The CDC’s COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships requires that the cruise lines report the vaccination status of passengers and crew for each ship and that they have a COVID-19 response plan that includes protocols for isolation and quarantine should someone develop COVID while on board.
UNACCEPTABLE AND SAYING IT HAS NO PLACE ON CAMPUS. >>> SPRING BREAK IS QUICKLY APPROACHING. IF YOU HAVE A CRUISE PLAN, TODAY IS A BIG DAY. >> IT’S THE DEADLINE FOR CRUISE SHIPS TO OPT IN OR OUT OF GUIDANCE FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. WRAL’S INVESTIGATES CULLEN BROWDER EXPLAINS WHO IS IN AND WHO IS OUT SO FAR. >> Reporter: THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR INVESTIGATION IN JANUARY AT THE HEIGHT OF OMICRON WHEN ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS AND HIS FAMILY WENT ON A CARIBBEAN CRUISE. MOST OF THEM ENDED UP WITH THE VIRUS. WE TOOK YOU ON BOARD THE NORWEGIAN DAWN TO TALK ABOUT MASK WEARING IN PLACES YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU’RE GOING CRUISING. RESTAURANTS AND BARS ON BOARD WERE POTENTIAL COVID SPOTS. SO WERE THE SMALL WATER TAXIS THAT THEY OFTEN PACKED THE PEOPLE IN TO FERRY THEM TO AND FROM THE PORT. WITH THE DEADLINE LOOMING THE DAWN AND 19 OTHER NORWEGIAN SHIPS ARE THE ONLY ONES SO FAR TO OPT IN TO THE CDC CRUISE SHIP HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES. THOSE WHO OPT OUT CAN STILL OPERATE. RIGHT NOW THE CDC IS STILL TRACKING 112 SHIPS THAT SAIL ON U.S. WATERS USING A COLOR CODED SYSTEM. 80% SHOWS YELLOW OR ORANGE, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE AT LEAST ONE CASE OF COVID. 31 ARE GREEN MEANING NO CASES. AND 108 OUT OF THOSE 112 SHIPS REPORT AT LEAST 95% VACCINATION STATUS FOR TRAVELERS. CRUISE LINES HAVE A FEW MORE HOURS TO GIVE THE CDC A DECISION, SO WE WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE IF DISNEY, CARNIVAL, ROYAL CARIBBEAN DECIDE TO FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES. CULLEN BROWDER WRAL NEWS. >>> AND CULLEN JUST UPDATED US. HE CONTACTED US TO TELL US ALMOST 50 MORE SHIPS JUST OPTED IN INCLUDING 41 FROM CARNIVAL
