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Thousands of stranded cruise workers are finally being allowed to disembark ships in the US after cruise companies agree to strict deals with CDC

The Norwegian Encore cruise ship at the Port of Miami on March 26, 2020.Prior to this week, just 1,311 crew members had been approved to disembark in US waters since April 23, though the CDC says it "stands ready to approve these requests with same-day turnaround" as soon as "cruise lines submit a signed attestation stating that they have complied with requirements to safely disembark their crew members.

"Some of the lines have really disappointed us about not cooperating," Dr. Martin Cetron, the CDC's director of the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, In an April 3 letter to staff shared with Business Insider, Royal Caribbean President and CEO Michael Bayley wrote that the company had recently agreed to comply with the CDC, but said that the criminal penalties had given the company and its lawyers "pause."

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