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Carnival Gets CDC Approval to Restart Out of Three U.S. Ports
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Carnival Cruise Line took another big leap forward toward its restart of operations on Friday, when it announced that it had received approval to restart out of three U.S. cruise ports.
Carnival scored the okay from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its Phase 2A Port Agreements with PortMIami, Port of Galveston, and Port Canaveral, the first three homeports that Carnival expects to employ for its return.
The agreements are key for Carnival’s full approval to restart as the CDC is requiring cruise lines to have agreements in place to support additional health protocols. Carnival had to secure the agreements prior to announcing test cruises or full operations.
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Carnival Corp. s agreement with the Port of Canaveral was approved on Friday by the CDC, as were agreements with PortMiami and the Port of Galveston.
Cruise lines are making agreements with ports around the country to comply with the CDC s requirement that procedures are in place to prevent Covid-19 transmission on ships and in ports and that there is a public health plan in the event that cases are discovered.
Carnival Corp. said Friday that it had received CDC approval for port agreements it made with the first three homeports it plans to launch operations from: PortMiami, the Port of Galveston and Port Canaveral.