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The pandemic made for some rough waters for the cruise industry to navigate with closures and limits on who can embark the ships. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) had some pretty tough restrictions on cruise lines, considering they are complete little worlds on the water, including their own medical centers aboard. Cruise lines were…

As the cruise industry has made its way back from its covid-related March 2020 through July 2021 closure, a lot of people have put off cruising until it returned to “normal.” That’s a relative word, however, as your normal and my normal may not be the same. Some people waited to cruise until masks were…

The major cruise lines walk a delicate line. They need to take the actual steps required to keep their passengers safe and they also need to be aware of how things look to the outside public. It’s a mix of practical covid policy balanced with covid theater. You have to do the right thing –…

Pfizer  (PFE) – Get Pfizer Inc. Report said Thursday that it’s submitted a new application to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration seeking formal approval for the sale of its Covid oral treatment Paxlovid.  Pfizer said the New Drug Application (NDA) request would apply to patients who are at ‘high risk’ in terms of progressing to…

Walt Disney Co.  (DIS) – Get The Walt Disney Company Report theme parks occasionally shut down popular rides and attractions for extended periods of time for repairs, refurbishment and for construction projects. Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando is scheduled to reopen its Star Wars Launch Bay attraction on July 17 after closing during the covid…

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Cruise lines face regulation not just from the country where their ships sail from, but also from the countries where they make port stops. That has led to a challenging array of covid protocols based on which ports of call a ship visits. That makes communication with passengers a challenge. In the early days of…

With the United States government dropping mandatory covid tests for international travelers, the cruise industry remains the only travel business that still requires testing. The decision by the Centers for Disease Control, which takes effect June 12 allows people to fly to the U.S. without taking any sort of covid test, which should lead to…

It started with March Madness and continued through the National Football League (NFL) Draft leading into what looks like a potentially record-setting summer. Las Vegas turned the corner on the covid pandemic and saw visitors flock to the Las Vegas Strip hotels operated by Caesars Entertainment (CZR) – Get Caesars Entertainment Inc. Report, Carnival Cruise…

In many ways, the cruise industry has returned to normal, but it has not been a straight line recovery. When Royal Caribbean International (RCL) – Get Royal Caribbean Group Report, Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) – Get Carnival Corporation Report, and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) – Get Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Report began sailing again…