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Cayman Compass Royal Caribbeans 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 Fram...

Carnival Cruise Line Eyes July Cruising Restart From FL, TX - Miami, FL - The cruise line hopes to resume travel in July with two ships operating from Galveston and one from Miami.

CDC Warms to the Idea of July Cruising April 29, 2021 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be warming to the idea of the cruise industry restarting in July from the United States, according to a report by USA Today. "We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the CSOs (Framework for Conditional Sailing Order) phased approach is to resume passenger operations in a way that mitigates the risk of COVID-19 transmi...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.3.21 Good Monday morning. . The Seminole Tribe of Florida is out with a new 60-second ad, aiming to rally support for a new gaming Compact with the state. The ad drops around two weeks before a Special Legislative Session will convene to finalize that agreement. The new minute long-spot, titled “ The Seminole Story,” highlights existing economic benefits from the current gaming structure and argues the new compa...

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...

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...

CDC Is ‘Committed’ to Resuming U.S. Cruises by Midsummer Alison Fox © Provided by Travel + Leisure DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images Cruises in the United States could return by mid-July, according to a letter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared with the cruise industry. The agency, "committed" to getting ships out by the summer, and will additionally waive the need for test sailings if 98% of crew and 95% of passengers are fully vaccinated. The simu...

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...

It has been more than a year since cruises stopped sailing in U.S. waters due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

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...