The International Cruise Line Association (CLIA), which has cruise lines Cruise, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian among its members, announced the new measures, or “mandatory key elements,” in a press on Monday.
The new protocol will be presented to CDC on behalf of CLIA member lines and will apply to all affected ocean vessels through the CDC’s no-navigation order, which advises opposing resuming cruise operations until at least September 30, when the order expires. .
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“Guided by world-renowned medical and science experts, CLIA and its members of ocean cruise lines have charted a path to help a progressive and highly controlled return to passenger service in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America with protocols advertising the fitness and protection of passengers, equipment and communities visited”” reads a broadcast through CLIA. “The basics reflect the successful resumption of navigation in other parts of the world and come with a hundred percent proof of passengers and equipment before boarding: a first in the travel industry. “
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In addition to mandatory testing (details not described), THE CLIA’s new “fundamental elements” include: masking through all passengers and equipment on and off ships when social estating is not possible; Organize intelligent social est estinement; Appropriate “air management” and ventilation efforts to generate new air “risk-based” medical reaction plans adapted to the vessel; and the ability to isolate passengers if necessary, as well as “seaside quarantine” plans and medical facilities.
Passengers who comply with CLIA regulations on ground routes will be able to return to the vessel, CLIA suggested.
The CEOs of the main cruise line are also asked to verify their compliance with these regulations, in writing, before departing.
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Kelly Craighead, president and CEO of CLIA, hopes the new one will convince regulators and ports to resume cruise ships in the Americas, as some operators have already done in Europe.
“Based on what we are seeing in Europe and after months of running with leading public fitness experts, scientists, and governments, we are confident that those measures will provide a path for the return of the limited crossings of the United States before the finish line. This year, “Craighead said.