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TO FOLLOW. MANY WONDERING IS A SEVEN DAY CRUISE WHILE
MANY WONDERING IS A SEVEN DAY CRUISE WHILE THE CORONAVIRUS STILL
SEVEN DAY CRUISE WHILE THE CORONAVIRUS STILL PREVALENT SAFE.
THE CORONAVIRUS STILL PREVALENT SAFE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT
PREVALENT SAFE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE
>> Reporter: TONIGHT MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE INDUSTRIES SETTING
MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE INDUSTRIES SETTING SALE ONCE AGAIN.
INDUSTRIES SETTING SALE ONCE AGAIN. MADE THE VOYAGE
SALE ONCE AGAIN. MADE THE VOYAGE LAUNCHING TODAY.
MADE THE VOYAGE LAUNCHING TODAY. THE CRUISE PARTED
LAUNCHING TODAY. THE CRUISE PARTED GENOA FOR FOUR PLACES
THE CRUISE PARTED GENOA FOR FOUR PLACES IN ITALY UNDER
GENOA FOR FOUR PLACES IN ITALY UNDER SHIPSHAPE PROCEDURES.
IN ITALY UNDER SHIPSHAPE PROCEDURES. IT STARTS WITH
SHIPSHAPE PROCEDURES. IT STARTS WITH BOARDING QUESTIONNAIRE
IT STARTS WITH BOARDING QUESTIONNAIRE AND TESTS.
BOARDING QUESTIONNAIRE AND TESTS. FIRST FEVER CHECKS
AND TESTS. FIRST FEVER CHECKS FROM THE SHIP’S
FIRST FEVER CHECKS FROM THE SHIP’S DOCTOR, IF EVERYTHING
FROM THE SHIP’S DOCTOR, IF EVERYTHING IS OKAY YOU COME HERE
DOCTOR, IF EVERYTHING IS OKAY YOU COME HERE AND UNDERGO A SWAB
IS OKAY YOU COME HERE AND UNDERGO A SWAB TEST.
AND UNDERGO A SWAB TEST. THE SHIP EMPLOYING
TEST. THE SHIP EMPLOYING ELEVATED SANITATION,
THE SHIP EMPLOYING ELEVATED SANITATION, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
ELEVATED SANITATION, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASK WEARING AND MORE
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASK WEARING AND MORE ON BOARD MEDICAL
MASK WEARING AND MORE ON BOARD MEDICAL STAFF.
ON BOARD MEDICAL STAFF. FOR THESE PASSENGERS,
STAFF. FOR THESE PASSENGERS, ALL OF THEM EUROPEAN,
FOR THESE PASSENGERS, ALL OF THEM EUROPEAN, THIS TRIP IS WORTH THE
ALL OF THEM EUROPEAN, THIS TRIP IS WORTH THE RISK.
THIS TRIP IS WORTH THE RISK. CORONAVIRUS IS HERE,
RISK. CORONAVIRUS IS HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE,
CORONAVIRUS IS HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE, SAID THIS PASSENGER.
THERE, EVERYWHERE, SAID THIS PASSENGER. BUT EVEN THE TIGHTEST
SAID THIS PASSENGER. BUT EVEN THE TIGHTEST TESTING CAN LEAVE
BUT EVEN THE TIGHTEST TESTING CAN LEAVE GAPS.
TESTING CAN LEAVE GAPS. TWO WEEKS AGO 21
GAPS. TWO WEEKS AGO 21 PASSENGERS AND 41 CREW
TWO WEEKS AGO 21 PASSENGERS AND 41 CREW MEMBERS TESTED
PASSENGERS AND 41 CREW MEMBERS TESTED POSITIVE ABOARD
MEMBERS TESTED POSITIVE ABOARD NORWAY’S FIRST CRUISE
POSITIVE ABOARD NORWAY’S FIRST CRUISE SHIP TO RETURN TO
NORWAY’S FIRST CRUISE SHIP TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
SHIP TO RETURN TO SERVICE. HUNDREDS MORE HAD TO
SERVICE. HUNDREDS MORE HAD TO QUARANTINE FOR TWO
HUNDREDS MORE HAD TO QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS BUT AMERICAN
QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS BUT AMERICAN CRUISERS WILL HAVE TO
WEEKS BUT AMERICAN CRUISERS WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
CRUISERS WILL HAVE TO WAIT. >> IT’S REALLY A TALE
WAIT. >> IT’S REALLY A TALE OF TWO CRUISES NOW.
>> IT’S REALLY A TALE OF TWO CRUISES NOW. WE’RE SEEING IT STEP
OF TWO CRUISES NOW. WE’RE SEEING IT STEP UP IN EUROPE, GETTING
WE’RE SEEING IT STEP UP IN EUROPE, GETTING A LOT OF CRUISERS
UP IN EUROPE, GETTING A LOT OF CRUISERS EXCITED BUT IT COULD
A LOT OF CRUISERS EXCITED BUT IT COULD BE MANY, MANY MONTHS
EXCITED BUT IT COULD BE MANY, MANY MONTHS BEFORE AMERICANS COULD
BE MANY, MANY MONTHS BEFORE AMERICANS COULD ACTUALLY GET BACK ON
BEFORE AMERICANS COULD ACTUALLY GET BACK ON SHIPS.
ACTUALLY GET BACK ON SHIPS. >> LAST WEEK THE
SHIPS. >> LAST WEEK THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
>> LAST WEEK THE CRUISE INDUSTRY VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED
CRUISE INDUSTRY VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED U.S. GOVERNMENT’S NO
VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED U.S. GOVERNMENT’S NO SAIL ORDER UNTIL AT
U.S. GOVERNMENT’S NO SAIL ORDER UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF
SAIL ORDER UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF OCTOBER.
LEAST THE END OF OCTOBER. IN A STATEMENT SAYING
OCTOBER. IN A STATEMENT SAYING IT WAS IN THE INTEREST
IN A STATEMENT SAYING IT WAS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
IT WAS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. MORE THAN 12,000 CREW
SAFETY. MORE THAN 12,000 CREW MEMBERS ARE STILL ON
MORE THAN 12,000 CREW MEMBERS ARE STILL ON CRUISE SHIPS IN U.S.
MEMBERS ARE STILL ON CRUISE SHIPS IN U.S. WATERS FIVE MONTHS
CRUISE SHIPS IN U.S. WATERS FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE INDUSTRY
WATERS FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE INDUSTRY SHUT DOWN.
AFTER THE INDUSTRY SHUT DOWN. BOTH ROYAL CARIBBEAN
SHUT DOWN. BOTH ROYAL CARIBBEAN AND NORWEGIAN CRUISE
BOTH ROYAL CARIBBEAN AND NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES REPORTED 2021
AND NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES REPORTED 2021 BOOKINGS ARE AT
LINES REPORTED 2021 BOOKINGS ARE AT HISTORIC RANGES
BOOKINGS ARE AT HISTORIC RANGES DESPITE PRICES
HISTORIC RANGES DESPITE PRICES REMAINING RELATIVELY
