CDC Says Cruises Could Begin In July

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday told cruise lines that they could resume sailing with passengers as early as mid-summer.

In a letter to cruise lines that was first obtained by USA Today and later reported by Reuters, Aimee Treffiletti, head of the maritime unit for the CDC’s COVID-19 response, said that while “cruising will never be a zero-risk activity,” the goal of a phased reopening “is to resume passenger operations in a way that mitigates the risk of COVID-19 transmission onboard cruise ships and across port communities.”

The CDC confirmed in a statement shared with The Hill that cruises could resume passenger trips from the U.S. in mid-July, so long as they comply with the CDC’s Conditional Sailing Order, which has been in place since late October.

The CDC first issued a no-sail order in March 2020 during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}