See my bolded questions at the end for the DCL context.
According to
https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/...ian-reveal-the-healthy-return-of-sailing.html
"
New recommendations from a panel of medical and scientific experts say that by relentlessly focusing on prevention and other measures, including the testing of guests and crew, public health risks associated with the pandemic can be mitigated in a cruise ship environment, according to a joint project from Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.
The Healthy Sail Panel submitted its recommendations today to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in response to a CDC request for public comment that will be used to inform future public health guidance and preventative measures relating to travel on cruise ships.
The Healthy Sail Panel's 65-plus-page report includes 74 detailed best practices to protect the public health and safety of guests, crew and the communities where cruise ships call, according to a statement.
Recommendations include testing, the use of face coverings, and enhanced sanitation procedures on ships and in terminals.
..."
See: https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com/healthy-sailing/
Full report: https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com...-Panel_Full-Recommendations_9.21.20_FINAL.pdf
Press release: https://presscenter.rclcorporate.co...-protocols-for-the-healthy-return-of-sailing/
A couple of the recommendations that stood out to me that have been discussed in this forum previously:
Some of the recommendations are identified as "Modify (M): Recommendations that can be scaled down, modified, or discontinued over time"; Others are "Keep (K): Recommendations that should continue to be implemented to address SARSCoV-2 and other infectious diseases".
M - "All guests joining a ship, regardless of method of travel to the ship, should be tested for
SARS-CoV-2 between 5 days and 24 hours before boarding and receive a negative result
that is shared with the cruise operator, before coming on board."
M - "Cruise operators should conduct once-daily temperature checks for guests and crew on
board."
M - "To prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, cruise operators should require guests and crew to
wear cloth face coverings/face masks in accordance with CDC recommendations."
K- "All cruise operators should upgrade the HVAC systems on their ships to, ideally, MERV 13
filters to minimize pathogen dispersal from infected guests and crew."
M - "During the initial return to sailing, cruise operators should only allow guests debarking
from a ship at a destination port to participate in cruise line-sponsored or verified
excursions as a way of limiting potential exposures in the destinations they visit."
M - "Cruise operators should offer indoor excursions only if physical distancing, use of masks,
and other recommended protective measures can be implemented."
M - "Crew should be placed in single-occupancy crew cabins whenever possible to minimize
extended periods of close contact with other crew members."
Note that more detail for each of these and all of the other recommendations is included in the discussion section of the report. For example, for the testing of passengers there is discussion of the possibility of testing at port of rapid tests are available.
Thoughts ?
If CDC were to accept this report and return to sailing looked a lot like the picture it paints and therefore DCL were to implement it.... would you sail ? would you wait until some of the (M) items were removed ? Which ones ?
What would it mean for DCL's return to sailing ?
SW
According to
https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/...ian-reveal-the-healthy-return-of-sailing.html
"
New recommendations from a panel of medical and scientific experts say that by relentlessly focusing on prevention and other measures, including the testing of guests and crew, public health risks associated with the pandemic can be mitigated in a cruise ship environment, according to a joint project from Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.
The Healthy Sail Panel submitted its recommendations today to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in response to a CDC request for public comment that will be used to inform future public health guidance and preventative measures relating to travel on cruise ships.
The Healthy Sail Panel's 65-plus-page report includes 74 detailed best practices to protect the public health and safety of guests, crew and the communities where cruise ships call, according to a statement.
Recommendations include testing, the use of face coverings, and enhanced sanitation procedures on ships and in terminals.
..."
See: https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com/healthy-sailing/
Full report: https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com...-Panel_Full-Recommendations_9.21.20_FINAL.pdf
Press release: https://presscenter.rclcorporate.co...-protocols-for-the-healthy-return-of-sailing/
A couple of the recommendations that stood out to me that have been discussed in this forum previously:
Some of the recommendations are identified as "Modify (M): Recommendations that can be scaled down, modified, or discontinued over time"; Others are "Keep (K): Recommendations that should continue to be implemented to address SARSCoV-2 and other infectious diseases".
M - "All guests joining a ship, regardless of method of travel to the ship, should be tested for
SARS-CoV-2 between 5 days and 24 hours before boarding and receive a negative result
that is shared with the cruise operator, before coming on board."
M - "Cruise operators should conduct once-daily temperature checks for guests and crew on
board."
M - "To prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, cruise operators should require guests and crew to
wear cloth face coverings/face masks in accordance with CDC recommendations."
K- "All cruise operators should upgrade the HVAC systems on their ships to, ideally, MERV 13
filters to minimize pathogen dispersal from infected guests and crew."
M - "During the initial return to sailing, cruise operators should only allow guests debarking
from a ship at a destination port to participate in cruise line-sponsored or verified
excursions as a way of limiting potential exposures in the destinations they visit."
M - "Cruise operators should offer indoor excursions only if physical distancing, use of masks,
and other recommended protective measures can be implemented."
M - "Crew should be placed in single-occupancy crew cabins whenever possible to minimize
extended periods of close contact with other crew members."
Note that more detail for each of these and all of the other recommendations is included in the discussion section of the report. For example, for the testing of passengers there is discussion of the possibility of testing at port of rapid tests are available.
Thoughts ?
If CDC were to accept this report and return to sailing looked a lot like the picture it paints and therefore DCL were to implement it.... would you sail ? would you wait until some of the (M) items were removed ? Which ones ?
What would it mean for DCL's return to sailing ?
SW