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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 07:11 PM Oct 2020

Cruises can begin phased return starting Nov. 1 under new protocols, CDC says

Source: Washington Post

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday announced that it will lift its no-sail order on cruises, which banned large cruise ships from operating in U.S. waters since March. Effective Nov. 1., the ban will be replaced with a “conditional sailing order,” a phased return to cruising that includes new health protocols, such as mandatory testing and capacity restrictions. But that does not include passengers just yet.

The CDC says the initial phases are for crew only, which is “to ensure adequate safety and health protocols through a series of mock voyages with volunteers who will play the role of passengers,” said Martin Cetron, the CDC director for the division of global migration and quarantine. The CDC does not have a timeline for a return for passengers, Cetron said.

“Considering the continued spread of covid-19 worldwide and increased risk of covid-19 on cruise ships, a careful approach is needed to safely resume cruise ship passenger operations,” the CDC order says. “After expiration of CDC’s No Sail Order (NSO) on October 31, 2020, CDC will take a phased approach to resuming cruise ship passenger operations in U.S. waters.”

The change comes after coronavirus cases in the United States hit a new daily high on Thursday, with 89,000 new infections reported.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/cruises-can-begin-phased-return-starting-nov-1-under-new-protocols-cdc-says/ar-BB1ay7tB?li=BBnb7Kz



Stupid and premature in my opinion.
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Cruises can begin phased return starting Nov. 1 under new protocols, CDC says (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 OP
Great Idea! drray23 Oct 2020 #1
Oh, I think there are some idiots from the former Vogon_Glory Oct 2020 #26
I had forgotten all about Discussionist Politicub Oct 2020 #29
It does? Wonderful! Vogon_Glory Oct 2020 #31
Have fun, I won't be partaking Happyhippychick Oct 2020 #2
Hard pass soothsayer Oct 2020 #3
Not the onion. Voltaire2 Oct 2020 #4
fatal, final voyage? stillcool Oct 2020 #5
That'd be quite a "volunteer" gig: Sharing a floating Petri dish under "new health protocols". . . Journeyman Oct 2020 #6
CDC dwarfed into the chamber of commerce. nt yaesu Oct 2020 #7
Ofcourse they can because bluestarone Oct 2020 #8
What could possibly go wrong? My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #9
Who at the CDC signed this paperwork? littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #10
Being trapped with COVID Bed Bugs will be a claustrophobic vacation bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #11
They can't even control norovirus on those ships BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #12
Dear Jesus Olafjoy Oct 2020 #13
insane. BruinDadd Oct 2020 #14
My cruise loving HS friend gave her November benld74 Oct 2020 #15
The CDC is not to be trusted. nt. BlueIdaho Oct 2020 #16
Not Going to Happen Stallion Oct 2020 #17
Bon Voyage IronLionZion Oct 2020 #18
Will they have a breakfast buffet and a Smrgsbord for dinner? Botany Oct 2020 #19
Maybe they'll be MAGA cruises! uberblonde Oct 2020 #20
Ummmm. No. jeffreyi Oct 2020 #21
I mean, you'd have to be an idiot....but I guess people make their choices greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #22
Gee, who can't see what's coming? BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #23
Let's start with a few MAGA only cruises BlueNProud Oct 2020 #24
I wouldn't cruise from a mainland US port this year Vogon_Glory Oct 2020 #25
Phase one should be cruise ship staff only. milestogo Oct 2020 #27
Read the article... AmyStrange Oct 2020 #28
Get paranoid much? AmyStrange Oct 2020 #30
Not paranoid, realistic Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #32
So, you think a large apartment building is BETTER than a cruise ship? AmyStrange Nov 2020 #33
Actually yes Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 #34

drray23

(7,587 posts)
1. Great Idea!
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 07:13 PM
Oct 2020

We are rounding the corner towards 100,000 cases a day and they think its a good idea to put people on a cruise ship ?
Not sure who would be crazy enough to book them.

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
26. Oh, I think there are some idiots from the former
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 06:27 AM
Oct 2020

Discussionist board willing to board.

Considering how they turned that board into a political cesspool, at this point, all I can say is “Bon voyage!”.

Politicub

(12,163 posts)
29. I had forgotten all about Discussionist
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:27 AM
Oct 2020

What a cluster that was.

Happy to see now the URL now leads to a BLM site!

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
31. It does? Wonderful!
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:32 AM
Oct 2020

The little cherubs who used to post all that right-wing offal must be, um, “capering with glee.”

Heh! Heh! Heh!

Journeyman

(15,001 posts)
6. That'd be quite a "volunteer" gig: Sharing a floating Petri dish under "new health protocols". . .
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 07:22 PM
Oct 2020

What could possibly go right.

littlemissmartypants

(22,417 posts)
10. Who at the CDC signed this paperwork?
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 07:50 PM
Oct 2020

They need to be the first aboard and not allowed to disembark until they return to their senses.

bucolic_frolic

(42,653 posts)
11. Being trapped with COVID Bed Bugs will be a claustrophobic vacation
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 08:30 PM
Oct 2020

WHO in their sane mind will sign onto these cruises?

Not to mention food poisoning.

BumRushDaShow

(127,265 posts)
12. They can't even control norovirus on those ships
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 09:07 PM
Oct 2020

so good luck with this.

I just saw an article this past week where some ships were already being dismantled for scrap (e.g., some from Carnival Cruises) in Turkey.

benld74

(9,888 posts)
15. My cruise loving HS friend gave her November
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 10:21 PM
Oct 2020

Cruise up in September. But she did keep pushing the date forward.

Botany

(70,281 posts)
19. Will they have a breakfast buffet and a Smrgsbord for dinner?
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 11:12 PM
Oct 2020

The CDC used to be the gold standard in the world for public health and under Trump
it has become complete shit.

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
25. I wouldn't cruise from a mainland US port this year
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 06:23 AM
Oct 2020

Even if the CDC SAYS that it’s safe enough to cruise this year, I don’t trust red-state governors De Santis (FL), Abbott (TX) , or McMaster (SC) to have the numbers down in their ports of embarcation.

 

AmyStrange

(7,989 posts)
30. Get paranoid much?
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:29 AM
Oct 2020

-

Personally, I think it'll be fine, because how could this be any worse than living in a city?

Besides, if you get Covid, you'll have someone to sue.
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
32. Not paranoid, realistic
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 12:41 PM
Oct 2020

You really think the limited quarters of a cruise ship are the equivilant of a city?

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
34. Actually yes
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 03:18 PM
Nov 2020

Most aparment buildings I see have larger quarters than a cruise ship.

But your original phrase was cities. No matter how dense the city one generally has more space available than a cruise ship.

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