Are Cruise Ships Safe

Two cruise ships operated by Princess Cruises the Diamond Princess and the Grand Princess have been at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak with the Diamond Princess alone accounting for 696 cases ahead of countries like Japan.

Are cruise ships safe. CDC has confirmed that the ships listed in the table below except for Gray-designated ships are operating under health and safety protocols that align with CDCs standards for protecting passengers crew port personnel and communities by mitigating the public health risks posed by COVID-19. Of the 67 ships currently listed and rated as sailing with passengers and crew crew-only or on simulated voyages 40 are green with no reports of COVID- onboard. The idea that cruise ships could be a bubble of safety away from the coronavirus as some cruise executives have put it is no doubt counterintuitive to Americans who recall the way the illness rapidly swept through vessels early this year sickening thousands of passengers and crew members and resulting in dozens of deaths.

Citizens particularly travelers with underlying health conditions should not travel by cruise ship. The German weekly magazine Stern together with Scope ESG Analysis published a list of the most environmentally friendly and safe cruise ships. However most of the cruises operational at the moment require a negative test before traveling.

This doesnt guarantee safety since its possible to contract COVID-19 after the test but its better than nothing. Public perception that the answer is yes significantly increased in recent months according to a July survey by the travel marketing firm MMGY Global. By most accounts cruise ships are safe.

And international ships and what to look forward. TAMPA Fla Vaccines are proving to be helpful when it comes to getting life back to normal and now helping cruise lines start sailing from ports across the country. Cruise ships are technical entities and small fires electrical outages and propulsion problems do occur.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC gives cruise ships a color-coded safety status green yellow orange and red. CDC notes increased risk of infection of COVID-19 in a cruise ship environment US. A cruise ship or cruise liner or ocean liner is a large ship with sleeping cabins and other facilities that takes people on holiday and vacation trips.

When it comes to keeping cruisers safe while ashore the cruise lines have different protocols depending on the local health conditions and requirements. For the most part this was due to the local health regulations not the cruise line. Cruises are generally quite safe but since they are effectively a small town at sea there are always things that beginners and cruise veterans can do to keep themselves safe.