ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE UPDATE! The Future of Royal Caribbean Cruises! Huge Cruise News!

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Royal Caribbean announced on March 1st that its newest ship, Odyssey of the Seas, will be sailing from Israel starting in May. As part of this announcement, the cruise line also indicated that these voyages will be fully vaccinated, with both crew and passengers needing to have the COVID-19 vaccine in order to sail. So, does this mean Royal Caribbean will be requiring vaccines to cruise in the U.S.? We have a huge cruise update that was just announced today.

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This surprising Royal Caribbean update was then followed by a video update from Chairman Richard Fain. In this cruise news video update, Fain acknowledges that getting COVID-19 under control is essential to the resumption of cruising. Further, the executive acknowledges that the vaccine is perhaps the best step forward towards reaching that goal. What is the future of Royal Caribbean cruises in the U.S.?

Still, the cruise line has not made a decision yet on whether vaccines will be required here in the United States. To date, no major lines have made a vaccine requirement to cruise. So, this Royal Caribbean cruise news update was not as informative as we had originally hoped.

American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruises were the first U.S. based cruise lines to indicate they will require cruisers to have a COVID-19 vaccine. The luxury cruise line, Crystal Cruises, has also recently made this announcement. Further, the British cruise line, Saga Cruises, has also made it a requirement.

In this latest Royal Caribbean update, the Chairman was hopeful that cruising could resume with a gradual roll-out of cruise ships as conditions improve and the health crisis is under control. While he would not commit either way as to whether the cruise line would require vaccines here in the U.S., we believe it is likely that the CDC could add this as part of its return to service requirements. Still, it is unsure if this cruise update will be announced anytime soon.

What do you think? Should cruise lines require vaccines to cruise? Let us know in the comments section below.

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[Eatsleepcruise]

What do you think about Odyssey of the Seas sailing from Israel? Do you think Royal Caribbean will follow suit with all ships in the fleet requiring all crew and guests to be vaccinated?

[ellenraysmith]

“All crew will be vaccinated.” Kudos to RCI for their commitment to the safety of the crew.

[Brucea]

It's time for the cruise lines to CALL OUT the CDC!! How come we can still fly on planes? They are MUCH WORSE than a cruise ship..Trains or buses? MUCH worse than a cruise ship...cruise lines need to start putting some pressure on the CDC to let you start having test cruises...Look at cruises out of Italy and Singapore...THOUSANDS of people with no issues...put some pressure on the CDC!!!

[tauseefahmed]

Any update cruises from Indonesia to New Zealand and Australia?

[joemareswork]

will families that refuse to get vaccinated receive their money back if they've already booked a cruise and don't want to vaccinate?

[patirussell]

I had my two vaccines. Ready to cruise. Congratulations on the Odyssey of the Seas from Israel. Thank you Mr. Richard for sharing this great information.

[jtcoffee]

Thank you for the good news. I am booked on Celebrity in 2023. I think vaccines will have to be made mandatory and I think they just don't want to say it right now. People need time to adjust. I am ready to cruise. I wil get my vaccine as soon as it is offered.

[stephniedaubermann]

Thank you for the positive info. Can't wait to board ship again.

[patirussell]

I had my two vaccines. I am ready to cruise. Congratulations on Odyssey of the Seas from Israel. Sharing is caring.

[krickenthekraken]

I’m vaccinated and ready to cruise! Hope my May sailing on oasis of the seas out of Florida will sail! But I also hope that if it doesn’t, we hear about it soon so that I can make other plans. I will make that cruise on the oasis of the seas at a later date for certain, but I’m a busy working person who needs to know how to schedule my vacation that’s coming up in eight weeks!!

[harrybear]

I have limited time I can't be flying all around the world to cruise

[patriot]

I saw that you are making the dancers mask up? This is going to cause a major problem with their health. Bad idea.

[warriorwolf]

Yuh Paying for your deeds Now RCL look at you yuh seeing de stress in your face All those Billions yuh lost.... So many crew members who have been wrongfully sent home also the ones who have been underpaid you think it wouldn't have any repercussions????
All those supervisors and managers who wrongfully sent home crewmembers and who ask Shore side to investigate the matter and didn't now look at u....must have justice ⚖ for that...as the old saying goes today for me tomorrow for you