Conditional Sailing News Today

Effective January 15, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has allowed its COVID-era guidelines for cruise lines to expire.

The CDC is finally relenting on its COVID regulations for cruise ships.

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Despite two years of scary publicity, these days a cruise ship is actually one of the safest places on the planet.

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For a large part of the pandemic, U.S. cruise operations were suspended by the Centers for Disease Control’s No Sail Order. Issued in October of 2020, and still in effect today, the Framework for Conditional Sailing replaced the No Sail Order and dictates the cruise industry’s phased reopening, which is currently underway.

After a season of domestic cruises in the UK, the Disney Magic cruise ship has now resumed cruises from Miami, Florida.

New policies take effect on November 8

CDC to extend the Conditional Sailing Order into January 2022, a voluntary program coordinating with cruise lines will then take over.

When are cruises leaving from Port Tampa Bay? Royal Caribbean is launching its first cruise on Oct. 16 from Port Tampa Bay since the pandemic started.