Cruise lines are waiting for CDC to lift the ‘do not sail order’ and are putting new security measures in place for when their ships have passengers again. Lauren Simonetti of FOX Business with more.
Rivals in the cruise industry unite in an effort to navigate again.
On Monday, the Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd announced a joint working group to help develop security standards to restart their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
NORWAY CRUISE LINES SHARE ON SEPTEMBER SUSPENDED REFUND
| Heart | Security | Latest | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCL | REAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES | 50.02 | +0.51 | + 1.03% |
| NCLH | NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD. | 16.13 | +0.16 | + 1.00% |
| CCL | CORP. CARNIVAL | 15.61 | -0.27 | -1.70% |
The “Healthy Navigation Panel,” co-chaired by former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt and former Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration Scott Gottlieb, is advising companies on the restart plans they will present to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other regulators in late August. The panel plans to share its findings with the entire cruise industry and regulators.
Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is advising the two cruise lines on restart plans
The cruise industry has been hit by the pandemic, with some of the first large groups of COVID-19 occurring on board cruise ships in which thousands of passengers and crew were crowded together.
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The “Healthy Navigation Panel” will be co-chaired by former Utah Governor and Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt. The panel will present a plan to resume cruises to the Centers for Disease Control
On March 14, the CDC issued a no-sail order for all cruises, which was later extended to July 24.
Operators like Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Carnival Corp have voluntarily extended their hiatus from operations from US ports through September.
During a group interview on Monday, Leavitt, Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Thain, and Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Frank Del Rio did not offer details on what protocols might be included in an industry restart, or if spikes Recent US coronavirus cases pause in operations.
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“We are all feeling our way here, and it has become clear to me that a change is taking place sociologically in the context of the masks,” Leavitt said. “I think it will be very interesting to see what other companies do. And not only the cruise lines, but others. We are all working to overcome this. ”
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