after halting all cruises in March. But cruise ships won't be able to return to normal, as the no-sail order has been replaced with the CDC's "Framework for Conditional Sailing Order," which "introduces a phased approach for the safe and responsible resumption of passenger cruises."
While the cruises won't set sail until 2021, Royal Caribbean is already preparing for these trial cruises."While we are eager to welcome our guests back on board, we have a lot to do between now and then, and we're committed to taking the time to do things right," a Royal Caribbean spokesperson told Travel + Leisure.
The initial cruises will likely be to Royal Caribbean's private island, CocoCay, Vicki Freed, the senior vice president of sales, trade support, and service saidThe location would offer isolation from outsiders, acting as its own bubble. "It is going to require a lot of work to restart operations," Freed said. "It is complicated to go through this entire CDC recommendation and we are going to do it."which was a set of guidelines the companies had proposed in order to set sail again.
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