The health agency made the decision to reduce the warning to level
three from four in response to a decline in onboard COVID-19 cases,
but still recommended that people who were not up to date with
vaccines avoid cruises.
The CDC in December increased the warning to level four due to the
rapid spread of the Omicron variant that also forced cruise
operators to cancel sailings.
COVID-19 infections are decreasing in the United States, with
168,485 new infections reported on average each day, or about 21% of
the peak, with the highest daily average reported on Jan. 14.
Trade association Cruise Lines International Association said the
CDC's latest decision was "a step in the right direction".
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2022/Feb/16/images/ads/current/graue_preowned_021422.png) Royal Caribbean Group, which also owns Celebrity
Cruises, earlier this month said it had carried
nearly 1.3 million guests since mid-2021, with
around 2,500 guests testing positive for
COVID-19.
"We believe we are past COVID-19 in terms of the
overall impact on our business," Royal Caribbean
Group Chief Executive Officer Jason Liberty said
in the beginning of February.
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru
and David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by
Shounak Dasgupta)
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