CLIA Doubtful of CDC’s Assertion Of A 'Midsummer' Cruise Restart

Under increasing pressure from cruise lines, the travel industry and regional homeports, the CDC this week said its guidance allowing vaccinated travel and a phased approach aligns with a potential midsummer restart of cruising. The cruise industry, however, said that’s impossible, given current guidelines contained in the CDC’s current Conditional Sail Order. CLIA CEO Kelly Craighead said that since the industry has not received the technical guidance necessary to complete the CSO’s second phase, a midsummer restart is unlikely unless the CSO is modified.

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