CDC Says Other Gov’t Agencies Must Agree to Lift Conditional Sailing Order

It now seems it’s not entirely up to the CDC on resuming cruise operations, as can be understood during a recent Senate Committee hearing. In response to U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski’s question asking for a timeline as to when it would lift the Conditional No Sail Order, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky said it is an inter-agency decision and that she could not provide a timeline as “I don’t believe it solely in our jurisdiction to address, it’s not necessarily the CDC. I believe the department of transportation and there are numerous others making these decisions.”

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