As a 30 plus year veteran of the travel industry, I have found your reports to be very informative. I can't wait for this pandemic to be over. Thanks for the updates.
One other question. When does your vaccine expire? My wife and I receive ours this month. Will it be recognized next year, or must a booster be administered?
Absolutely excellent question. I’ve been asking about length of “effectiveness” and the only answer I can get is “We don’t know.” This includes every person I know who has gotten the shot and even from the local pharmacy. Great to be a guinea pig!
Nobody knows. We'll start to find out answers this summer when the trial group reaches the one year anniversary. But there may not be anything close to definitive for a long time after that.
@Melissa Justice suddenly in 2020 people mysteriously had symptoms of a non existant virus that have permanent lung damage or blood clots that caused loss of circulation resulting in gangrene and consequent limb amputation. You are a veritable wealth of information.
Wow, your videos are always well thought out, but this time you have excelled yourself. Very well thought out piece. Would give multiple thumbs up if I could. Two additional comments : 1) For crew - I hope they will be vaccinated. Earlier I saw some discussion of them being trapped on ships for months at a time, unable to go ashore, and the mental health dimension of that would seem draconian to me. 2) The list of vaccines might also be a moving target as the virus mutates. That one is personal for me. Australia is relying on Astra Zeneca for most of our population, but South Africa, which I want to visit, has pivoted to J&J because of concerns with the Astra Zeneca's handling of the South African mutation. So it won't surprise me if vaccines get "de-certified" for travel.
Sue Balemans report on sister in laws sister a nurse who was required to take the jab to keep her job . '' She's been in hospital close to a month. Yesterday Christy walked six steps then later six more first time able to do that. Hopefully she can get back to work and stuff. Scary stuff out there''.
I think that back in December I thought that vaccines would be required before cruise lines were able get fully under way and that testing was a temporary measure. As vaccines are being more widely available in many countries, I think still that this will be the case. I am fine with that and if others don't choose to get a vaccine shot and don't go on cruises, then that is certainly their choice, but, I will choose not to be on a cruise where everyone, including crew, has not been vaccinated. Thanks so much for your thoughtful updates on these issues.
Thanks Gary. Going on full transit Panama Canal trip in Feb on HAL. i pulled the US State Dept and CDC reports on the countries we are visitING. The CDC vaccine reports show a lot of uncommon type vaccines like Hep A and B, typhoid, and Malaria. Do you know if these should be done before a cruise or have you received any feedback from those doing this route having to get this vaccines prior to sailing. Thanks for all your videos and safe sailings.
I have been hearing that if you don't sign up for a tour with the cruise line you cannot even get off the ship in port. No walking around, hiring a taxi, etc. Any truth to this ?
@@julieb7882 Yes Julie, I wanted to see the Whales but will all the issues, I am just going to request a refund and then pray about what to do. May visit a number of places in the states I have not seen.
Thanks Gary, Sounds like Carnival wants their fleet running my 2022, so I booked a cruise for next March while the deposits were $99 a person. I got all my money back for my canceled cruises.
It’s just common sense that vaccines will be mandatory. We’ve all been through this horrendous period in our life. We have to ensure that our fellow passengers, the people who work on the airlines, cruises and the places we visit are safe.
Well then you will be waiting along time.. the whole world will have to be vaccined.. and for a virus that killed supposedly their numbers not mind. 16,000 out of 1 million cases in 1 US state.. you should be allowed to have you choice to test before and during the trip instead.. demanding that people inject a needle of something with zero knowledge of what it is is just insane. Watch 30 to 40 % won't get the Vaccine anyway. Then what?? Not my body my choice.. instead I'm a second class citizen because I didn't take thier choice? This is Fascism and worse .
@@horseplop9 its a situation where there has to be a loser. If your decision to refuse vaccination, masks, or whatever just affected you I would agree. But it adds risk to everyone else if you become a Typhoid Mary and don't take precautions. It adds cost to health systems around the world. And so on. Either people like you won't cruise because you choose not to vaccinate, or people like me will not cruise if people like you are allowed to.
I do not understand how dense people are over this shot. If you catch COVID after the shot it will just reduce the symptoms not prevent you from getting it. Big pharma will be milking the inoculations year after year by saying you need protection from the new mutations. A cash cow for for them and others.
@@mickb8564 "I died but I got over it" said no-one, ever. That's at least one symptom worth reducing, even before we start to talk about long term harm.
