Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings CEO, Frank Del Rio, made news this week on a quarterly earnings call, stating that Norwegian, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Oceania Cruises will continue to require passengers to be vaccinated “indefinitely.”

“We’re going to announce very, very soon that we have indefinitely extended our 100% vaccination requirement,” he said. “I think that today that continues to be a competitive advantage to our three brands.”

“I think our three brands emerge from this COVID crisis in much better standing in the consumer’s eye because of our strong early stands on health and safety, vaccinations. It’s something we want to build on.”

Del Rio said he believes, that the tendency for NCLH guests, and cruise guests in general, to be more vaccinated than the public will continue.

“We’re not going to sacrifice the health and safety of anyone for the sake of adding a point or two or three or whatever the number is to load. So we will continue mandating a 100% vaccination as long as the science dictates that that’s what we ought to do,” he said.