Covid vaccine changes

[newyorky09]

Does anyone know when the covid vaccines will stop being offered to those aged 12 and over? I know the booster jabs are stopping on 12th feb but am wondering about the first vaccines? Main reason being that I’ve booked a holiday for August not realising it requires my daughter (aged 12) to be vaccinated. I will have to cancel the holiday if the rule stays as it is. Thanks

Thanks wishfulthinking1977 we are travelling with Marella cruises and I think the rules still apply for them sadly 😓

Oh that crap!! Sorry didn't realise that Marella still had that in place! 😞😞 Is there anyway you could claim on insurance? We are still having to hold off on our holidays as half our party is unvaccinated and wanting to go to USA! We did manage to get our money back last year but had to wait until the last minute! Hope you get it sorted! Xx

I'm hoping Marella will change their rules about vaccination soon, most other cruise companies have stopped this requirement. Currently their website shows it is required until 30th April, I hope that this will be reviewed again soon. When are you due to travel?

Thanks fizz and chips. We are due to travel in August and will need to cancel 70 days before so we only lose our deposit (only being £1000 which I really can’t afford to lose 😓). So I’m hoping the rules might change at start of May.

We're you informed of the vaccine requirement when you booked?
There may be some leeway to transfer the deposit to a different holiday if not.

Msc changed their rules for European cruises last week to not needing vaccine or negative test, so hopefully marella will too.

So Marella have slightly changed the rules to say no booster is required but they are still saying all over 12 require two vaccines. I just can’t understand why they are still keeping this rule in place it is so frustrating

Probably because there could well be vulnerable people on board and we’ve all had plenty of time to get vaccinations sorted if that’s what we wanted to do.

You didn’t check the t&c’s before booking so now you need to decide if this a reason that your dd needs to be vaccinated for or not. What’s her view about it?

Probably because there could well be vulnerable people on board and we’ve all had plenty of time to get vaccinations sorted if that’s what we wanted to do

I thought the vaccine was to make covid less severe in the individual, as it doesn't prevent transmission, so how would OPs daughter's vaccination status protect vulnerable people on board? If you're vulnerable a cruise seems like an insane idea anyway - floating noro palaces.

Have you seen? Just checked the Marella website and they now say all vaccine requirements have been lifted for guests travelling from 2nd May 😊

Because she is less likely to have it at all (at initial boarding, or catch it during excursions) if vaccinated, and even if she does have it, it's less likely to be at a lower viral load, making her less infectious.

Yes, cruise ships can be absolutely dreadful for disease outbreaks, but just because you can't do much about noro, doesn't mean you shouldn't bear down on others. Also, noro is considerably less likely to be fatal (or require an emergency evacuation off the ship) even in the immune compromised, not does it have the same potential to leave you with a debilitating (even life changing) long form.