Port Canaveral first U.S. port to distribute COVID-19 vaccine to ship crew members, workers
By Valerie Boey
Port Canaveral distributes COVID-19 vaccine to ship crew members and workers
Port Canaveral is the first port in the United States to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to workers and ship crew members, port officials said.
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Port Canaveral is the first port in the United States to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to workers and ship crew members, port officials said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there is a chance cruise lines could be back on the water by mid-July as long as 98 percent of crew members are vaccinated.
The CDC is in talks with cruise operators about the possibility of resuming operations with certain guidelines, including crew and passenger vaccinations. New guidelines would require 98% of the crew and 95% of passengers be vaccinated to set sail.
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Are cruise ships safe?
Before sailing, ships have to meet the CDC s COVID health and safety requirements, but that doesn t mean boarding a cruise ship is without risk. Cruising during a global pandemic is difficult, Caitlin Shockey, spokesperson for the CDC, told USA TODAY. While cruising will always pose some risk of COVID-19 transmission, CDC is committed to ensuring that cruise ship passenger operations are conducted in a way that protects crew members, passengers and port personnel, particularly with emerging COVID-19 variants of concern.
Bari Golin-Blaugrund, vice president of strategic communications for Cruise Lines International Association, the industry s leading trade organization, said that cruising is now a safer option than
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John Chernesky, Princess senior vice president of North America sales and trade marketing, will host the weeklong Connect with Princess virtual conference starting May 3.
Princess Cruises will launch its inaugural Connect with Princess virtual conference next week, with a weeklong schedule of sessions for travel advisors.
Hosted by John Chernesky, Princess senior vice president of North America sales and trade marketing, the event will feature 14 sessions from May 3 to 7 that will focus on themes including tips on how to upsell, focusing on new-to-cruise clients, selling groups and deep dives on Princess-specific technology. Admission is free.
Jan Swartz
Guests include Michelle Fee, CEO of Cruise Planners, and Brad Tolkin, CEO of World Travel Holdings, as well as a host of Princess executives and sales team members. President Jan Swartz will kick off Day 1 with a discussion on the critical role travel advisors will play in getting cruising and travel back on its feet.