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| Above, cruise ship passengers on deck for an emergency drill. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Well, this is certainly not any kind of a surprise.
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just raised their travel warning for cruise ships up to Level 4 due to the outbreak of the Omicron coronavirus variant. This is not a surprise since cruise ships are floating petri dishes anyway.
TravelPulse reported:
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) elevated its travel warning for cruise ships from Level 3 to Level 4, the highest level, on Thursday.
The latest update advises people to avoid traveling by cruise ship regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status and comes on the heels of a recent uptick in positive coronavirus cases as the Omicron variant continues to spread worldwide.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats.
The CDC's latest guidance warns that the virus spreads quickly and easily between people sharing close quarters such as some environments onboard a cruise ship.
Isn't life grand?
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