NCL is Trying to Push the CDC

[Ladys Mom]

NCL sent a letter to the CDC asking for a response to their request.  Here is a news alert about their letter:

Norwegian Cruise Line Requests CDC Response to Plan for Resumption of Cruises from US Ports

BY MT Newswires
— 4:40 PM ET 04/15/2021

04:40 PM EDT, 04/15/2021 (MT Newswires) -- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ( NCLH 

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) said it has sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, asking for a response to its previously submitted plan for the resumption of cruise operations from US ports in July.

The cruise line operator said its plan, called the SailSAFE Health and Safety Program, was developed with healthcare experts. Norwegian said its plan also calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for guests and crew and universal testing.

Norwegian is requesting that it be allowed to resume service from US ports on July 4. The company said it submitted its plan to the CDC ten days ago.

[A Tucson Guy]

1 hour ago, Ladys Mom said:

NCL sent a letter to the CDC asking for a response to their request.  Here is a news alert about their letter:

Norwegian Cruise Line Requests CDC Response to Plan for Resumption of Cruises from US Ports

BY MT Newswires
— 4:40 PM ET 04/15/2021

04:40 PM EDT, 04/15/2021 (MT Newswires) -- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ( NCLH 

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) said it has sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, asking for a response to its previously submitted plan for the resumption of cruise operations from US ports in July.

The cruise line operator said its plan, called the SailSAFE Health and Safety Program, was developed with healthcare experts. Norwegian said its plan also calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for guests and crew and universal testing.

Norwegian is requesting that it be allowed to resume service from US ports on July 4. The company said it submitted its plan to the CDC ten days ago.

I am sure the CDC are quaking in their boots!!

[mrstanley]

If the cruise lines pull out of using US ports they will create new itineraries using ports like Cozumel and some Caribbean ports to sail from. It won’t be difficult... Crystal and Silver seas have already done this. 

[mrlevin]

35 minutes ago, mrstanley said:

If the cruise lines pull out of using US ports they will create new itineraries using ports like Cozumel and some Caribbean ports to sail from. It won’t be difficult... Crystal and Silver seas have already done this. 

Yes, but a majority (or a large plurality) drive to the port.  

[pingpong1]

16 hours ago, A Tucson Guy said:

I am sure the CDC are quaking in their boots!!

Bureaucrats don't usually "quake" about anything.  They've got guaranteed income for life!  Regards.

[mrstanley]

MrLevin: We live 350 from Miami. We fly down to board a ship. We would be ok with flying to Atlanta and then taking a flight to a Caribbean port in order to do a Caribbean cruise or flying into a Mexican port to take a cruise. Not a big deal.

[seaknots]