I just got my vaccine this week I got another one coming in 2 weeks so that's good I'm just waiting to get back on the cruise line ship I just don't know when
Gary, Thanks as always for the very latest information and advice. Hoping that the rollout of the vaccines continues to increase. It would seem to make sense that both passengers and crew should be vaccinated.
Where I live it'll be months and months before I get my vaccination. So, wannabe cruisers need to wait for the vaccinations BEFORE booking their cruises.
Good information as always and I will be definitely be getting the vaccine when it is my turn it is expected to be in the middle of this year I think at least that is what they said on the website as after that initial one I will get the second one done too however long in between the two doses
I wonder how kids' clubs will change. I can't see them continuing as they have been, a bunch of kids together in one facility playing with the same toys, etc.
One question that will need to be answered by the authorities is "For a cruise or entry into a country, how recent will a vaccination have to be?" I was vaccinated in February 2021. If I go on a cruise in November 2021, will I have to be re-vaccinated? What if I cruise in March 2021?
Considering the CDC *just* announced (an hour ago) that fully vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks, I think things are going to get interesting.
A very informative video regarding the cruising industry as always and especially during these very turbulent times! I wonder if you would have any information on Deaf people on cruises with the mask situation? Cheers
How do I get a counterfeit vaccine passport? I never get ill. Been years since I have had the sniffles. I am young. Why should I be forced to take medical treatment just to travel?
The scientific evidence that Ivermectin is both a preventive measure and treatment for COVID is very strong. It should be interesting to see how the current trials in progress right now will say. Past trials have shown Ivermectin to be very effective. Some countries have already approved Ivermectin, but sadly the US has not given full approval.
As I got older I was looking forward to travelling more and cruising was a way to do it, in the last 5 years I have done 4 of them and I feel very sad about this news because I strongly believe that the pandemic is not based on a real threat, just yesterday I pulled the death statistics for my Country, Canada for the last 10 years and since the Canadian Government has not released that information (I was told maybe until November) so I got the data from other sources and the data shows just a normal increase in deaths every year on average about 1% increase per year, my guess is due of the increase of population so more people die, so we are being told about all the deaths but the Data shows there was no increase in 2020 so why are we not standing up and demanding that all this is not necessary. I will definitely not be cruising and I am 63 years old so I hope I still get the chance to do it again free of any red tape in the near future before I die.
if vaccination is required, i don’t get why we still need to wear masks. It’s so frustrating... if a person is vulnerable, stay isolated and certainly don’t go on a cruise. But having to wear a face mask on the lido deck? Just doesn’t do it for me. 😢
The reason is that there is not sufficient data yet on whether the vaccines prevent you from transmitting the virus to others. It seems *very* likely that they do, but I understand the caution. When you add in the variants of concern, there's just no way they can get rid of the facemasks yet. As data comes in on transmission, hopefully we'll see these disappear too.
Well a few are happening now. I think it will increase in second half of the year, but I don't expect it to be at pre-covid levels for a while. Judging by the number of scrapped ships, neither do the cruise lines.
I don't. I also don't see the point of reading all these details about the current cruise situation. By the time cruising gets on the way again (at earliest summer 2022) all this current status info will be obsolete, superceeded by unexpected events and thus are currently of hardly any value. This channel is trying to keep everyone's hopes up (far too) high, but the best advice is to *be realistic and simply forget about cruising for a long time to come* . Who wants to be locked-up on board of a virus-infested floating prison that might not be even allowed to moor in any ports?! Has nobody read about nor remembered the HAL Zuiderdam and Westerdam catastrophies last year?
Maybe an idea to reduce your uploads to RUclips to once a week (or even less) in stead of almost every day? It is becoming so repetitious. It all can be summarized as: *Forget cruising until spring or summer 2022* ! Thinking about going on a cruise and reading about all the false (re-)starts by cruise companies is simply a waste of time.
Gary has done a fantastic job keeping his viewers updated with the most recent news from the cruise industry. He can only relay the information he has readily available, and he's very good about providing straightforward, unbiased reports. Gary has built a platform that thousands of people appreciate - if you're not one of them, then feel free to remove yourself. But don't come on HIS channel complaining about the frequency of his videos, when he understands most of his viewers appreciate his reports as they wait with bated breath for cruising to resume. If you don't like getting regular updates when there is new information to share, turn off notifications. You're not being forced to subscribe or watch anything.
