The COVID-19 pandemic ravaged many cruise lines in the United States

Source: Overseas Network

Overseas network on January 19 due to the new crown epidemic raging, more and more cruise lines in the United States canceled routes, in recent weeks hundreds of passengers have been infected with the new crown virus on cruise ships.

According to the New York Times, due to the impact of the epidemic, more and more cruise lines in the United States have been affected by the counterattack of the Omicron epidemic and have chosen to close their routes. Before returning to public view in the summer of 2021, the U.S. cruise ship industry was shut down for eighteen months due to the first round of the pandemic. The emergence of Omikejon has made the situation of the newly revived cruise industry worse.

According to Royal Caribbean Cruises, based in Miami, hundreds of passengers have contracted the coronavirus on board in recent weeks. The company said in January that it had canceled one ship's sailing schedule and postponed the departure of another ship to March.

Last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised travelers to avoid cruise ships and raised the coronavirus alert level of cruise ships to the highest level. (Overseas Network - USA - Qiao Shanshan / Internship Compilation - Ji Kaicheng)

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