CRUISE INDUSTRY VOLUNTARILY EXTENDS NO-SAIL BEYOND CDC’S RESTART TIMELINE
December 21, 2020
The U.S. cruise industry has decided to voluntarily extend the timeline for restarting operations beyond the date set by the CDC. After push back from the Trump administration, the CDC set the date for resuming cruise operations as of October 31, 2020 instead of their initially recommended date of February 15, 2021. After the CDC announcement, the Cruise Lines International Association, a cruise industry trade group, stated that the October 31, 2020 restart date was too soon, and would not give cruise lines enough time to prepare for the planned changes to testing, sanitation and health care protocols. For this reason, according to the group’s November 3, 2020 statement, available here, the industry has decided not to resume operations until December 31, 2020. However, it is still unclear whether the incoming Biden administration will resume a ban on cruise operations in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Andy Orr (aorr@eckertsemans.com or 202-659-6625).
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