The new date is Dec 30, 2021.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday telling travelers to avoid cruises as the agency investigates an outbreak of Covid-19 on over 90 cruise ships.
People look out from aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, operated by Princess Cruises.
The images are from the same source.
The CDC has updated the health notice level of cruise ship travel to the highest level due to the increase of cases on ships driven by the omicron variant.
The agency said that travelers who have received a booster dose of vaccine have a very high chance of catching Covid-19 on a cruise ship.
93. The CDC is investigating for Covid-19 in the U.S. waters. Three ships are being monitored for cases, but do not meet the number of infections required to prompt an investigation.
The Cruise Line International Association said that the CDC's move was "perplexing" considering that cases identified on cruise ships make up a very slim majority of the total population on board. The organization disagrees with the CDC's decision to single out the cruise industry, but is still committed to working with the agency.
The key background.
The number of Covid-19 cases on cruise ships increased 178% in 10 days. As of Wednesday, the U.S. averaged 282,000 new cases a day, breaking a previous record. The cruise industry was badly hit by the Pandemic, and cruises in the U.S. were suspended in March of 2020. The industry lost over 254,000 jobs in 2020. The industry bounced back once sailing resumed. Carnival Cruises saw its stock increase 18% over the last month.
The CDC is investigating 86 cruise ships with Covid-19 cases.
The US has broken the previous record of new covid cases.
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