

“HV” stands for highly vaccinated cruise ship. Note: A status other than green does not definitively mean cases were found on the ship, though it is most likely. Keep in mind that the status changes from green with as little as one case. The CDC releases new data each weekday.ĭata from July 15 (posted July 16) shows 95 of 95 ships the CDC tracks have “non-green” status, indicating the possibility of COVID cases during the past seven days.
#NCL BREAKAWAY TRACKER UPDATE#
We continue to update this table regularly to track each ship’s status over time. While the CDC only provides the latest day’s update on its website, we’ve included past days so that you can see how the status of each vessel changes. What Cruise Ships Are Doing to Keep Passengers & Crew Healthyīelow is the current status of all ships tracked by the CDC.This gives insight into what’s happening on all the ships either sailing or planning to sail from the United States. While it doesn’t provide actual case numbers, it does tell the public which ships have possibly had bouts of the virus. In addition, the health agency publishes regular updates about the status of cases on cruise ships using a color-coded system. This includes everything from policies for testing crew members, to what to do if there are cases on a ship, to recommendations surrounding masking and distancing. Is it safe to cruise? What are cruise ships doing to keep passengers healthy? Is there a way to track COVID cases on cruise ships?Ĭurrently the Centers for Disease Control offers a voluntary program to follow for ships sailing in the United States (every major cruise ship is opted in). These new procedures are all designed to limit the number of cases on ships.įor cruise passengers, that can create a number of questions. If you have questions regarding cases on a ship you are sailing, the CDC website says passengers “have the option of contacting their cruise line directly regarding outbreaks occurring on board their ship.”Īs cruising returns, it does so under dramatically different protocols than when trips were suspended back in March 2020. As such, we are no longer able to update this page. This includes no longer updating the daily color status of ships. Note: As of July 18, the CDC is no longer operating its voluntary Covid-19 program for cruise ships.
