![]() As the Delta variant has emerged, he’s seen health and safety protocols become even more stringent in terms of requirements for pre-cruise testing, vaccinations, and the use of masks. “I was excited to be back at sea and the cruise experience was great,” he says. Like many cruise aficionados, Barnette is still comfortable cruising, having taken three cruises since June 2021. Then again, there is no industry that really tracks that,” she says. For instance, if the prevalence is less than 1%, that is less troubling than 10%,” he says.Īnother limitation of the system: “Currently, it can be hard or downright impossible to trace a COVID case back to its original source, no matter where you contacted it – be it in a hotel, an airplane, a restaurant, a private party at someone’s home or a cruise ship,” says Chris Gray Faust, managing editor of Cruise Critic. “When you hear there are X number of cases and you don’t have a point of reference, you don’t know how concerned you should be. However, Barnette says he would like to see a better breakdown of the number of COVID cases relative to the numbers of passengers/crew on the ships. When it comes to cruising, the more you know, the more comfortable you feel.” Second, it gives travelers the ability to look at their specific ship and see what is going on. “First, it shows all cruise lines are experiencing and managing COVID cases. ![]() “The list is helpful because it shows a number of things,” says Tony Barnette, creator of La Lido Loca, a daily YouTube channel dedicated to cruise news and commentary. ![]() Of the 67 ships currently listed and rated as sailing with passengers and crew, crew-only or on simulated voyages, 40 are green with no reports of COVID- onboard 13 ships are rated orange 14 are yellow none are red or gray. waters during the period of the CSO or the ship hasn’t yet completed the requirements for operating under a CSO.) The safety ratings (If a cruise line or cruise ship isn’t listed, it means that the ship isn’t planning to operate in U.S. The cruise lines that are ratedĪs of the latest update (August 13, 2021), ships operated by the following cruise lines are included in the table: American Queen Steamboat Company, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Company, Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc., Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, and Silversea Cruises LTD. Gray: The ship operator’s health and safety protocol hasn’t been reviewed or confirmed by the CDC this only applies to ships arriving in, located within, or departing from a port in Florida that chose not to follow the CDC Conditional Sail Order (CSO) voluntarily. such as immediate return to port or delay of the next voyage Based on CDC investigation, the ship is subject to additional public health precautions. Red: The ship is at or above the threshold for passenger and crew COVID-19 cases. Yellow: The ship meets the threshold for investigation (for crew or passenger COVID-19 cases), or a state or local health department has notified the CDC of passenger cases occurring within five days of disembarkation Restricted voyages, simulated voyages and ships with crew-only Orange: Reported cases are below the CDC threshold for investigation, which varies for
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