CDC Director Overruled, No Sail Order to Extend Through Oct

Cruise Hive ^ | Sept. 30, 2020 | Emrys Thakkar

[Capt. Tom]

The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has apparently been overruled and the No-Sail order extended through October 2020.

This was apparently confirmed from two sources with direct knowledge of the conversation between the two parties. There are of course to sides to the story as the CDC is purely focused on keeping people safe and healthy from viruses and not so much on the economic impact.

Politics does come into play here even though that has been denied by officials. Florida is a huge importance for votes for the upcoming Presidential Election. Right now, Florida is suffering as the cruise industry is a huge importance to the state with major cruise ports such as Port Miami and Port Canaveral. Cruise Hive previously reported that in August 2020, Florida lost 3.2 billion dollars due to the suspension of cruise operations.

As the Trump administration’s focus is on the economy, the CDC director’s decision was overruled and it was apparently decided that the No-Sail Order would be extended through October 31, 2020, to be in-line with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) voluntary suspension.

[Capt. Tom]

Lets hope this holds up.

It will take about a month for the cruise lines to re- crew and be ready to sail.-Tom

[Zhang Fei]

Very half-assed article that omits the key point, which is that the CDC guy wanted to extend the no sail order through the end of Feb 21, but may have to settle for Oct 20.

[EEGator]

Agreed. I even had to read the article before posting.
This is bullshit!...

[Capt. Tom]

Very half-assed article that omits the key point, which is that the CDC guy wanted to extend the no sail order through the end of Feb 21, but may have to settle for Oct 20.

Myself, I figured he CDC would extend it thru Dec to inflict max damage on the Cruise lines and put RCL into bankruptcy. We still have to wait for the official announcement.

From the article:
A final decision by the White House is set to take place on Friday when cruise industry leaders are set to meet with the Trump administration to discuss the ways they will keep guests and crew safe and implement a safe return of cruises.

In November, cruise lines could then be able to resume operations but with strict new health measures in place just like what’s already happening in Europe with Costa Cruises, MSC Cruises, Aida Cruises, and TUI Cruises. When operations do resume they will likely be with one ship to test the waters and not at full capacity.

Of course, nothing has yet been officially announced and the current No-Sail order is set to end tomorrow. There is hope it will not be extended and cruise lines can resume earlier than expected.

[Capt. Tom]

Agreed. I even had to read the article before posting. This is bullshit!...

More will come out this week on TV.- Tom

excerpt from the article-The site reports that Redfield was actually overruled as he wanted the No-Sail order to remain in place into 2021. That would be a devastating decision for the cruise industry that has already been on hold since March 2020. It would not only damage the cruise lines even further but have a huge knock-on effect on jobs and the businesses that back the industry up.

[EEGator]

I was trying to bring some levity into what is daily madness.

I think everything should open. If you are old or sick, protect yourself. Let healthy people live and work.

[Capt. Tom]

I think everything should open. If you are old or sick, protect yourself. Let healthy people live and work.

I agree, and we have to stop treating this virus like it was ebola or some other highly fatal virus to all age groups. -Tom

[Zhang Fei]

[Agreed. I even had to read the article before posting.
This is bullshit!...]

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The original article did not have the 2021 end date. I went to Axios to find both the month and the date. It was only when I came back to the article that the year was posted. Which is still half-assed, since it makes a huge difference whether it’s January or December. Gotta wonder if these people are on drugs.

[Svartalfiar]

There are of course to sides to the story as the CDC is purely focused on keeping people safe and healthy from viruses and not so much on the economic impact.

Um, how many sides does this story have?


Florida is a huge importance for votes ... Florida is suffering as the cruise industry is a huge importance to the state

Seriously, do these guys not have any editors? Was this article run through a translation service?

[milagro]

No kidding!
Thought it was a BAD thing that the CDC was over-ruled when it is actually a GOOD THING!

[Ann Archy]

The CDC Is EVIL for BANKRUPTING ALL THESE CRUISE LINES!!

[Capt. Tom]

The CDC Is EVIL for BANKRUPTING ALL THESE CRUISE LINES!!

If the CDC could have their way with their extension I believe they would have put Norwegian into bankruptcy.

We all can watch now, and see how this plays out, now that the Cruise Industry- CLIA-has voluntarily handicapped their own members with strict Covid -19 protocols to placate our CDC. -Tom

[Capt. Tom]

Another related FR thread here;

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3889202/posts

[entropy12]

Thanks for that update. I am itching to book a Caribbean cruise in January-February time span.

[LastDayz]

Not drugs... they are high on their ability to wield power.