Covid Restrictions Lifted

[david63]

Just had an email from gov.uk to say that the Covid guidance for cruise ship holidays has been removed.

That along with the removal of the NHS Covid app sends the signals that we are moving in the right direction - although, no doubt, there will be some saying too much too soon!

[barney]

A new variant about apparently.
It’s just part of life now.

[Ray B]

That's good by me, our last cruise last year we had a folder full of papers to clear us to board the ship and get entry to some countries. Less paper work the better.
No doubt there wil be cases of covid on ships but then we still get case of the noro virus and life goes on.
Our next cruise has become that bit more normal.

[Stephen]

Good to hear.

[Onelife]

Life’s a gamble, only bet what you are prepared to lose…still jellying my hands a petrol stations and avoiding crowded places.

[oldbluefox]

I once heard a doctor say the best defence was to wash hands regularly. We still avoid handrails as much as we can and gel hands especially if we are going to eat. I noticed in Scotland last week some shops were still asking you to wear masks if going in.

[CaroleF]

I'm due to go for my Covid booster this afternoon and I've just been told I'm required to wear a mask when going to the local Community Hospital. I hoped this time I wouldn't have to - steamed up glasses! Still if that's what they want although after all the comments from some in the medical profession that masks don't prevent anyone catching Covid, I'm not sure what the use of it is, I'll wear a mask.

[Manoverboard]

We took masks on Tuesday for our jabs but masks were not required, albeit in a pharmacy.

[Gill W]

I hope this means that Saga will finally remove the requirement for proof of vaccination. As far as I know they are one of the few cruise lines that still ask for this. I'm sailing with them in August, and it would be nice not to have to obtain the Covid pass

[david63]

I hope this means that Saga will finally remove the requirement for proof of vaccination. As far as I know they are one of the few cruise lines that still ask for this. I'm sailing with them in August, and it would be nice not to have to obtain the Covid pass

Depends on where it is sailing as local requirements still apply

[Gill W]

Depends on where it is sailing as local requirements still apply

It's a solely UK itinerary.

I do wonder if Saga are more cautious due to their older clientele, but I'd be more than happy not to have to get the NHS Pass

[Mervyn and Trish]

I think you might be right about the clientele age. Maybe they don't want the hassle of confining too many to cabins with room service.

Realistically the Covid pass isn't too much bother. It took me 5 mins on line to download and print ours again after the latest jabs, just in case Cunard changed the rules again. It was the faff and worry over LFTs within 24 hours of cruising that I didn't like and was glad to see the back of.

[towny44]

I hope this means that Saga will finally remove the requirement for proof of vaccination. As far as I know they are one of the few cruise lines that still ask for this. I'm sailing with them in August, and it would be nice not to have to obtain the Covid pass

It's a fairly simple process via the NHS app, far easier than trying to complete the P&O booking in procedure.

[CaroleF]

All prepared to go, with mask, for my Covid jab appointment at 4pm yesterday afternoon, then at 1.50pm I received a text saying my appointment had been cancelled and would I like to rebook. This was followed by another text from my surgery apologising saying it had been cancelled for unforseen circumstances and to rebook. This I did and now it's scheduled for the end of May. So I never discovered whether I had to wear a mask. Maybe by the end of this month this requirement will have been removed.

[Mervyn and Trish]

We still have to wear masks at our surgery, but didn't have to for our jab, which was at a pharmacy. I didn't have to at the optician this morning. But I did at the clinic where I had my cataracts removed.

[Stephen]

All prepared to go, with mask, for my Covid jab appointment at 4pm yesterday afternoon, then at 1.50pm I received a text saying my appointment had been cancelled and would I like to rebook. This was followed by another text from my surgery apologising saying it had been cancelled for unforseen circumstances and to rebook. This I did and now it's scheduled for the end of May. So I never discovered whether I had to wear a mask. Maybe by the end of this month this requirement will have been removed.

Sounds a bit of a shambles Carole.

[Onelife]

My sister has just returned from her doctor having been diagnosed with Covid even thought she has been testing herself prior to the appointment…Ok. They could have been duff tests kits but my wife was talking to one of her x colleagues the other day who said that that there is a new variant going around which isn’t being picked up with home testing kits.

[Mervyn and Trish]

WHO now says the Covid global health emergency is over.