[gibsonguy]

I still maintain there are rats in the CDC who think cruise ships are just floating playgrounds for rich white people and would not mind driving them into bankruptcy. Ridiculous sure but I believe they are in there.

[entropy12]

Then they should try a cruise out of Jacksonville, Florida.
1/4-1/3 of passengers were non-white on the 4 cruises we have done from there. I prefer sailing from Cape Canaveral because ships are better and larger. But JAX cruise terminal is less than 45 minutes and very convenient while Cape is 2.5 hours drive from home.

[Capt. Tom]

I still maintain there are rats in the CDC who think cruise ships are just floating playgrounds for rich white people and would not mind driving them into bankruptcy. Ridiculous sure but I believe they are in there.

The CDC has it in for the Cruise Lines. -Tom

Excerpt from Sept.30 Cruise Critic.
"According to Axios, citing sources with intimate knowledge of the meeting, CDC Director Robert Redfield had wanted the No-Sail Order extended through February 2021, but the White House overruled.