Ep. 169 - Bonus - Omicron Onboard: A New Year's Eve Sailing Aboard the Disney Magic

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Hobbies, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This week we're catching up with Kristin from Tink's Magical Vacations to talk about her sailing aboard the Disney Magic last week out of Miami for New Year's Eve. Kristin shares what it was like to sail amidst the emerging Omicron variant and increased media scrutiny on cruise lines. Come hear how she felt about the Disney Cruise Line onboard protocols and the differences she noticed from her prior DCL sailings since the restart of cruising. You can connect with Kristin at Tink's Magical Vacations. If you're looking to plan your next fabulous Disney Cruise, Disney vacation or really any cruise or vacation, be sure to support our show and reach out to the fabulous folks over at Touring Plans Travel, our show sponsor. We use Touring Plans Travel for our own family vacations, and love their service and expertise. Touring Plans puts you, the customer, ahead of the product and will always recommend the best options for you and your family. Head over to http://touringplans.com/travel to get a free quote today!! The DCLDuo Podcast is a weekly Disney Cruise Line and Disney travel focused podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google,TuneIn, Amazon Music, and most other major podcast providers. You can also like and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @DCLDuo. You can also join our Facebook Group, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for even more great content. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, you can email us at dclduo@gmail.com. You can also connect with us and read our blog at our website. Or you can become a supporter of the show over at Patreon. The views in this podcast are our own, and are not those of the Walt Disney family of companies, Disney Cruise Line or the Walt Disney theme parks or resorts. If you have questions about a Disney vacation or any of the Disney offerings discussed in this podcast please contact Disney directly or discuss with your Disney travel agent. Thanks for listening!! We're also listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts at: Top 100 Disney Podcasts

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0:00.0	Right. It's a choice, again, it's a choice that you have to make of what you and your family are most comfortable doing. You know, whatever everybody's comfort level is, that's what I always say. You know, if it makes you uncomfortable, then, you know, no one's bonus edition of the DCL Duo podcast.
0:29.6	And I am excited to welcome back.
0:31.4	I guess that we've had on several times now.
0:33.5	Kristen from Tink's magical vacations.
0:36.5	Welcome, Kristen.
0:38.8	Yeah, thanks for having me back.
0:45.4	Yeah, we're excited. So to set this bonus show up, we have heard a lot over the past week about Omicron, the new variant of COVID-19 and have heard a lot about CDC recommendations related
0:52.0	to cruising and a lot about what the cruise industry
0:54.5	is doing in response. And I don't want to turn this into a political melodrama. I just thought
1:00.4	it would be interesting to actually get the viewpoint of someone who was on a cruise this past week.
1:05.9	And so, yeah, Kristen, you were on the magic out of Miami for a New Year's Eve cruise, I believe. Is that right?
1:13.6	Yes, we left, departed Miami on the 29th of December and came back January 3rd.
1:19.7	So five-night cruise? Is that or four-night?
1:22.1	Five-night, yep, our stops were our first stop was cast away. Then we had a sea day, then Cosem out, and the rest of
1:28.4	the days were at sea. Well, let's just talk, let's focus in on anything that you saw on board,
1:33.5	maybe, let's start from a protocol standpoint. Was, was, did you notice any increased vigilance
1:39.6	on board because of, of Omicron? We've heard stories about, you know, Disney had relaxed mask guidance for
1:45.1	photos in the atrium at one point and then it sounded like it maybe came back. But did it was,
1:49.6	did you notice that or any other sort of protocols they were implementing? So the first day that
1:53.3	we were on board, you could take your mask off in the atrium for a photo. And then it was,
1:59.0	wasn't like officially announced or anything, but when you went to go for
2:02.8	photos, they did tell you you needed to keep your mask on. All the cast members were when we boarded
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