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Effective January 15, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has allowed its COVID-era guidelines for cruise lines-the agency's "Framework for Conditional Sailing Order" (CSO)-to expire. The move came just two weeks after issuing a Level 4 COVID-19 Travel Health Notice that called on travelers to "avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status." The CSO, first put in place in November 2020, established guidelines and operational requirements for cruise operators to begin sailing again. The order spanned vaccine and pre-embarkation testing requirements, on-board surveillance and protocols during cruises. In response, cruise lines put in place rigorous requirements for passengers and crew members, including requiring vaccinations against COVID-19, and ships began returning to sailing last summer. |