CDC Recommends Against Cruise Travel as COVID-19 Cases Increase

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that people should avoid cruise travel regardless of their vaccination status after an increase in COVID-19 cases on cruise lines in recent days.

The CDC on Thursday increased its COVID-19 risk level for cruise ships to four, which is the agencyโ€™s highest warning level.

โ€œEven fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants,โ€ the federal agency said in a statement. Passengers should get tested three to five days after their cruise ends, the CDC said, adding that they need to self-monitor for COVID-19-related symptoms for 14 days.

According to the latest guidance, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19, โ€œspreads easily between people in close quarters on board ships, and the chance of getting COVID-19 on cruise ships is very high, even if you are fully vaccinated and have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.โ€

The guidance also stipulated that individuals on cruise ships should wear a mask โ€œin shared spaces.โ€

Most of the major cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean and Carnival require customers and staff to be fully vaccinated. They have to present proof of vaccination status before boarding.

โ€œSince the identification of the Omicron variant, there has been an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases among cruise passengers and crew reported to CDC. Additionally, there has been an increase in the number of cruise ships meeting the COVID-19 case threshold for CDC investigation,โ€ the CDC said.

As of Wednesday,ย about 88 shipsย are under the CDCโ€™sย โ€œyellowโ€ status,ย meaning the agency is investigating. Another four are being monitored.

โ€œYellow status means the ship has met the threshold for CDC investigation, which includes one of the following criteriaโ€ such as โ€œat or above the investigation threshold for crew COVID-19 cases,โ€ at or above the investigation threshold for passenger COVID-19 cases,โ€ or a โ€œstate or local health department notified CDC of passenger COVID-19 cases occurring within five days of disembarkation,โ€ the agency said.

Over the past weekend, Carnival Cruise Linesโ€™ Carnival Freedom told outlets it has been forced to alter its stops in the south Caribbean after several individuals onboard tested positive for the CCP virus.

โ€œThis is a vaccinated cruise, and all guests were also tested before embarkation,โ€ Carnival Cruise Lines said on Dec. 24. โ€œUnfortunately, Bonaire and Aruba authorities did not permit the ship to call in those ports, but we have confirmed a visit to Amber Cove, [Dominican Republic] today.โ€

Byย Jack Phillips

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