Posted on 04/04/2021 1:02:23 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
"However, many in the industry think that this new guidance brings us no closer to seeing cruises resume from U.S. ports."
“Last October, the CDC laid out a four phase approach to their Conditional Sail Order. Five months later, the CDC finally updated Phase 2 and added a new Phase 2B. The new phased approach is as follows:
Phase 1: Mass testing and lab capacity building Phase 2A: Voyage preparation Phase 2B: Simulated (trial) passenger voyages Phase 3: Conditional sailing certificate Phase 4: Restricted passenger voyages”
I notice there is no phase 5... normal free-market operations free from CDC meddling.
We are sked to sail out of Rome in October. Looking forward to a successful departure.
the rio grande appears to be wide open for business...
Three of the big cruise lines didn't wait for the CDC deception hey started to home port their ships out of this country to get Cruises going, and be free from our CDC.
CARNIAL stuck it out and got burned , but remember Carnival has several other cruise lines under its umbrella operating around the world free of CDC regs, so Carnival will get some revenue coming in.
Carnival portrayed itself as America's Cruise line and stayed her in the USA , but I believe they didn't want to compete with their other cruise lines worldwide, and decided to take a chance with the CDC allowing cruises from USA to continue because of vaccines.
Nobody can trust our CDC.-Tom
Been in and out of Port Canaveral many time. Some for pleasure, some for work. Years gone by now.
Since when is the cdc allowed to make laws?
Since by our silence we acquiesced.
I don’t think they’ll ever sail again.
Looking like if I want to cruise it will be from a non US port
Which law gives CDC the power to dictate how interstate commerce should operate?
Exactly! See my post #12.
Me thinks the cruise companies are scared of lawsuits by going against CDC dictate. CDC has no legal power to stop any commerce.
The cuisine in Rio Grande is so-so and daily entertainment is absent. And your hotel does not move to new locations every day.
I see Desantis re-opening the cruise industry like every other business he allowed to freely re-open long before he has the blessing of anyone else.
CDC canât/doesnât make laws!
All the ships are foreign documented outside the jurisdiction of the FEDâs through the coast guard.
Bigger question is whether or not the cruisesâ port of call will allow them in besides their own private islands. Surely those ports that rely on those cruises for their revenue are hurting badly and wanting them to resume.
In this country we have allowed Government agencies to make rules and regulations that have the effect of a law.
If the Cruise Lines that HAD Billions of dollars to spend, and Lawyers, to challenge the CDC successfully ,I believe they would have tried it in Court.-Tom
So the Cruise Line doesn’t have any lawyers? They need to fight this or move to the islands.
I WANNA CRUISE !!!!
SOB
so have I ...more than any other port...its easy to get to from TN...
Good info. I wish them success.
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