No vaccine no travel out of the country. I totally agree. Especially on cruise ships. Or ✈️ Kids will have to be tested. And wearing a 😷 is ok as long as everyone feels safe.
As a 30 plus year veteran of the travel industry, I have found your reports to be very informative. I can't wait for this pandemic to be over. Thanks for the updates.
You can bet your bottom dollar you will need vaccination to enter Australia without a two week quarantine. To Cruise as well. Crew and passengers.
Yet another very informative video from Gary. His is far and away the best site for providing information you can use. Thanks once again Gary.
be prepared for the fact that every one who knows nothing about medicine will be making those decisions for you
By far the best cruising channel on YT. No splashy intro, no dumb catch phrases, just solid, timely info every single video.
Always the best updates in the business. Thanks, Gary.
One other question. When does your vaccine expire? My wife and I receive ours this month. Will it be recognized next year, or must a booster be administered?
Absolutely excellent question. I’ve been asking about length of “effectiveness” and the only answer I can get is “We don’t know.” This includes every person I know who has gotten the shot and even from the local pharmacy. Great to be a guinea pig!
I think thats a great question, one for an expert. Ask your doctor.
Nobody knows. We'll start to find out answers this summer when the trial group reaches the one year anniversary. But there may not be anything close to definitive for a long time after that.
You can survive but with permanent disability and or health issues. I would prefer to keep my legs and not have permanent lung issues.
@Melissa Justice suddenly in 2020 people mysteriously had symptoms of a non existant virus that have permanent lung damage or blood clots that caused loss of circulation resulting in gangrene and consequent limb amputation. You are a veritable wealth of information.
Great update as usually! Very professional and straight to the point !! Kudos 👍🏼
Great information, no hype just the facts as you see them
Thank you very much for posting these videos; they are very informative and I like the cut scenes you add while you are talking
Wow, your videos are always well thought out, but this time you have excelled yourself. Very well thought out piece. Would give multiple thumbs up if I could.
Two additional comments :
1) For crew - I hope they will be vaccinated. Earlier I saw some discussion of them being trapped on ships for months at a time, unable to go ashore, and the mental health dimension of that would seem draconian to me.
2) The list of vaccines might also be a moving target as the virus mutates. That one is personal for me. Australia is relying on Astra Zeneca for most of our population, but South Africa, which I want to visit, has pivoted to J&J because of concerns with the Astra Zeneca's handling of the South African mutation. So it won't surprise me if vaccines get "de-certified" for travel.
Vaccines will not be decertified for travel.
Totally agree with your assessment. We are all looking forward to when we can cruise again so thank you for keeping us informed! 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Sue Balemans
report on sister in laws sister a nurse who was required to take the jab to keep her job
. '' She's been in hospital close to a month. Yesterday Christy walked six steps then later six more first time able to do that. Hopefully she can get back to work and stuff. Scary stuff out there''.
I think that back in December I thought that vaccines would be required before cruise lines were able get fully under way and that testing was a temporary measure. As vaccines are being more widely available in many countries, I think still that this will be the case. I am fine with that and if others don't choose to get a vaccine shot and don't go on cruises, then that is certainly their choice, but, I will choose not to be on a cruise where everyone, including crew, has not been vaccinated. Thanks so much for your thoughtful updates on these issues.
Hmm . . . . Lou, you gladly took a cruise long before vaccines had been approved, and you and your wife were both infected with COVID-19.
Great information as usual Gary. We enjoy your video's. Keep up the good work..
Thanks 👍 Great to hear. Appreciate you watching
Guess i wont be cruising any longer.
Nobody cares.
agree with you
Thanks for the updates.
Thanks Gary. Going on full transit Panama Canal trip in Feb on HAL. i pulled the US State Dept and CDC reports on the countries we are visitING. The CDC vaccine reports show a lot of uncommon type vaccines like Hep A and B, typhoid, and Malaria. Do you know if these should be done before a cruise or have you received any feedback from those doing this route having to get this vaccines prior to sailing. Thanks for all your videos and safe sailings.
I have been hearing that if you don't sign up for a tour with the cruise line you cannot even get off the ship in port. No walking around, hiring a taxi, etc. Any truth to this ?
I think that’s true now, but hopefully after we’re all vaccinated that will change.
It's true for every cruise line I've heard about that's running.
