CRUISE NEWS - FORMER FDA HEAD TALKS ENDING CRUISE VACCINE REQUIREMENT TIMELINE and MORE

Editorial Summary

The video provides several updates regarding the cruise industry, beginning with Celebrity Cruise Line's decision to cancel its Asian cruising season from September 2022 to April 2023. Due to regional uncertainty, the company is redeploying the Celebrity Solstice to the Mexican Riviera and the Celebrity Millennium to the Caribbean. The creator also discusses a nine million pound project in Southampton, UK, which has successfully implemented shore power at the Horizon and Mayflower cruise terminals. This technology allows ships like the Cunard Queen Mary 2 and the Celebrity Beyond to plug into the power grid, reducing emissions by allowing them to turn off their engines while docked. Finally, the report covers insights from former FDA head Dr. Scott Gottlieb regarding the timeline for ending cruise vaccine mandates. Dr. Gottlieb suggests that the CDC will likely monitor the epidemiology of the disease through the fall and winter to determine if the pandemic has reached an endemic phase. He indicates that a policy shift or the removal of requirements might not occur until the springtime. The creator concludes that cruise lines are likely to follow the CDC's lead to avoid the controversy of making independent decisions regarding vaccine requirements.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.