CRUISE NEWS - CDC MAKES IT HARDER FOR CRUISE SHIPS AGAIN
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The creator discusses recent changes in cruise industry operations and new guidance from the CDC. Princess Cruise Line has canceled several sailings for the Sapphire Princess in Asia and Australia due to uncertainty regarding restrictions and restart dates. The ship is being reassigned to the Mexican Riviera starting in June. Regarding the CDC, the creator explains that new voluntary guidance has been released, giving cruise lines until February 18 to opt in. This new system introduces a three tier structure based on vaccination levels, including a new category for those with updated boosters. The creator notes that cruise lines face significant logistical challenges in verifying specific vaccine types and timelines for every passenger. The video highlights concerns from the cruise lines association regarding the perceived restrictiveness of these rules compared to other travel sectors like airlines. The creator concludes by questioning the necessity of these additional tiers given that cruise ships have successfully managed health situations in the past and maintain higher vaccination rates than the general population on land.
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the cdc wants to include that out there and again they have until february 18th to opt into that system
cruise ships have been proven to be safer than any place on land far far fewer people end up in hospital if you've caught covet on a cruise ship then on land
it just seems overly overly restrictive for a system where they're telling everybody out there that we have to start to live with it
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