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Cruise Lines Plot Return, With Virus Safety Plan Sent to CDC
- Recommendation is one of 74 steps outlined by joint panel
- CEOs hopeful on path to resumption but offer no target dates
Photographer: Jayme Gershen/Bloomberg
A cruise-industry health panel jointly convened by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is recommending Covid-19 tests for all guests and crew members, part of a plan released Monday that the companies hope will clear the way to U.S. sailings.
The recommendation is one of 74 steps outlined by the so-called Healthy Sail Panel in a report submitted to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the recommendations, guests must get tested between one and five days before boarding and show a negative result.