I'm fine moving on with life. After three calendar years (and looking at a fourth), it's time to move forward and accept that this virus will be with us like the common cold, flu, and other respiratory viruses. Let each person decide for themselves what their own tolerances are and chose to sail or not. This is true with going to a local restaurant, on an airplane, the local Walmart, and elsewhere; the same should be for the cruise industry. We hear the numbers for ships because they have to report incidents. Cruise ships are treated as though they are this ominous boogie man lurking to bring havic upon those who dare to walk across the gangway. But this virus is in our day-to-day lives as well and in the air around us regardless of where we step foot.
I have an upcoming cruise in March with Regent Seven Seas and am thrilled that they (NCL) are lifting their testing requirements. I can only hope that
DCL decides to do the same thing before my cruise in December. I'm fine with vaccine requirements (perhaps wave under 5 or so), but one could argue that pre-testing is really nothing more than a dog and pony show and is not effective.