Setting sail: Royal Caribbean gets green light for test cruise
Royal Caribbean has received the thumbs up from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do a test cruise. If all goes well, the ships could be seen coming and going from Cape Liberty in Bayonne as early as this summer.
•
May 26, 2021, 3:20 PM
•
Updated 1,157 days ago
Share:
More Stories
2:42
Beautiful weekend ahead for New Jersey with sunny skies and warm temperatures
15m ago1:01
‘It’s a beautiful sport.’ New pickleball courts open in Howell Township
17m ago0:29
Man who pleaded guilty to attacking Jewish men sentenced to 30 years on terror charges
28m ago2:10
Boar’s Head deli meat recalled for potential listeria contamination
41m ago1:37
Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Skyler Harman strikes down lightning myths
1h ago1:43
Lead found on Keyport beach not ‘urgent risk’ to public health, no need to close beach
3h ago2:42
Beautiful weekend ahead for New Jersey with sunny skies and warm temperatures
15m ago1:01
‘It’s a beautiful sport.’ New pickleball courts open in Howell Township
17m ago0:29
Man who pleaded guilty to attacking Jewish men sentenced to 30 years on terror charges
28m ago2:10
Boar’s Head deli meat recalled for potential listeria contamination
41m ago1:37
Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Skyler Harman strikes down lightning myths
1h ago1:43
Lead found on Keyport beach not ‘urgent risk’ to public health, no need to close beach
3h agoRoyal Caribbean
has received the thumbs up from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention to do a test cruise. If all goes well, the ships
could be seen coming and going from Cape Liberty in Bayonne as early as this
summer.
Royal Caribbean
will start them out of South Florida. There are many guidelines the cruise
lines will have to follow.
Guidance is
calling for the simulated cruises to be at least three days and two nights, and
at least 10% of the cruise ship's normal capacity.
VACCINE INFORMATION: Check to see if you are eligible
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION: Where and how to get vaccinated
SEARCH FOR A CURE: Statistics and State Resources
The CDC also requires passengers either show proof of full vaccination
or not be at high risk for a severe COVID-19 infection.
Lyan Sierra-Caro,
a spokesperson for Royal Caribbean International, told News 12 in
a statement, "After 15 months of hard work and collaboration, today's
approval of our simulated cruises is the latest promising step in our path to
return to sailing in the U.S. We look forward to welcoming our crew, loyal
guests and supporters from around the world this summer."
Cruise ships haven’t been seen leaving the port, or any other ports
in the U.S., since March 2020.
