Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have introduced a bill called the Set Sail Safely Act to develop a plan to return the cruise industry to operations. With support from many industry organizations including the CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), the bill calls for U.S. agencies to work with the cruise industry to come up with a plan for the safe return to cruise operations along with a timeline for implementation of any recommendations and a return to service.
Cruise lines bring in huge amounts of revenue to the economy, especially the state of Florida. In 2018, the cruise industry contributed close to $53 Billion to the U.S. economy (CLIA article) and they employ thousands of workers here in the U.S. For some reason it has been singled out by the CDC and has not been allowed to resume operations while most other industries have returned to service or were never even shut down.
Hopefully this gets things moving in the right direction.
Links to more articles regarding this announcement:
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/09/16/us-senators-introduce-bill-allow-cruise-lines-restart
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