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January 28, 2021
Why is the CDC being so strict with cruises?
Why is the CDC being so strict with cruises?
Cruise lines have yet to restart, with most imposing voluntary limits through the end of April 2021 -- and in some cases, well beyond. Yet airlines, hotels and other forms of travel remain open and ready for business, despite numerous associated COVID-19 outbreaks. Why? The differences come from the way that the US CDC has treated cruise lines during the pandemic.
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Spike in bookings following vaccination roll out
 
Spike in bookings following vaccination roll out
Travel companies said they had seen a huge surge in cruise bookings as the vaccine reached the over-80s and over-70s and consumer confidence in travel started to return.
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WATCH: Cruise line gets sold, mandatory vaccines and more
 
WATCH: Cruise line gets sold, mandatory vaccines and more
In case you missed it, Cruise Critic's Chris Gray Faust talks about the sale of a popular Royal Caribbean Group cruise line, plus which line is now requiring a vaccine and more.
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Royal Caribbean's UK boss calls for government to lift cruise-specific ban
"I'd like to remove this exclusion that hangs over the cruise industry. I'd like us to be positioned with the rest of travel," said Ben Bouldin.
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