Cruise News Today — August 1, 2022: Royal Relaxes Unvaccinated Restrictions, Boat hits NCL Ship, CCL
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Doug Parker reports on several significant developments within the cruise industry for August 1, 2022. Royal Caribbean is implementing new policies regarding unvaccinated passengers. Starting August 8, guests aged 12 and older who possess a certificate of recovery from a COVID-19 infection within the previous 90 days will be permitted to sail. The company also plans to reduce pre-cruise testing requirements for sailings lasting five nights or shorter. In maritime news, the Norwegian Pearl made contact with a fishing vessel named Gabby G approximately 41 miles east of Nantucket. While the Norwegian Pearl sustained no damage and continued its voyage to Bermuda, the fishing vessel suffered bow damage and required a tow to New Bedford. Additionally, the Carnival Sunrise assisted in the rescue of 12 migrants stranded at sea in the Florida Straits. The ship's crew coordinated with authorities to transfer the individuals to a Coast Guard cutter. Finally, the report notes mixed performance for cruise line stocks, with Carnival Corporation seeing a slight decrease while Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines experienced marginal gains.
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president michael bailey said on facebook that the line will still sail with an average of 80 percent of guests vaccinated
over the coming weeks as we evaluate these changes and discuss further changes with the destinations we visit our intention is to further relax testing requirements
there was no damage to the ship and it was cleared to continuous voyage to bermuda
carnival sunrise came to the rescue of 12 stranded migrants who were stuck at sea on a small boat in the florida straits
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