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Yet ANOTHER cruise ship has been afflicted with a case of gastrointestinal illness.
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In a blow to the cruise industry, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced another outbreak on board an international cruise ship, this time aboard a Regent Seven Seas Cruises sailing that ended Wednesday, May 14th. The ship had departed from Tokyo on April 26th for a cruise through Japan and Alaska before arriving in Vancouver.
The past three years have been difficult on the cruise industry.
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In 2020, every major cruise line was forced to cancel sailings in response to the global pandemic. Cruising did not resume until 2021, although cruise ships had limited capacity at the time. Now, though, the industry seems to be bouncing back: more cruisers are expected in Port Canaveral this summer than in the past three years.
The whole cruise industry has experienced some ups and downs while navigating the pandemic and post-pandemic vacation atmosphere and changing protocols.
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Along with supply chain challenges and labor shortages, cruises have been under the additional pressure of navigating the complications of various international health and safety protocols, vaccination requirements, and capacity limits. But now, after a few years of sailing these turbulent waters, there are some silver linings!
It’s no secret that the cruise industry was impacted by the global pandemic.
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Among other cruise lines, Disney Cruise Line has recently resumed sailings with health and safety guidelines, and the cruise industry is moving forward. Port Canaveral in Florida is seeing business growing for the first time since the pandemic began, and here’s what that could mean for the cruise industry.
The cruise line industry has recently started to resume sailings following an extended halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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After completing a test sailing, Disney Cruise Line also announced that they will soon resume select departures from the U.S. as well. Disney announced additional health and safety measures as part of their plan to restart sailings.
We’ve been keeping a close eye on updates and news from the cruise line industry.
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Disney Cruise Line recently postponed their scheduled test cruises and extended final payment dates. However, other cruise lines have been able to move forward with sailings.
As the situation with the COVID-19 pandemics, we’ve seen various changes made and new guidelines released.
Cruising Could Return Soon!
One big industry that has yet to fully return since the start of the pandemic is the cruising industry. Recently, we shared that cruises may be able to begin sailing again from the U.S. this summer and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has issued some updated guidance.
The cruise industry has been immensely impacted by the global health crisis.
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Disney has noted that the Disney Cruise Line will likely be the last segment of the business to return, and other cruise companies are contending with similar lengthy closures. Now, despite Carnival Cruise Line announcing a resumption of operations prior to the end of 2020, more companies (Carnival included) are announcing delays.
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