The CDC sounded the alarm on cruises Thursday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide, raising its travel warning to the highest level and telling Americans to “avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status.”
The Cruise Lines International Association called the CDC’s decision "particularly perplexing" on Thursday, arguing that cruises provide "one of the highest levels of demonstrated mitigation against the virus.
"While we are disappointed and disagree with the decision to single out the cruise industry — an industry that continues to go above and beyond compared to other sectors — CLIA and our ocean-going cruise line members remain committed to working collaboratively with the CDC in the interest of public health and safety," theThe Royal Caribbean Group said Thursday that its case count has spiked in recent weeks, but only 0.162% of passengers, or 1,745 out of 1.
"We don’t like to see even one case, but our experience is a fraction of the comparable statistics of virtually any other comparable location or industry," Royal Caribbean Group CEOThe Celebrity Infinity Cruise ship, wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, returns to Port Miami from a cruise in the Caribbean as the world deals with the coronavirus outbreak on March 14, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
Florida, the heart of the cruise industry, recorded a record 58,013 new cases on Wednesday, breaking the previous record of 52,995 that was set Tuesday, according to CDC data.
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