DETROIT – The cruise line industry has been rocked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic -- but now plans are underway to get the ships out to see and fill them with paying customers.
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At least one cruise line is working to get back to business. Carnival said it hopes to resume operations in August. They hope to sail from three ports: Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston, Texas. Eight ships will be available.
“We are taking a measured approach, focusing our return to service on a select number of homeports where we have more significant operations that are easily accessible by car for the majority of our guests,” a spokesperson said. “Cruising will also include whatever enhanced operational protocols and social gathering guidelines that are in place at the time of the resumption of cruise operations.”
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David Fishman with Cadillac Travel said cruising will look different. Some tight public spaces, like casinos, may be closed. Crews will be brought on with one task -- cleaning the ship. And curfews may be enforced.