Port Canaveral Begins to Vaccinate Crew Members and Port Workers
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Port Canaveral has become the first port in the U.S. to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to port workers and ship crew members. This comes after the CDC sent a letter to the cruise industry detailing new guidelines, which included the need for 98% of crew and 95% of passengers to be fully vaccinated.
Port Canaveral to Offer Vaccinations
The second busiest cruise port in the world will now be able to offer its workers and vessel crew members vaccinations due to the Florida Public Health Advisory approved by Florida Governor Ron Desantis and Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, MD issued on April 29.
The CDC Letter to Cruise Lines: What It Means
The CDC letter to the cruise lines has opened the path for resuming cruises in July. What does this mean, and what are those details?
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The letter sent out by the CDC yesterday came at the best possible time for the cruise industry. Time has been running out lately for the cruise lines to make a mid-July restart possible, while cruise lines will have been in the planning stages for ships to move to other areas in the world.
During an earnings call yesterday, Michael Bayley, the President for Royal Caribbean, said the changes brought on by the CDC make a mid-July start update not only possible but likely. It also means that cruise lines have two options to sail from July onwards. With a 95% vaccinated guest mandate, and without that mandate.