Major cruise lines, including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and MSC, will suspend cruises to and from U.S. ports of call for 30 days
Major cruise lines including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and MSC will suspend sailing operations to and from U.S. ports for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cruise Lines International Association announced Friday.“CLIA cruise line members are voluntarily and temporarily suspending operations from the U.S. as we work to address this public health crisis,” said Kelly Craighead, CLIA president and CEO in a statement. “This is an unprecedented situation.
The suspension will take effect at midnight Friday. CLIA said it will focused on the"safe and smooth return" of those currently at sea on ships."It is a great and important industry – it will be kept that way!" Trump wrote. Speaking from the White House Rose Garden Friday after declaring a national emergency due to the highly contagious virus, Trump had praise for the"great" cruise industry.to cruise ships carrying more than 500 passengers from April 2 to July 1.
That means upward of 100,000 people – 70% of them passengers – could look to come ashore at a range of U.S. ports.Princess Cruises, a division of Carnival, said Thursday it won't sail for 60 days. Two of its ships, the Diamond Princess and Grand Princess, have experienced outbreaks of the coronavirus in recent weeks.
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