FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with
All Aboard: First Post-Pandemic Cruise Ship Readies to Sail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.
Celebrity Edge departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6 p.m. Saturday with the number of passengers limited to about 40 percent capacity, and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19. Celebrity Cruises, one of Royal Caribbean Cruise’s brands, says 99 percent of the passengers are vaccinated, well over the 95 percent requirement imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Cruise Industry, Nearly Sunk by Pandemic, Is Sailing Again
Voice of America
27 Jun 2021, 08:35 GMT+10
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA - The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill was preparing to set sail with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.
Celebrity Edge was to depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Saturday evening with the number of passengers limited to about 40% of capacity, and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19. Celebrity Cruises, one of Royal Caribbean Cruise s brands, said 99% of the passengers were vaccinated, well more than the 95% requirement imposed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.
The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.