The CDC's COVID-19 guidance will be optional for many cruise ships starting Saturday.
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Pearl returns to the Port of Miami in Florida, on Jan. 5 after several crew members tested positive for COVID. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 guidance will be optional for many cruise ships starting Saturday.The CDC's framework for cruise lines was extended to Jan. 15 in October after cases spiked. Its expiration comes two weeks after thethreshold for a CDC investigationAfter Saturday, the CDC will transition to a voluntary risk mitigation program for cruise lines operating in U.S. waters.
"This transition will continue strong measures to detect, mitigate, and control the spread of COVID, and it will align with other travel orders including the global contract tracing and global testing orders," the CDCThe CDC has notified industry members about the program and expects cruise lines to decide whether to participate or not in the coming week,The transition "recognizes the cruise industry’s unwavering commitment to providing some of the highest levels of COVID-19...
The industry "will continue to be guided by the science and the principle of putting people first," CLIA added.
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