Cruise line association calls on CDC to lift conditional sailing order in early summer
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), an association of 50-plus cruise lines including Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian, is publicly calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift its Framework for Conditional Sailing Order, which is scheduled to remain in effect until at least Nov. 1.
Under the CDC’s current order, cruise lines are given a "framework of actionable items" to complete, including the demonstration of coronavirus mitigation factors. In addition to meeting strict criteria for health, safety and testing, cruise operators are also required to stage mock voyages. The order, first issued in October following the CDC lifting a blanket "no-sail" order, is set to expire Nov. 1 of this year, the CDC says. It could also expire earlier, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services no longer declares the pandemic to be a public health emergency, or later, if the national public health institute modifies the order based on public health considerations.More Related News