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The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 11.4 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 1.5 % LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Todays posts include: U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 45,085 U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 794 U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 74.1 doses per 100 people. The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases improved and deaths improved Moderna CEO expects m...

Cruise lines will have to mandate masks even by the pool and nix buffets for trial sailings without vaccine requirements, CDC says bchang@businessinsider.com (Brittany Chang) The CDC has unveiled the next two phases of its Conditional Sailing Order. The new phases detail how a cruises "simulated" trail sailings should look. New requirements include masking up when poolside, and the potential ceasing of buffet services. On May 5, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Two Pathways for Resuming Cruises: What You Need to Know All the new details the CDC has released for simulated cruises as part of the framework on the Conditional Sailing Order. The CDC did switch gears. After releasing phase 2A one month ago, the agency has now released 2B and 3 as part of the framework of the Conditional Sailing Order. With the backlash the CDC received on 2A and the subsequent letter released two weeks ago with alterations, we are now seeing the return of cruising take sha...

The return of passenger-filled cruise ships sailing in U.S. waters is in sight after the CDC published guidance for test sailings on Wednesday.

CDC: U.S. Cruises Could Restart This Summer By Ralph Ellis May 3, 2021 -- The CDC says cruise ships can resume operating in U.S. waters -- perhaps by mid-July -- if the cruise lines meet certain requirements, such as proving that 95% of a ship’s guests and 98% of the crew are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Those conditions were spelled out in a letter the CDC sent to cruise industry leaders clarifying parts of the CDC’s Framework for Conditional Sailing Order. "We acknowledge tha...

Gail Collins Perhaps you didn’t notice, but cruise ships haven’t been sailing out of American ports lately. Something about, um, a virus. Many of us heard the first squeaks of a future pandemic when waves of infection broke out on a few alleged pleasure boats, leaving their multitudinous guests stranded on board, hostage to the new plague. The industry has recently been on … hiatus. But now it’s clamoring to get back in action with as few new rules as possible. Florida, under the leader...

The cruise industry is clamoring to get back in action with as few new rules as possible. And Florida's governor is right with them.

Cruise Lines Could Set Sail From U.S. By Mid-July Apr.30.2021 It’s been a long year for people who enjoy taking cruises but have been unable to cruise due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, finally, some good news has appeared on the horizon: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is committed to allowing cruise ships to resume passenger operations in mid-summer. “We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the Framework for Conditio...

Port Canaveral welcomes news that sailings could return sooner than later Port Canaveral welcomes news that sailings could return sooner than later Throughout the pandemic, there has been scuttle but about the CDCs no sail order being lifted, here and there, but Capt. Murray explains why he is truly optimistic this time. PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Passengers could be setting sail out on cruise ships out of Port Canaveral as early as mid-July that’s according to a letter the U.S. Centers for Disea...

USA TODAY Parts of Texas and Oklahoma were battered by softball-sized chunks of hail Wednesday night causing "billion-dollar" damage. Also, the CDC has signaled to the cruise industry when cruises could expect to begin passenger voyages.  Its Julius with the news everyones talking about.  But first, wild animals hate morning commutes, too: A cow and alligator held up traffic Wednesday when they strolled onto a highway and bridge.  Bidens speech offers insight on administrations efforts on po...