CDC to Allow the CSO to Expire on 1/15/2022

[Keene33]

While most of you have read the news that the CDC Director has no plans to extend this, story below, what will this mean for NCL cruises?

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2022/01/12/cruises-covid-protocols-cdc/9120931002/

 

[Cruise Gopher]

No changes most likely. They don’t want to end up in a PR nightmare again.

Also, even though this is expiring on paper, I guarantee you that the CDC is having tough conversations behind closed doors basically to the effect of “don’t screw this up or else…”

[ontheweb]

I am sure their lawyers are telling them to not make any drastic changes that could increase their liability if there is any sort of outbreak.

[WillandTam]

I for one would love to see the masking policy go back to what it was. We went on the Gem in August and it was as much like a pre Covid cruise as it could be. 

[aubreyc1988]

None of the bigger cruiselines will want to be the "greyed out cruiseline" on the CDC website. This whole "Voluntary" thing is just for CDC PR, they did this "opt in/greyed out if you opt out" thing to force cruiselines into complying, all the while making the CDC look like they weren't forcing the cruiselines to do all these super extraordinary measures for covid mitigation. 

[luckyinpa]

interesting is that things go voluntary at the time cruises are across the board canceled. if i was a sensational news guy, id say lack of CDC oversight is causing cruises to shut down. but i'm no media freak. 

[CPT Trips]

Maybe CDC got it right.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-4/coronavirus-cruise-ship

December 30, 2021

The COVID-19 Travel Health Notice level has been updated from Level 3 to Level 4, the highest level. This reflects increases in cases onboard cruise ships since identification of the Omicron variant.