Virgin Voyages hails end of cruise travel risk advisory
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted cruising off its travel advisory
It now allows ‘travellers to make their own risk assessment when choosing to travel on a cruise ship, much like they do in all other travel settings’ the CDC said.
Previously at the highest risk level, the agency has gradually lowered it over the past few months.
Virgin Voyages applauded the move as validation for the cruise industry’s efforts over many months.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to see that the CDC recognizes that it’s time to remove the Travel Health Notice website. While we feel this was a long time coming, we recognize this move as a demonstration of all of the hard work this industry has done,” said Tom McAlpin, CEO of Virgin Voyages
“It’s refreshing to see them meet us where we’re at, and clearly where our consumers are at considering the major uptick in demand we’ve seen.”
The removal of the health notice marks the transition back into pre-pandemic operations for the cruise industry, Virgin says.
With two ships now in the water, Virgin Voyages says demand is high with bookings up nearly 120% from January to March.
It expects March 2022 to be the strongest booking window to-date for the new cruise brand.
Scarlet Lady is sailings in the Caribbean with Valiant Lady in the UK and launching from Barcelona in May.
Virgin Voyages’ third ship Resilient Lady will debut in Athens this summer.
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