The agency provided a list of detailed requirements that cruise lines must meet to resume U.S. operations — meaning that ships could return to U.S. ports in the next few months. Since the order was imposed in March, the CDC has faced intense pressure by the major cruise lines and the White House to end it. That view has led the White House to clash with CDC cruise ship experts and overrule them in some cases. It’s unclear when cruise lines will return to filling ships with passengers again at U.S. ports, despite the end of the no-sail order. AdvertisementPaul Golding, an analyst with Macquarie Group, said cruise lines face hard decisions irrespective of the CDC lifting the no-sail order.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 30, 2020 21:12 UTC