Royal Caribbean to resume sailing from U.S. ports this summer

After being docked by the pandemic for more than a year, the U.S. cruise industry is gearing up to resume operations this summer. Royal Caribbean on Friday said six of its ships would start sailing from ports in Florida and Texas beginning next month.

The Miami-based cruise line credited the successful rollout of vaccines in readying for its comeback after getting shut down by COVID-19 last year.  "As of today, 90% of all vacationers booking with Royal Caribbean are either vaccinated or planning to get vaccinated in time for their cruise," Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean's president and CEO, said in a statement.