| CLIA update 07 Apr 21

WITH Joel Katz, MD, CLIA Australasia – Now is the time: In recent days CLIA has
stepped up a major new campaign
in the United States, calling
on health regulators to open a
pathway to resumption in the
world’s biggest cruise market.
This mirrors the advocacy
efforts CLIA is undertaking here in
Australia and New Zealand, as well
as in other key regions around the
world.
In America, CLIA has rallied
cruise industry stakeholders to
support its call for existing cruise
restrictions to be lifted, so that
planning can begin for a phased
resumption of cruise operations by
the beginning of Jul.
Similarly in Australia and New
Zealand, CLIA is calling for
agreement on pathways that allow
cruise lines to progress toward
initial domestic operations.
In all countries, resumption will
be supported by the extensive new
health protocols cruise lines have
committed to worldwide.
With measures including
100% testing of all guests and
crews, they are among the
most comprehensive COVID-19
protocols of any industry
worldwide and are already working
successfully in several countries
overseas.
CLIA is continuing to lobby
hard for a phased and carefully
controlled resumption of domestic
cruise in Australia and New
Zealand.