By Nivedita Balu
April 5 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Monday it wrote to U.S. health authorities asking to restart trips from U.S. ports from July 4 with mandatory vaccinations, bringing new hope to the ravaged industry.
The company’s announcement follows the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest guidance last week to the cruise ship industry, including the need for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Shares of Carnival Corp, Norwegian Cruise and Royal Caribbean were up over 4% each. Last year, all three companies lost about a half of their value.
In the letter, Norwegian Cruise said it will begin trips at a reduced capacity of 60% starting July 4 and plans to gradually ramp up its fleet departing from U.S. ports and increase capacity by 20% every 30 days.
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