As cruising has resumed in the U.S., the CDC recommends travelers who are at increased risk for severe illness avoid cruise ship travel, regardless of vaccination status.
CDC.com states:
Key Information for Cruise Ship Travelers
- The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads easily between people in close quarters aboard ships, and the chance of getting COVID-19 on cruise ships is high. Outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported on cruise ships.
- CDC recommends that people who are not fully vaccinated avoid travel on cruise ships, including river cruises, worldwide.
- People with an increased risk of severe illness should also avoid travel on cruise ships, including river cruises, regardless of vaccination status.
- People who decide to go on a cruise should get tested 1–3 days before their trip and 3–5 days after their trip, regardless of vaccination status.
- Along with testing, passengers who are not fully vaccinated should self-
quarantine for 7 days after cruise travel, even if they test negative. If they do not get tested, they should self-quarantine for 10 days after cruise travel.
- People on cruise ships should wear a mask to keep their nose and mouth covered when in shared spaces. While CDC is exercising its enforcement discretion under CDC’s Mask Order to not require that persons wear a mask under certain circumstances onboard cruise ships subject to the Conditional Sailing Order (CSO), including onboard cruise ships choosing to follow the requirements of the CSO on a voluntary basis, individual cruise lines may require travelers (passengers and crew) to wear masks on board the ship.
I’m looking forward to cruising again very soon, and I will bring my first-hand experience to you on all my social media channels.
Copy and paste the link below for the full story mentioned in this blog post:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-3/coronavirus-cruise-ship
