The world’s two largest cruise traces, Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line, each posted statements concerning the CDC’s determination to cease the COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships.
Now that the CDC’s voluntary COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships has been canceled, what does that imply for cruises leaving from the U.S.? Whereas it’s probably that a few of the journey restrictions shall be loosened for cruises, cruise traces have but to make any adjustments.
Cruise traces are ready for the CDC to publish steering earlier than they make any adjustments. Each Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line posted statements on their web sites concerning this. The statements could be learn under.
Carnival Cruise Line: “Carnival welcomes the CDC’s determination to switch its present public well being protocols with a brand new set of pointers for well being operations on cruise ships. We are going to evaluation these as soon as they’re obtainable, however there are not any speedy adjustments to Carnival’s COVID-19 protocols. Whereas planning an upcoming cruise, company ought to proceed to observe this web page, in addition to any pre-cruise communications from Carnival.”
Royal Caribbean: “On July 18, the U.S. CDC introduced that the COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships is now not in impact. Going ahead, the CDC will proceed to publish steering for the cruise trade. We’re ready for these revised suggestions, which we anticipate within the coming days. Upon evaluation, we’ll modify our present protocols and supply steering to our company. For now, our present protocols stay in impact for cruises departing U.S. homeports.”
Cruise Fever could have the entire updates that cruise traces make as soon as these selections have been introduced.
