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Republican U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Rick Scott of Florida attempted to advance their Careful Resumption Under Improved Safety Enhancements (CRUISE) Act on the Senate Floor on Wednesday, but Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington objected, preventing the bill from passing. The CRUISE Act also was introduced by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. It would revoke the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s current Conditional Sailing Order on cruises and require the CDC to provide COVID-19 mitigation guidance for cruise lines to safely resume operations. Similar legislation was ...

Weekly Cruise News: April 17, 2021 A cruise news update as the cruise industry vs. the CDC continues and sailings set to return across Europe. Apr 17, 2021 Frustrating pretty much sums up a busy week of cruise news as the cruise industry in the U.S. remains on hold and pressure mounts on the CDC. Cruise News Update Welcome everyone to some of the biggest cruise stories from the week. Even though it does seem it’s all about the cruise industry vs. the CDC, there have also been some other major stories. So we’ve got all the latest on cruises trying to kickstart operations in the U.S., incl...

CEOs in Monday's virtual meeting made the case to U.S. health officials that by requiring vaccinations and negative Covid tests for everybody on board, passengers could sail safely, the sources said. One attendee, who didn't want to be identified, described the meeting as "encouraging." A spokesperson for the Cruise Lines International Association trade group told CNBC: "For the first time, industry leaders were able to highlight the unique ability of the cruise community to implement and closely manage health protocols that include rigorous screening, testing, prevention, detection, surveill...

CEOs in Monday's virtual meeting made the case to U.S. health officials that by requiring vaccinations and negative COVID tests for everybody on board, passengers could sail safely, the sources said. One attendee, who didn't want to be identified, described the meeting as "encouraging." A spokesperson for the Cruise Lines International Association trade group told CNBC: "For the first time, industry leaders were able to highlight the unique ability of the cruise community to implement and closely manage health protocols that include rigorous screening, testing, prevention, detection, surveill...

Cruise Meeting With White House: A Positive Step Forward? The cruise industry met with the White House response team on Monday. What came from the virtual meeting and is it a positive step forward for resuming U.S. cruises? Photo Credit: Peter Titmuss / Shutterstock.com A virtual meeting took place this week between Frank Del Rio, CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line; Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation; and Richard D. Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean, and the White House COVID response team. The meeting follows weeks of intensive pressure on the CDC and the White House to release cruise lines fro...