The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially ended its COVID-19 program for cruise ships.
The program was voluntary — though cruise lines couldn’t exactly decline to opt-in. It had replaced the CDC’s previous Conditional Sailing Order back in February of this year.
Cruise lines operating in U.S. waters were compelled to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 program for cruise ships' guidance in order to prove they were upholding best practices for the mitigation of COVID-19 aboard their vessels.
