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The cruise industry is making progress with its attempts to continue sailing from the U.S. ports, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized more cruise ships to start sailing again.

Venice's survival will be even more in danger if the city doesn't issue a permanent ban on cruise ships docking there, said UNESCO.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its safety recommendations for cruise ship travelers who are not fully vaccinated.

CDC eased its stance on the safety of cruise travel for vaccinated passengers, lowering the travel alert level.

The Scottish government said that domestic cruises can only restart when restrictions in all of Scotland reach level one.

Wales forced new travel restrictions for cruise ship workers, requiring isolation in managed quarantine following travel from/through 'red list' countries in the previous 10 days.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave its first green light for test cruises to Royal Caribbean Group, the agency said in a statement.

Scotland has withdrawn quarantine exemptions for cruise crew, stating that seafarers must comply with its coronavirus isolation guidance.

A new survey exploring the impact of COVID-19 in shipping industry identified the cruise sector as the most affected shipping fragment and crewing as the most impacted changing process in the post-pandemic era.  

EMSA and ECDC published the first revision of their joint COVID-19 guidance for cruise ship operations, to address the medical and scientific progress in dealing with the pandemic since the first version was published, mainly in the area of testing and vaccination.