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Ships Haven’t Been Able to Sail on U.S. Waters for Months

The crisis however has bolstered the years intake of ships at the Aliaga ship recycling port with business up thirty percent on the previous year.
The crisis however has bolstered the years intake of ships at the Aliaga ship recycling port with business up thirty percent on the previous year. Photo: Chris McGrath (Getty Images)

At the end of September, the CDC extended its “No Sail Order” through Oct. 31. The agency said that cruise ship travel “continues to transmit and amplify the spread” of the coronavirus, and “would likely spread the infection into communities” if passenger operations were allowed to resume prematurely. It also highlighted the fact that cruises that have resumed operations in foreign countries have continued to have outbreaks, despite extensive safety protocols.

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