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Royal Caribbean got the green light from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday to kick off test voyages in U.S. waters, a major step toward reviving the floundering industry.
Cayman Compass Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas on a visit to Cayman prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ship is among the first to be granted permission by the CDC to carry out test cruises to determine if cruising can be resumed safely. - Photo: File The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday approved Royal Caribbean to launch the first test cruise from the US since the agency issued a no-sail order on all cruise lines last year. The CDC, earlier this month, issued a Framework for Conditional Sail Orders, laying the groundwork for authorising ‘simulated’, or test, ...
USA TODAY Royal Caribbean International is the first cruise line to receive approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for one of its ships to do a test sailing in U.S. waters. "CDC has provisionally approved one cruise ship from Royal Caribbean to begin simulated voyages in June, following a request to conduct a simulated voyage and the submission of an accurate and complete port agreement," Caitlin Shockey, spokesperson for the CDC, told USA TODAY Tuesday. "After 15 months and so much work by so many during very challenging times," Michael Bayley, CEO of Royal Caribbean ...
| ASTA plans to file an amicus brief related to Florida and Alaska's lawsuit against the federal government and the CDC seeking to overturn its Conditional Sailing Order. Photo Credit: Semachkovsky/Shutterstock.com ASTA plans to file an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief on Wednesday related to Florida and Alaska's lawsuit against the federal government and the CDC seeking to overturn its Conditional Sailing Order. An amicus brief is filed by a party that is offering information or expertise to the court that has bearing on the case. ASTA's brief is in support of the states. Dur...