We are not very experienced cruisers, so we can only compare/contrast our experiences with Carnival and Norwegian

Most important: there was a heavy emphasis on hygiene: handwash stations at the entrance to the buffet; a crew member at the start of buffet urges everyone to use sanitizer; public restrooms had a reminder to wash hands and also provided towels to open restroom door and drop into the trash.

At ports, staff did not try to steer us toward specific merchants; excursions did not stop at the ship’s chosen store. Read more