CDC Delivers Huge News for Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian Your summer travel options might have opened up.

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As TheStreet has noted, cruise lines nearly always flag their ships outside of the U.S. in order to workaround American labor laws. This gives the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more sway over the cruise industry than it has over perhaps any other form of travel.

As vaccinations started to roll out last year, major cruise-line players such as Royal Caribbean (RCL) – Get Royal Caribbean Group Report, Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) – Get Carnival Corporation Report, and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) – Get Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Report last July began taking steps to make Americans feel safe cruising again, spending millions in the process.