Carnival to resume cruises in August despite infections and deaths on ships
Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans to resume operations at the beginning of August despite dozens of deaths on cruise ships during the Covid-19 pandemic and investigations into the industry’s possible role in spreading the disease around the planet.
In a statement on Monday, the operator said eight cruise ships would resume operations from 1 August, sailing from Galveston, Texas, and Miami and Port Canaveral in Florida, once a no-sail order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had expired.
The CDC has issued repeated warnings that cruise travel has spread the coronavirus outbreak around the world and on Friday, the US Congress announced an investigation of Carnival Cruise Line’s parent company – Carnival Corporation – over why it did not act sooner to protect passengers and staff.*
* Emphasis mine
Oh good. Can't wait to book my trek on a Vessel of Concentrated Contagion, so I can enjoy myself the same way I would at a badly overpriced theme bar on the campus of DisneyWorld, Orlando. I've always wanted to be stuck on a floating petri dish in a human science experiment. It's my dream.
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