Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd announced a joint task force to help develop safety standards for restart ing their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
The “Healthy Sail Panel,” co-chaired by former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt and former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, is advising the companies on restart plan s they will submit to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other regulators at the end of August. The panel plan s to share its findings with the entire cruise industry and regulators.
The cruise industry has taken a major hit from the pandemic, with some of the earliest large clusters of COVID-19 occurring aboard cruise ships in which thousands of passengers and crew were packed in close quarters.
On March 14, the CDC issued a no-sail order for all cruise ships, which it subsequently extended to July 24.
Operators including Royal Caribbean , Norwegian Cruise Line and Carnival Corp have voluntarily extended their pause in operations from U.S. ports until September.
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