When Royal Caribbean starts sailing again, the cruise line expects new policy changes to evolve and change over time.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd Chairman and CEO Richard Fain was interviewed by Travel Weekly, and indicated new policies added when sailings return might not be a permanent change.
"There will be a lot that will be a lot different, but it’ll be one thing the day we start up and something else a month later, and something else a month after that."
Mr. Fain's comments today echoed what he recently told CNBC that the start up will resemble what we see in society with an evolving approach to policies, "And my guess is that when we start, we will limit the number of people who can go on to a ship, just as my neighborhood restaurants are beginning to open up."
"And by the way, we'll learn from the experience in our society. We'll learn from the restaurants. We'll learn from the barber shops. we'll learn from the experience in our society. We'll learn from the restaurants. We'll learn from the barber shops. I know I need one and I We'll learn and we will adjust much as they are doing. So we'll start at one point and then gradually, as knowledge of the disease, as the testing, as the contact tracing, as vaccines come on board, that will gradually adjust.
Royal Caribbean has not announced any new policies or changes guests can expect in order to keep everyone onboard safe.
There has been plenty of speculation in and around the industry, with parallels being drawn to other businesses and industries that are beginning to start up.
Royal Caribbean's current date to resume sailings is August 1, 2020, with the exception of China, which is set to resume sailings on July 1, 2020.
