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CDC drops its COVID-19 risk advisory for cruise ship travel

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While the agency has lifted its travel health notice two years after putting it in place, officials say it's up to travelers to determine their own health risks before going aboard a ship.

its travel warnings for cruises to Level 4 — the highest level — following investigations of ships that had COVID outbreaks.

"While cruising will always pose some risk of COVID-19 transmission, travelers will make their own risk assessment when choosing to travel on a cruise ship, much like they do in all other travel settings," the agency said in a statement to NPR. News of the CDC's decision to remove its travel health notice was praised by the Cruise Lines International Association, the industry's largest trade organization.

From the onset of the pandemic, CLIA's cruise line members have prioritized the health and safety of their guests, crew, and the communities they visit and are sailing today with health measures in place that are unmatched by virtually any other commercial setting."

 

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