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the major cruise lines have at last
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revealed what cruising out of the united
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states is going to be like
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this includes where they will cruise to
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what it will take to get onto the ship
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and what the onboard experience will be
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like it's not going to please
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some cruisers it looks to blow some of
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your imminent cruisers
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out of the water and it will be a very
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to pre-lock down cruising i'm going to
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reveal what the cruise lines
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have submitted to the cdc the center for
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and prevention and what it will mean for
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these ways of returning to cruising
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the healthy sailing panel which was
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formed by royal caribbean and norwegian
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groups have completed and issued a
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with 74 recommendations for the return
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of cruising out of the usa
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it's been submitted to the cdc and i
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want to share and discuss
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the six biggest things affecting us as
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the most first of all that cruise you
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have booked in the coming months
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looks unlikely to run even when no sale
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the proposal is for limited and
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staggered return to cruising
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out of the usa and that's to be put in
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trial and test these new protocols they
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would be short cruisers
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of a few nights calling on cruise line
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or to places where they own and control
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the entire facility so i guess
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like virgin voyages has their bimini
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ports it suggests could be expanded over
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time to include those
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that first of all are willing to accept
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and cruising secondly where the lions
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confident that they can safely and in a
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and thirdly where they agree to accept
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into their facilities
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any guest that may have become infected
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with covet that need to be disembarked
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from the ship that's a big ask
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as we saw with the limited return to
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as cruisers do start to venture to ports
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will only be able to leave ships in
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on cruise line excursions
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no self touring will be allowed nor use
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tour companies the proposal suggests
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cost of these tours will be reduced a
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will be offered and that they will focus
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activities they're likely only to be
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indoors if the cruise line excursion has
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the facility so for example there'll be
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no visits to bars or restaurants
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that are shared with locals or with
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avoiding bringing infected passengers
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and crew onto the ship
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is the highest priority and the measure
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that really stands out in these
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so testing therefore is integral to the
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resumption of cruising
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out of the united states now the u.s
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propose a slightly different approach to
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testing than that currently being used
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so the panel of experts has proposed
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testing first of all passengers have to
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provide a negative cover test
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taken between five days and 24 hours
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before joining the ship
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now this has to be done ideally before
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to join the cruise and that's to ensure
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people aren't traveling while they're
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they then propose subject to a
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cost-effective test being available
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shipside testing before passengers board
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is not possible then they're going to
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focus on that first round of testing
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so why the two-stage approach well they
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feel this is the safest approach to
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false negatives and infected passengers
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they don't feel sin the proposal says
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that the european approach
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of the single test pierside is robust
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now crew will go through a multi-series
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stage of tests and that combines with at
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a seven day quarantine as they join the
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ships now to manage the screening and
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testing of passengers
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cruises will be given staggered timed
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that enables social distancing and the
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whole process and time of getting people
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now whilst the monitoring of crew is
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more comprehensive and
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is going to include some ongoing testing
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and passengers have to undergo a daily
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whilst they're on board now these will
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likely take place in the evenings as
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according to the report this is when
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you're more likely to show a high
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temperature if you are infected
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now on some of the european cruises
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they've been doing this
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as you enter the dining venues so this
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way of doing those because people are
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going to be dining in the evening
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now much to many many cruises dismayed
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certainly based on the comments i get on
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masks and face coverings are going to
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play a role on board cruises
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out of the usa certainly for as long as
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the cdc recommends their use
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in the united states now they propose
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the cruise lines propose that passengers
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will need to wear them
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in all indoor areas even when social
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measures are in place you won't have to
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cabins or when seated in dining venues
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even though they do have to have social
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distancing and procedures in place
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now there will be a raft of social
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a new approach to the muster drills is
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recommended though it's not spelt
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out but that is to reduce people
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congregating now we've seen reports
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of mustard drills being done via cruise
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line apps for example
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but events like pool parties which
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attract crowds gathering
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will be scrapped and other across the
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ship's social distancing measures will
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so these include spacing out of lounges
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separating tables at restaurants or
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blocking off certain seats in the
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theaters blocking off some slot machines
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to allow space between guests and moving
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activities outdoors where possible so
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for example some of those
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fitness classes could be held on the
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ship deck rather than in the gym itself
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behind the scenes there will be many
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other things and changes taking place
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they include installation of
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ventilation filters to screen out
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fresh air in air conditioning crew
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ideally being in single cabins
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and also social distancing plans for
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there will be increased medical staff
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plans on how to isolate and quarantine
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passengers if there is
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a breakout so lots of other measures now
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completely clear from these proposals a
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what happens if a passenger and their
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party are refused boarding
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if they fail testing or screening this
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is a big big unknown and that ray
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needs to be laid out in detail in my
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view who covers the cost what happens
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it's also not clear from this document
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on the details of what happens if there
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is an outbreak other than
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there are plans to try and avoid whole
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ships being put into quarantine
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through the use of on board to track and
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trace they identify those who may have
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exposed and then there's various plans
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and there's still a lot of detail on
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what's going to happen in
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relationships with ports land-based aid
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medical facilities on land if there is a
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breakout so that still needs to be
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clarified now no doubt these will be
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made clearer as the lines get into the
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detail of return to sale
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and as they negotiate the specifics with
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and with the ports when this will take
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a big unknown and it's a gap because the
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cdc still has to fully engage with the
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and agree with them when cruising can
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return but what do you think of these
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be willing to sell as cruisers resume
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these new rules remember i have many
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