Let me throw out some examples, just to get the ball rolling:
1. One way halls/stairs on the ships
2. Designated hours that you can use your balcony (to prevent people on their balconies on either side of you, above or below you)
3. Mandatory vitamin D/zinc supplements
4. BMI limits
5. Elevator use by exception only, with sign up times, etc.
6. Quarantine times before and after embarkation
7. No daily cabin cleaning/turn down service
8. Sign-up times for shuffleboard, miniature golf, ping pong, or basketballs
9. No one on upper decks during breezy conditions, since germs could carry further, faster
10. Confinement to quarters during certain times of day
11. No childrens' clubs
12. Two meals per day, to accommodate more distanced dining with an option for an additional charge room service for a third meal
13. Lottery system for shows and movies with a guarantee of one show per passenger
1.) Doesn't bother me terribly. That said, I don't think it's as easy as it might seem. There are certain decks/areas of the ship where there are singular/dead-end hallways. Do we just close off those staterooms? Maybe. I would say "Just use good sense" but....maybe. What about the long hallway between Animator's Palate and the atrium? I also think....how many times have you been on the ship and realized...oops, I'm going the wrong way? Me? Probably 10 times a cruise, haha. At least. What a pain in the neck to have to walk another 500 feet, to cross over then circle back, so that you are walking the "right" way. Like I said...I'd go with the "just use good sense" approach.
2) Absolutely not. Now, to be perfectly honest, we have an inside stateroom so this doesn't affect me. But...just the principle of it would bother me. If I pay for a stateroom, I have a right to use every square foot of that room at any time I choose.
3) Wouldn't particularly bother me....I can't see them doing it.
4) Well I'm guessing they wouldn't let me on the ship. Soooooooo. I guess I am going to be against this one.
5) Not a fan of this one. I also am not a fan of the suggestion that able-bodied people "shouldn't" be using elevators anyway. Example: if I'm staying on Deck 2, and I have to run up to get drinks at the drink station or maybe some chicken tenders and fries. Nine stories is a lot. And then to carry your stuff back down the stairs 9 stories. Heck, I think 5 stories is still a lot, especially if you are expected to climb those stairs multiple, multiple times a day.
On top of that, has anyone experienced those stairs before/after shows, the muster drill, etc? They are bad enough, even with the elevators running regularly. If the elevators become "by reservation only" or worse, for only non-able bodied individuals....the stairs will be a social distancing nightmare....even more than usual.
6) No.
With one exception. If they do require vaccines. And they have the quarantine prior to boarding (along with testing) as an alternative for people who can't be vaccinated. Can't be, not choose not to. Then, maybe.
But certainly not across the board.
7) Uhhh....this would bother me. Daily cleaning more-so than the turndown service.
8) Understandable but would annoy me. As someone else said, part of the charm is being able to do what you want when you want. So much is scheduled....dinners, character meets...it's nice to have things that are more by the seat of your pants.
9) Meh....no strong feelings either way.
10) Very strong feelings on this one. No. Many people who cruise, do so because they don't have to be in their room except to sleep. The rooms are small, some are very small. The positive is that you are typically not all in the room at the same time, you come and go in passing.
11) Another one where....I get it if they do it. But, I think it's a pretty big loss to the cruising quality/experience. They will lose people specifically because of this one thing. Would likely be a dealbreaker for us.
12) Absolutely not. The cruising experience is....all you care to eat. Room service is free now, and no one should be charged for an additional room service meal, if it comes to that. Being forced to eat in your room....AND making you pay for it? What an insult. To charge the same prices for fewer meals would be an absolute insult to those who are paying for your product.
13) No. Again....an insult to have entertainment as probably your #1 competitive advantage over other cruise lines, and people pay for that product, and for them to get 1 measly show....not even of their choosing? No.
