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Cayman Compass Royal Caribbean s Freedom of the Seas on a visit to Cayman prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ship is among the first to be granted permission by the CDC to carry out test cruises to determine if cruising can be resumed safely. - Photo: File The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday approved Royal Caribbean to launch the first test cruise from the US since the agency issued a no-sail order on all cruise lines last year. The CDC, earlier this month, issued a Framework for Conditional Sail Orders, laying the groundwork for authorising ‘simulated’, or test, cruises. ....
Carnival Cruise Line Eyes July Cruising Restart From FL, TX - Miami, FL - The cruise line hopes to resume travel in July with two ships operating from Galveston and one from Miami. ....
CDC Warms to the Idea of July Cruising April 29, 2021 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be warming to the idea of the cruise industry restarting in July from the United States, according to a report by USA Today. We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the CSO s (Framework for Conditional Sailing Order) phased approach is to resume passenger operations in a way that mitigates the risk of COVID-19 transmission onboard cruise ships and across port communities, said Aimee Treffiletti, head of the Maritime Unit for CDC’s COVID-19 response within its Global Mitigation Task Force for COVID-19, a letter obtained by USA Today. ....
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 5.3.21 Good Monday morning. . The Seminole Tribe of Florida is out with a new 60-second ad, aiming to rally support for a new gaming Compact with the state. The ad drops around two weeks before a Special Legislative Session will convene to finalize that agreement. The new minute long-spot, titled “ The Seminole Story,” highlights existing economic benefits from the current gaming structure and argues the new compact will expand those benefits. “Amid a storm of challenge and loss, this Florida story gave rise to hope and our spirit to persevere,” the ad’s narrator begins. ....
Cruise Lines Could Set Sail From U.S. By Mid-July Apr.30.2021 It’s been a long year for people who enjoy taking cruises but have been unable to cruise due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, finally, some good news has appeared on the horizon: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is committed to allowing cruise ships to resume passenger operations in mid-summer. “We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order’s phased approach is to resume passenger operations in a way that mitigates the risk of COVID-19 transmission onboard cruise ships and across port communities,” Aimee Treffiletti, head of the Maritime Unit for CDC’s COVID-19 response within its Global Mitigation Task Force, wrote in a letter to the cruise industry, NBC Miami reports. “We remain committed to the resumption of passenger operations in the United States following the requirements in the Cond ....