The Cruise Industry Accepts 2020 is Over, Looks to 2021
2020-11-08
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1The vacation cruise industry has accepted it cannot restart operations this year.
2Major cruise lines Carnival and Norwegian recently extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year.
3Then, the cruise industry representative group said Tuesday that its members have agreed they would not sail for the rest of 2020.
4The announcement comes just days after the U.S. government effectively lifted its no-sail order, even though there is a worldwide increase in coronavirus infections.
5Cruise Lines International Association represents 95 percent of cruise lines, including Princess, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean.
6It said its members have voluntarily decided to shut down cruise operations in the U.S. through the end of the year.
7Members "will use the remainder of the year to prepare for...extensive measures to address COVID-19 safety" with the guidance of public health experts and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the association said.
8On Friday, federal health officials announced new rules permiting large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, but not immediately.
9The CDC will require that ship owners must test all passengers and crew at the start and end of each cruise.
10Only seven-day cruises will be permitted.
11In March, the CDC ordered cruise ships to stop sailing to the U.S. after several outbreaks showed officials that the ships were spreading COVID-19 infection.
12The announcement last week brings the no-sail order to an end.
13The cruise industry closed for business in the middle of March because of the virus.
14The cruise industry estimates the economy lost $25 billion in economic activity and about 164 American jobs.
15The CDC's new rules say that, in order to start carrying passengers,
16the companies must show they can test and quarantine anyone who gets the virus.
17Among other requirements, they will have to build testing laboratories on all ships and make their own plans to isolate or quarantine passengers at ports, if needed.
18I'm Susan Shand.
1The vacation cruise industry has accepted it cannot restart operations this year. 2Major cruise lines Carnival and Norwegian recently extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year. Then, the cruise industry representative group said Tuesday that its members have agreed they would not sail for the rest of 2020. 3The announcement comes just days after the U.S. government effectively lifted its no-sail order, even though there is a worldwide increase in coronavirus infections. 4Cruise Lines International Association represents 95 percent of cruise lines, including Princess, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean. It said its members have voluntarily decided to shut down cruise operations in the U.S. through the end of the year. 5Members "will use the remainder of the year to prepare for...extensive measures to address COVID-19 safety" with the guidance of public health experts and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the association said. 6On Friday, federal health officials announced new rules permiting large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, but not immediately. The CDC will require that ship owners must test all passengers and crew at the start and end of each cruise. Only seven-day cruises will be permitted. 7In March, the CDC ordered cruise ships to stop sailing to the U.S. after several outbreaks showed officials that the ships were spreading COVID-19 infection. The announcement last week brings the no-sail order to an end. 8The cruise industry closed for business in the middle of March because of the virus. The cruise industry estimates the economy lost $25 billion in economic activity and about 164 American jobs. 9The CDC's new rules say that, in order to start carrying passengers, the companies must show they can test and quarantine anyone who gets the virus. Among other requirements, they will have to build testing laboratories on all ships and make their own plans to isolate or quarantine passengers at ports, if needed. 10I'm Susan Shand. 11The Associated Press reported this story. Susan Shand adapted it for Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 12____________________________________________________________ 13cruise - n. a journey on a boat or ship to a number of places as a vacation 14quarantine - v. to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading 15outbreak - n. a sudden start or increase of fighting or disease 16isolate - v. to put or keep (someone or something) in a place or situation that is separate from others