apparently, you seem to be more of the "whatever happens, happens" type of person and health and safety issues of are of minor concern. However, if you had done your research, you would have known what to expect as it was posted on their website in multiple locations. Given that the majority of passengers on HAL ships are in the older age groups, and may be more susceptible to health issues (covid), having the mask protocol was the only safe way to cruise in the early part of the Alaska season. We sailed in September and there were no mask mandates or mask police, but if there had been, my health, and that of my fellow cruisers, is far more important than the inconvenience of wearing a mask.  

As it happens, an announcement today stated that Carnival Corp has now dropped all health protocols.