First Cruise Ship Departs Miami for Required CDC Test Voyage

On 20JUN, Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas became the first cruise ship to sail with passengers from a U.S. port in over a year as it embarked on a "Simulated Voyage": a test cruise mandated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to verify COVID-19 protocols among passengers and crew. The ship departed with 600 volunteer passengers, many of whom are land-based employees from Royal Caribbean, and includes representatives from the CDC. The cruise line will test and simulate elements of a commercial cruise with new COVID-19 measures over three days.

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