CRUISE NEWS - CDC INVESTIGATING CARNIVAL, ROYAL, DISNEY, NCL and OTHER CRUISE LINES
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The creator discusses the current status of COVID-19 cases on cruise ships operating in United States waters. He explains that the CDC utilizes a color-coded tracking system to monitor these situations. Green indicates no issues, orange signifies cases are present but do not require investigation, yellow means the CDC is investigating, and red indicates a serious problem. Currently, thirty-eight ships are dealing with cases, though none are in the red category. The creator notes that cruise lines are not required to make public declarations regarding specific case numbers, which can lead to public surprise when specific ships like the Norwegian Breakaway make headlines. He provides a list of several vessels currently under yellow status, including ships from Carnival, Holland America, Disney, MSC, Norwegian, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, and Viking. The video concludes by advising travelers to use the CDC tracking tools to stay informed rather than reacting to single news headlines. The creator suggests that because cases are present across many different cruise lines, it is difficult to determine if one company's protocols are more effective than another without access to specific data.
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the cruise lines do not have to make a public declaration of how many cases are on board and the cdc doesn't release that information either
the takeaway is there there really is no magic bullet when it comes to cove but what i believe that you see cruise lines doing is trying to strike that balance
if you're out there acting shocked when you hear the one headline that every news outlet runs with then you really don't have all of the information
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