Gary has talked about this in many of his covid-related videos. You should go back and watch some of them (and it'll help Gary).
getting a refund on my July Alaska Cruise this month. So many rules, not very relaxing for sure. maybe a land and air only trip
Have you considered there will still probably be restrictions? I enjoyed a lot of Alaska cruise on a private balcony
@@julieb7882 Yes Julie, I wanted to see the Whales but will all the issues, I am just going to request a refund and then pray about what to do. May visit a number of places in the states I have not seen.
Thanks Gary, Sounds like Carnival wants their fleet running my 2022, so I booked a cruise for next March while the deposits were $99 a person. I got all my money back for my canceled cruises.
Booked on QE for local cruise in Feb'22. We have just started vaccination two weeks ago. Supposed to be finished by Oct
GREAT INFORMATION GARY
Thanks! Just got 1st shot on yesterday! USA.
It’s just common sense that vaccines will be mandatory. We’ve all been through this horrendous period in our life. We have to ensure that our fellow passengers, the people who work on the airlines, cruises and the places we visit are safe.
Well then you will be waiting along time.. the whole world will have to be vaccined.. and for a virus that killed supposedly their numbers not mind. 16,000 out of 1 million cases in 1 US state.. you should be allowed to have you choice to test before and during the trip instead.. demanding that people inject a needle of something with zero knowledge of what it is is just insane. Watch 30 to 40 % won't get the Vaccine anyway. Then what?? Not my body my choice.. instead I'm a second class citizen because I didn't take thier choice? This is Fascism and worse .
Uncle Chuckles, VACCINE OR NO CRUISE.
@@horseplop9 its a situation where there has to be a loser. If your decision to refuse vaccination, masks, or whatever just affected you I would agree. But it adds risk to everyone else if you become a Typhoid Mary and don't take precautions. It adds cost to health systems around the world. And so on.
Either people like you won't cruise because you choose not to vaccinate, or people like me will not cruise if people like you are allowed to.
I do not understand how dense people are over this shot. If you catch COVID after the shot it will just reduce the symptoms not prevent you from getting it. Big pharma will be milking the inoculations year after year by saying you need protection from the new mutations. A cash cow for for them and others.
@@mickb8564 "I died but I got over it" said no-one, ever. That's at least one symptom worth reducing, even before we start to talk about long term harm.
Very helpful information. It gives us a different way to ask the question about vaccines
Glad it was helpful!
With vaccination, what about masks, social distancing and cruise line only shore tours?
Nobody knows how long the vaccine is good for. So what sense does it make to have a vaccine passport?
There Ship There Rules ,
want to Cruise put out
an arm..
Not up to you to decide. Most Countries now, are mostly going to ask for vaccine passports before allowing cruise ships to enter their territory.
I agree with you, but it appears more likely a vaccine will be required to cruise, so once I am eligible in my state (June) I will get vaccinated.
They didn't say the vaccine passport was permanent. They'll likely adjust it as data comes in on the longevity of the vaccine coverage.
Would you prefer to shut cruising down for four or five more years while we gather that data?
I just got my vaccine this week I got another one coming in 2 weeks so that's good I'm just waiting to get back on the cruise line ship I just don't know when
Thanks good info as per usual
Good information!
Glad it was helpful!
Gary, Thanks as always for the very latest information and advice. Hoping that the rollout of the vaccines continues to increase. It would seem to make sense that both passengers and crew should be vaccinated.
I hope so too
Where I live it'll be months and months before I get my vaccination. So, wannabe cruisers need to wait for the vaccinations BEFORE booking their cruises.
Good information as always and I will be definitely be getting the vaccine when it is my turn it is expected to be in the middle of this year I think at least that is what they said on the website as after that initial one I will get the second one done too however long in between the two doses
I wonder how kids' clubs will change. I can't see them continuing as they have been, a bunch of kids together in one facility playing with the same toys, etc.
Every one is vaccinated it no longer matters .
@@johnathanwetherill456 kids under 16 can't be vaccinated.
One question that will need to be answered by the authorities is "For a cruise or entry into a country, how recent will a vaccination have to be?" I was vaccinated in February 2021. If I go on a cruise in November 2021, will I have to be re-vaccinated? What if I cruise in March 2021?
Considering the CDC *just* announced (an hour ago) that fully vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks, I think things are going to get interesting.
agree......
When do you think the cruise industry starts putting pressure on the CDC..
Never. It has no power.
