It’s About Time: CDC Announces Rules for First Test Cruises from USA

In order to resume the operation of revenue cruises from the United States, cruise lines must first participate in a “test cruise phase” to test out safety parameters and procedures.

Guidelines, established by the CDC, state that the test must operate for a duration of between two to seven days, with an occupancy rate of at least 10% based on the ship’s total passenger capacity. Volunteer cruise passengers on test sailings must be fully vaccinated or free of serious, underlying medical conditions that would place them at high risk for serious complications with COVID-19.

Each of the volunteer passengers must be checked for Covid symptoms before and after the cruise, and at least 75% must undergo a COVID-19 test before disembarking.

With this news, it looks as though cruises from the United States could resume later this summer. For more information on this development, read the article from TravelMole.