
When can we go on a cruise again?
CNN
It's a year since cruising found itself at the heart of the Covid crisis, prompting a global shutdown and a scramble for ships to find safe harbor. The multi-billion dollar industry is eager to restart operations and is trying to make cruises Covid safe. Here's what you need to know about when passengers will be able to set sail once more.
(CNN) — It's been a year since the cruise industry was in the eye of the Covid storm as leisure ships proved themselves ideal places for the disease to spread. On March 13 last year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a no-sail order for ships plying American waters while major industry body Cruise Lines International Association voluntarily suspended all operations. The resulting scramble to get passengers and crew members home dragged on for several months. Ports closed their doors to virus-hit vessels, on-board Covid cases spiraled and when passengers were returned home, crew members still stuck at sea were hit by a mental health crisis.
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