CDC signals cruise ships can resume sailing in U.S. waters this summer By Kate Gibson Cruises to resume in U.S. waters this summer
The cruise industry s call to be allowed to sail in U.S. waters again has been answered. The ships bearing thousands of vacationing passengers can resume operations so long as the overwhelming majority of those on board are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a letter issued to cruise companies on Wednesday and obtained by CBS News and other outlets, the agency stipulates that cruise ships can run in U.S. waters by mid-summer so long as 95% of customers and 98% of crew are vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Cruise companies expressed relief and optimism after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined a new path to the resumption of voyages.
According to the new guidance in a letter sent to companies Wednesday, ships can sail from U.S. ports with paying customers if 95% of guests and 98% of crew are vaccinated, bypassing a previous requirement for starting with trial voyages. In a response provided to Bloomberg News, the agency said it wants to resume U.S. sailings “as soon as possible to maintain the timeline of passenger voyages by mid-July.”
On Thursday, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. discussed the letter in its quarterly business update, saying the message had addressed some of the company’s “uncertainties and concerns.” Royal Caribbean said it now sees a pathway to sailing from the U.S. again, including for the Alaska cruise season, which runs until September. The letter from the CDC was previously reported by USA Today.
CDC Signals Cruise Ships Can Resume Sailing In US Waters This Summer
The cruise industry s call to be allowed to sail in U.S. waters again has been answered. The ships bearing thousands of vacationing passengers can resume operations so long as the overwhelming majority of those on board are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a letter issued to cruise companies on Wednesday and obtained by CBS News and other outlets, the agency stipulates that cruise ships can run in U.S. waters by mid-summer so long as 95% of customers and 98% of crew are vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Law360 (April 28, 2021, 6:38 PM EDT) Attorneys representing both Royal Caribbean and the family of an 18-month-old who died after falling through a cruise ship window were forced to rewrite a slew of court filings in a wrongful death suit after a Florida federal judge chastised them for submitting briefs riddled with unprofessional language.
Senior U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham on April 21 struck the filings and gave the lawyers a five-day window to omit the inappropriate language from the motions for partial summary judgment and sanctions, as well as from responses to those motions by the attorneys for the Wiegand family and Royal Caribbean Cruises.