Cruise Ships Begin Leaving US Waters - Cruise Ship News
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The creator explains why several cruise lines are relocating their vessels from United States waters to Europe. One primary reason involves difficulties with crew repatriation due to ongoing bureaucratic delays with the CDC. While cruise ships are considered provisional green, the creator notes that paperwork issues prevent crew members from switching out and returning home. In contrast, European ports allow for crew changes provided that quarantine procedures are followed and no cases are present on board. A second reason for this shift is the gradual reopening of European economies. Countries such as Norway, Greece, and Italy are beginning to welcome tourism to stimulate their economies. The creator suggests that cruise lines may keep their ships in Europe for an extended period if United States restrictions do not ease. The video concludes by highlighting the scale of the crew repatriation issue, noting that over 12,000 crew members are currently waiting to go home while off the shores of the United States.
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one cruise line and probably a couple more are starting to send all their ships that they have in u.s waters to europe
they're still having trouble to get passion sorry crew members repatriate it and switch out their crew members back and forth to keep the ships running
so why are a lot of cruise lines loading up their ships and sailing them off to europe right now well there's actually two very compelling reasons
europe is trying to open up and they are making it uh you know you follow your procedures we've given you your guidelines
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