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 Conditional Sailing Order’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 for CDC’s COVID-19 response within its Global Mitigation Task Force, wrote in a letter to the cruise industry, NBC Miami reports. “We remain committed to the resumption of passenger operations in the United States following the requirements in the Conditional Sailing Order by mid-summer, which aligns with the goals announced by many major cruise lines.”