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The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 16.5 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 1.3 % LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Todays posts include: U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 54,520 U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 950 U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 69 doses per 100 people. The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases were little changed and deaths worsened How Molnupir...

Photo Credit: Solarisys / Shutterstock Port Canaveral which is the world’s second-busiest cruise port and an important homeport for the cruise industry has reacted to the The news comes as the cruise industry has been on hold for more than a year which has also impacted major cruise ports, including Port Canaveral. There have recently been several calls for the CDC to lift its Conditional Sailing Order (CSO), but now the agency is open to making things easier, as mentioned in a letter to the...

April 30, 2021 By Frank McCormack While much of the nation’s economy is back underway, albeit with restrictions due to COVID-19 still in place, one segment still stuck in port is the blue-water cruise industry. Earlier in April, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) updated its “Framework for Conditional Sailing Order” and released recommendations for travelers returning from cruise ships and river cruise voyages...

USA TODAY Cruising could restart in mid-summer in American waters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late Wednesday in a letter to the cruise industry that USA TODAY obtained.  "We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the CSO’s phased approach is to resume passenger operations in a way that mitigates the risk of COVID-19 transmission onboard cruise ships and across port communities," Aimee Treffiletti, head of the Maritime Unit...

Britons could be given fortnights notice of potential green list changes Emma Featherstone, Hugh Morris Holidaymakers could be given two weeks’ notice if a country is at risk of being removed from the quarantine-free travel “green list”, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said today.  Mr Shapps said the Government “would flag perhaps a couple of weeks in advance” if a country could change category under the “traffic light” system for the resumption of overseas trav...

American cruises could resume by mid-July.

CDC says U.S. cruises could resume this summer with 95% of passengers fully vaccinated: report Tampas cruise port (FOX / file) TAMPA, Fla. - Things could soon look a lot different at Port Tampa Bay after the Centers for Disease Control sent a letter to the cruise industry saying cruising could re-start in U.S. waters by mid-summer, according to a report. USA Today, the agency reportedly told cruise lines that it acknowledged cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal is to...

Cruising could resume as early as mid-July, CDC says 98% of crew, 95% of passengers will need to be fully vaccinated Published:  Tags:  Reports: CDC may allow cruises to resume in mid-summer Ready to set sail? CDC said that cruising could resume in mid-summer in the U.S., according to USA TODAY. Spokesperson Caitlin Shockey told the news outlet that cruises could begin passenger voyages from the U.S. as early as mid-July depending on cruise lines’ pace and their ability to follow the CDC�...

When Will Cruises Start Sailing Again? CDC Gives Tentative Summer Timeline After Long Pause 04/29/21 AT 8:12 AM Over a year after issuing a No Sail order in the U.S. for the cruise industry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering lifting the ban. In a letter to the cruise industry sent late Wednesday that was obtained by USA Today, the agency said sailing could restart in U.S. waters by mid-summer. The letter from Aimee Treffiletti, head of the CDC’s Maritime Unit with...

The St Kitts Nevis Observer Shares of cruise lines including Royal Carribean  were trading higher on Thursday after the Centers for Disease Control said Americans could relax and party on the high seas again as soon as this July – if they are fully vaccinated. Cruising from U.S. ports could restart in mid-summer in American waters, the CDC said late Wednesday in a letter to the cruise industry obtained by USA Today. “We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and tha...