THE United States’ Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is urging all travellers to avoid cruising, regardless of vaccination status.
The CDC raised its travel health notice to the highest level on Fri, reflecting the increase in COVID-19 cases on board cruise ships due to the Omicron variant.
According to the CDC, even those who’ve been fully vaccinated and boosted should reconsider cruising, with the tight quarters on cruise ships increasing the risk of spreading COVID-19, according to the public health agency.
Before Fri, the CDC had ranked cruising as a level three on its scale from one to four.
Those who do decide to embark are recommended to get tested pre- and post-cruise.