In May 2020, Congressopened an investigationinto how Carnival responded to COVID-19. At the time, more than 100 U.S. citizens who worked on cruises were stranded on ships because the CDC wanted cruise lines to
But these European forays aren’t enough to offset the total shutdown of cruising in the United States, which (as part of North America)accountsfor about half of the industry’s customers. U.S. cruises aren’t expected to resume before at least November; the U.S. Centers for Disease Con...
I put the probability of this very low. That will be the case until there is a Covid-19 vaccine available for cruise ships. They may want it to administer on board or require that all people have prior to boarding.
The cruise lines have dropped mask requirements but still require proof of vaccination. That could change.
"The no vaccine question is is a huge question that none of us know the answer to," Bayley said. "I'm skeptical that's going to change in the real short term. Many and most of the destinations that we visit require a high degree of vaccination, and they expect our crew to...