CDC Eases Cruise Restrictions But Warns the Unvaccinated as Covid Cases Return
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If you're not vaccinated, don't sail — that's the CDC's latest recommendation on cruises anywhere in the world. For the cruise lines, it's becoming clear that the message is, if you want a fully vaccinated ship, don't sail out of Florida.
After over a year of imposing some of the toughest restrictions and requirements for a restart than any other segment of the travel industry, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has relaxed its Covid-19 Level 4 "Very High" warning for cruises to Covid-19 Level 3 or "High."
The CDC's eased warning comes just as cruises started sailing again in North America and are already facing the resurgence of Covid cases aboard among crew or passengers ahead of a U.S. relaunch in late June.
Taking the outbreaks into account, the CDC's new Level 3 recommendations clearly state that people who are not fully vaccinated avoid traveling on cruise ships, including river cruises anywhere in the world, adding that those who choose to cruise un
