{"id":156335,"date":"2021-02-21T11:40:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=156335"},"modified":"2021-02-21T11:43:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T16:43:29","slug":"wanna-take-a-cruise-youll-need-a-covid-19-vaccine-first-and-proof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wanna-take-a-cruise-youll-need-a-covid-19-vaccine-first-and-proof\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanna\u2019 Take A Cruise? You\u2019ll Need A COVID-19 Vaccine First \u2014 And Proof"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwanna-take-a-cruise-youll-need-a-covid-19-vaccine-first-and-proof%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=156335&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cruise-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Crystal Cruises has announced a plan to require all passengers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 14 days before they take a voyage on their ships \u2014 and passengers will have to provide proof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company has voluntarily paused operations through May 2021 for its River fleet, into June for its Ocean ships, through August 1 for Crystal Espirit and through August for Crystal Endeavor, allowing most travelers sufficient time to get fully vaccinated before Crystal\u2019s resumption of sailing,\u201d the company said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/mediacenter.crystalcruises.com\/crystal-announces-new-vaccine-requirement-in-latest-update-to-crystal-clean-4-0-health-safety-protocols\/\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it hopes by the time it resumes operations, vaccines will be widely available to Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are encouraged by the progress being made with the COVID-19 vaccines and what this means for our Crystal Family and the travel industry as a whole as we eagerly look forward to exploring the world again,\u201d said Crystal\u2019s interim president and CEO, Jack Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>The company says it offers \u201cthe world-renowned Crystal Experience \u2026 an unwavering, unparalleled standard of excellence and luxury across four distinct cruising options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that peace of mind is the greatest luxury; and the vaccine requirement is simply the best way to ensure the safest possible Crystal Experience for all on board. This sentiment is underscored by conversations with our guests and travel partners and a recent\u00a0Cruise Critic survey\u00a0of cruisers that revealed that more than 80 percent of respondents would cruise if a vaccine were required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crew will also be required to have the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen vaccines are widely available, they will be a requirement of employment for crew which must be completed at least 14 days prior to service,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal is the fourth company to announce it will require vaccines for its passengers. American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines both did so earlier this month, as did the U.K.-based Saga Cruises.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, a top travel industry association said it was in the final stages of developing a digital passport for international travelers so they can prove they\u2019ve been vaccinated for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The International Air Transport Association said that the passport could be key to saving the tourism industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTesting is the first key to enable international travel without quarantine measures,\u201d association CEO Alexandre de Juniac said in a statement obtained by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/transportation\/527581-airlines-set-sights-on-digital-passports-for-covid-19-vaccine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">The Hill.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThe second key is the global information infrastructure needed to securely manage, share and verify test data matched with traveler identities in compliance with border control requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For travelers who receive the vaccine \u2013 when one becomes available \u2013 proof will be linked to their official passports. While no country now requires such proof, industry experts say that\u2019s likely coming.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines for America, a trade association that represents major carriers, also has not declared that flyers will need proof of a vaccine before flying, saying U.S. airlines are \u201ccommitted to restoring service in a manner that prioritizes the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And in December, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said \u201cimmunity passports\u201d for Americans to prove they have taken the COVID-19 vaccine might help the country get \u201cback to a new normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Thomas Frieden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSThisMorning\/status\/1341721130084814848\">told<\/a> CBS that \u201cdone right, immunity passports could be one of a series of things that could help us get to a new normal as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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