According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of cruise ships under investigation for COVID-19 outbreaks has risen to 86 on Tuesday, 18 more from 68 a day earlier.
For a large part of the pandemic, U.S. cruise operations were suspended by the Centers for Disease Control’s No Sail Order. Issued in October of 2020, and still in effect today, the Framework for Conditional Sailing replaced the No Sail Order and dictates the cruise industry’s phased reopening, which is currently underway.