Prognosis
Super-Spreader Cruises May Give Biden an Early Covid-19 Test
- Though many voyages went OK, Norway’s cruises show the risks
- Companies push to resume sailing from U.S. ports in March
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The Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten Group was ready to show the world that ships could be made safe from Covid-19. It outfitted its newest vessel, the MS Roald Amundsen, with a suite of prevention measures for cruises among the glaciers, fjords and polar bear breeding grounds of Svalbard Island, far above the Arctic Circle.