Princess Chatter

"Two passengers sharing a room on a Caribbean cruise ship tested positive this week for Covid-19, triggering safety precautions that enabled some 600 other passengers to continue eating and gambling on the ship."

"The positive cases on the Celebrity Millennium ship, operated by Royal Caribbean Group, RCL -0.60% were detected after nearly all passengers showed proof of vaccination and a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours before embarking from the island of St. Maarten last week. The few people who didn’t show proof of vaccination were children."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-cruises-resume-a-positive-covid-19-case-doesnt-spell-the-end-of-a-voyage-11623441869?st=zjz4kjqbykea407&reflink=article_email_share

“Guests are strongly recommended to set sail fully vaccinated, if they are eligible,” the company said in a statement. “Those who are unvaccinated or unable to verify vaccination will be required to undergo testing and follow other protocols, which will be announced at a later date.”

https://news.yahoo.com/royal-caribbean-reverses-won-t-222037115.html

"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Friday that the state would not hesitate to fine cruise lines thousands of dollars if they require passengers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gov-ron-desantis-says-florida-won-t-waver-in-fining-cruise-lines-over-passenger-vaccination-requirements/ar-AAKw7DX?ocid=msedgntp

"The legislation waives the Passenger Vessel Services Act for as long as Canada's cruise ban is in place (currently, through February 2022). This would allow foreign-flag ships to transport passengers between Washington state and Alaska."

"Cruise lines still have to get through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's conditional sailing order, and have estimated it takes 60 to 90 days to start up a ship."

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/legal-regulatory/alaska-cruise-ship-waiver-bill-passes-congress-heads-biden-signing-law

Princess issued a recent cancellation list.