Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line announce they have created a joint panel of former public health officials and top epidemiologists to advise the companies on how to safely return to operations.
." "They're well aware of it and they have reacted warmly to it, so I'm actually quite positive that we're doing exactly what we should do."The cruise companies are splitting the compensation costs for the "brain trust," as Fain called it, Royal Caribbean spokesman Jonathon Fishman told CNBC. The panel began meeting in June, the companies said Monday in a statement, and will present their recommendations by August.
It's still unclear exactly how cruising might change and if sailing will be able to resume in mid-September, which the companies are currently targeting. The panel "has only just started on the process," Fain said. Norwegian's Del Rio said, "early on, some conclusions were jumped to that perhaps are not valid today."
Despite the concerns around the role of cruises in the pandemic, Del Rio said bookings for 2021 are "remarkable given the circumstances."
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