Cayman Compass
Royal Caribbean s Freedom of the Seas on a visit to Cayman prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ship is among the first to be granted permission by the CDC to carry out test cruises to determine if cruising can be resumed safely. - Photo: File
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday approved Royal Caribbean to launch the first test cruise from the US since the agency issued a no-sail order on all cruise lines last year.
The CDC, earlier this month, issued a Framework for Conditional Sail Orders, laying the groundwork for authorising ‘simulated’, or test, cruises.
House Passes Bill That Would Save Alaska Cruise Season
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On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the bill that would allow cruise ships to sail Alaska itineraries this summer.
H.R. 1318, which was sponsored by Alaska House Rep. Don Young and Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, passed by a voice vote without opposition on Thursday. It has now passed both chambers and could be signed by President Joe Biden as soon as later today.
The bill, which can be found in full here, would allow Alaska-bound cruise ships to bypass restrictions that were preventing ships from sailing out of the U.S. ports, including ports in Washington State, through Canada to Alaska.
Published: 18 May 2021
PHILIPSBURG: - As part of the vaccination campaign, ‘The drive to 85%, SXM s race to normalcy’, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Omar Ottley in collaboration with Port St. Maarten, held a bumper sticker handover at Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise Facility.
The bumper stickers were handed over to the president of the Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association (DSTA) and other DSTA representatives, who were all dressed in uniform. Over 20+ taxi drivers who presented their vaccination cards, which provided proof of being vaccinated, received a bumper sticker for their vehicle which states This driver was vaccinated.
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The Norwegian Epic. Norwegian Cruise Line s parent company says the summer cruising season in the U.S. could be in jeopardy.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) warned today that a potential midsummer restart from U.S. ports could be in jeopardy. As valuable time goes by, given the lead time needed to stand up a ship and the need for an acceptable and definitive agreement with the CDC, a potential midsummer restart from U.S. ports could be in jeopardy, the company said in a statement.
Speaking during the line’s earnings call Thursday, NCLH CEO Frank Del Rio told analysts that a July restart from the U.S. was just not possible because it takes about 90 days to stand up a ship.