A very informative video regarding the cruising industry as always and especially during these very turbulent times! I wonder if you would have any information on Deaf people on cruises with the mask situation? Cheers
There are masks with clear plastic over the mouth.
@@cherylkoski7184 Thanks! I know about those as I do use them myself. However it was a cruise ships perspective what face coverings do they allow?
How do I get a counterfeit vaccine passport? I never get ill. Been years since I have had the sniffles. I am young. Why should I be forced to take medical treatment just to travel?
The scientific evidence that Ivermectin is both a preventive measure and treatment for COVID is very strong. It should be interesting to see how the current trials in progress right now will say. Past trials have shown Ivermectin to be very effective. Some countries have already approved Ivermectin, but sadly the US has not given full approval.
As I got older I was looking forward to travelling more and cruising was a way to do it, in the last 5 years I have done 4 of them and I feel very sad about this news because I strongly believe that the pandemic is not based on a real threat, just yesterday I pulled the death statistics for my Country, Canada for the last 10 years and since the Canadian Government has not released that information (I was told maybe until November) so I got the data from other sources and the data shows just a normal increase in deaths every year on average about 1% increase per year, my guess is due of the increase of population so more people die, so we are being told about all the deaths but the Data shows there was no increase in 2020 so why are we not standing up and demanding that all this is not necessary. I will definitely not be cruising and I am 63 years old so I hope I still get the chance to do it again free of any red tape in the near future before I die.
I agree! Fear mongering to encourage mail in voting so Dems could get in, lying about cases and deaths, disgusting crime to humanity!
Do crew and staff all proof of vaccinations for themselves
To come to Australia. YES.
No cunard for us now 😢
if vaccination is required, i don’t get why we still need to wear masks. It’s so frustrating... if a person is vulnerable, stay isolated and certainly don’t go on a cruise. But having to wear a face mask on the lido deck? Just doesn’t do it for me. 😢
The CDC website will explain it for you.
The reason is that there is not sufficient data yet on whether the vaccines prevent you from transmitting the virus to others. It seems *very* likely that they do, but I understand the caution. When you add in the variants of concern, there's just no way they can get rid of the facemasks yet.
As data comes in on transmission, hopefully we'll see these disappear too.
@@HydrogenAlpha Good explanation!
is there anyone who still believes that cruises will take place in 2021?
No.
Not i..mine are booked for 2022 and I'm sure the January one will be a no go.i really don't care anymore.
Yes, I think limited cruising will start up again. Gary has reviewed some possible scenarios for this in other videos.
Well a few are happening now. I think it will increase in second half of the year, but I don't expect it to be at pre-covid levels for a while. Judging by the number of scrapped ships, neither do the cruise lines.
I don't. I also don't see the point of reading all these details about the current cruise situation. By the time cruising gets on the way again (at earliest summer 2022) all this current status info will be obsolete, superceeded by unexpected events and thus are currently of hardly any value. This channel is trying to keep everyone's hopes up (far too) high, but the best advice is to *be realistic and simply forget about cruising for a long time to come* . Who wants to be locked-up on board of a virus-infested floating prison that might not be even allowed to moor in any ports?! Has nobody read about nor remembered the HAL Zuiderdam and Westerdam catastrophies last year?
Everyone being vaccinated will be the key to get back to cruising
Agree.
That makes zero sense
I wouldn’t cruise without everyone being vaccinated.
Maybe an idea to reduce your uploads to RUclips to once a week (or even less) in stead of almost every day?
It is becoming so repetitious. It all can be summarized as: *Forget cruising until spring or summer 2022* !
Thinking about going on a cruise and reading about all the false (re-)starts by cruise companies is simply a waste of time.
Gary has done a fantastic job keeping his viewers updated with the most recent news from the cruise industry. He can only relay the information he has readily available, and he's very good about providing straightforward, unbiased reports. Gary has built a platform that thousands of people appreciate - if you're not one of them, then feel free to remove yourself. But don't come on HIS channel complaining about the frequency of his videos, when he understands most of his viewers appreciate his reports as they wait with bated breath for cruising to resume. If you don't like getting regular updates when there is new information to share, turn off notifications. You're not being forced to subscribe or watch anything.
Thanks for adding your thoughts and comments. 😀
No vaccine no travel out of the country. I totally agree. Especially on cruise ships. Or ✈️
Kids will have to be tested.
And wearing a 😷 is ok as long as everyone feels safe.