The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has ratcheted up its health and safety warnings, telling everyone to stay off cruise ships, even where they are beginning to operate again, and issuing new cautions for international flyers.
CDC, whose no-sail order for U.S. cruise companies was ended on Oct. 31, against original plans to extend it to Feb. 28th, is now warning that “Cruise passengers are at increased risk of person-to-person spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, and outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported on cruise ships.” It also suggested that passengers who decide to go anyway should get tested before departure and stay home for seven days after travel.
The warnings for international air travel are a hair less stringent, but call for testing one to three days before flying and again three to five days after. CDC says that those who test negative while on their trips should stay home for seven days after; those who do not get tested should self-quarantine for fourteen days.
