This week multiple cruise lines have resumed sailing out of Florida for the first time since the pandemic. Many cruise lines require proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to boarding. Now, cruises departing from Florida can require proof of vaccination. A preliminary ruling issued August 8th by District Judge
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Disney Cruise Line returns to cruising today from Florida
Today the Disney Dream sailed from Port Canaveral with paying passengers for the first time since the pandemic. Facebook user AlannaZingano shared photos of the Disney Dream with us. Related – The Disney Dream prepares for cruising to return at Port Canaveral The Disney Dream is sailing to the Bahamas
Port Canaveral gets ready for cruising to return
Port Canaveral Florida is getting ready for cruising to resume this week! The cruise industry is kicking back up and cruise lines are heading back out with passengers. Related – The Disney Dream prepares for cruising to return at Port Canaveral Cruise lines have completed test sailings and have been
Federal court lifts CDC rules for cruises out of Florida
Florida-based cruise ships are currently free from the CDC’s pandemic restrictions. A federal court recently ruled that they are no longer mandatory. Related – CDC Lowers Cruise Warning Level from 4 to 3 Florida officials recently filed a lawsuit claiming the CDC’s restrictions would harm the cruise industry and the
Disney Cruise Line has just postponed first test cruise
Disney Cruise Line was supposed to conduct its first test cruise tomorrow, June 29. That test sailing has now been postponed. The sailing was set to depart from Port Canaveral on the Disney Dream. Related – Disney Cruise Line to begin test sailings starting the end of June The Canaveral
CDC Lowers Cruise Warning Level from 4 to 3
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lowered the warning level for cruising. As of June 16, the level went down from a 4 (very high) to a 3 (high). Related – Fall 2022 Disney Cruise Line Itineraries now online At level 4, the CDC said it was
Carnival Cruise Line receives approval to resume cruising from Port Canaveral
The cruise industry has not sailed in the U.S. in over a year but it looks like cruises will be resuming soon! Carnival Cruise Line has announced sailings will resume out of Miami and Galveston this July. The CDC has also approved sailings to resume from Port Canaveral and Carnival
U.S. Senate passes the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act which will help Disney Cruises
The Alaska cruise season has been stuck in limbo since the Canadian government is not allowing cruise ships to dock at any Canadian ports through February 2022. The Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) requires foreign-registered ships to stop at a foreign port between embarkments at two U.S. ports. Related –
CDC sets rules for Cruise Lines to return to operation
Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released final technical guidelines for cruise line trial runs. This is a step toward sailings resuming in the U.S., possibly by mid-July. Related – US Cruises could start back in mid-July according to CDC Cruise lines will soon be able to
Port Canaveral is the first U.S. port to begin distributing vaccines for workers
Port Canaveral Florida has become the first U.S. port to sponsor COVID-19 vaccination distribution to port workers and vessel crew members. Related – US Cruises could start back in mid-July according to CDC On April 29 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, MD issued a health
US Cruises could start back in mid-July according to CDC
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. cruises could resume as early as July of this year. Related – New Bill seeks to override CDC’s cruise regulations to allow sailing soon Aimee Treffiletti, head of the Maritime Unit for CDC’s COVID-19 response within its Global Mitigation
Cruise Industry petitions Biden Administration to resume cruising in the US this summer
Cruising in the U.S. is still on hold with no real end in sight to the CDC’s no sail order. Now, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is petitioning the Biden administration to resume sailings this summer. The CDC issued updated guidelines earlier this month but CLIA views them as
New Bill seeks to override CDC’s cruise regulations to allow sailing soon
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its No Sail Order guidelines. According to the CDC, the No Sail Order will be in place until at least November 1 of this year. Frustration with this order has led to Florida filing a lawsuit against the CDC. Now,
Governor DeSantis suing CDC demanding cruises be allowed to begin sailing again
Cruise lines, including Disney Cruise Line, have not sailed with passengers since early 2020. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) issued a No Sail Order last year and has very strict guidelines for cruise lines to resume sailing. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is now suing the CDC and
