Coronavirus Travel Advice: How Risky Are River Cruises and Campsite Bathrooms?

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Are smaller cruise ships safer than big ones in terms of Covid-19? An infectious disease specialist weighs in

Q: I’ve heard that a few river cruises have started sailing again in Europe. Does that mean that, in the Covid era, small river cruises are less risky than big cruise ships?

A: Serene river ships, with their violin quartets and bookish shore guides, tend to accommodate about 150 passengers, so chances are indeed lower that you’ll contract coronavirus on those kind of vessels than, say, a 5,000-passenger ocean liner, laden with spin classes and Martini bars. Simply put: You’ll be exposed to fewer people and can more easily keep your distance. That’s one reason the CDC’s ban on cruise ships sailing in U.S. waters—through...

 

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It shouldn’t take a pandemic to know that you use campsite toilets at your own risk.

I have absolutely no interest in cruise ships. TBH, I didn't have much interest before Covid, but now I have none. They cheat so they don't pay taxes to support infrastructure, for one thing. They pollute, for another. And now disease? No thanks. And they don't seem fun. At all.

With a buffoon like trump in charge does it really matter?

Not safe at all because you’re trapped in the middle of the ocean

EnergyTobu I'll bet older cruise ships with only outside cabins and no central air-conditioning safest.

Pro tip: avoid getting on a boat until we have a vaccine

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