. They'll have to carry some volunteer passengers, who will have to wear face masks and observe social distancing while on board. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave ship operators final technical guidelines Wednesday, May 5, 2021 for the trial runs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave ship operators final technical guidelines Wednesday for the trial runs. The CDC action is a step toward resuming cruises in U.S.
Each practice cruise — they'll run two to seven days — must have enough passengers to meet at least 10% of the ship's capacity. Volunteers must be 18 or older and either fully vaccinated or free of medical conditions that would put them at high risk for severe COVID-19. Passengers must be examined for COVID-19 symptoms before and after the trip, and at least 75% must be tested at the end.
Be sure and get lots of anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers, and Karens to be guinea pigs on this cruise. And please make it open carry, what’s a cruise without your automatic weapons!