Cruise ships won't be hitting the high seas again anytime soon.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended a"no sail order" Thursday that it imposed last month to help quell the spread of theWhile the March 14 order was intended as a voluntary measure to stay in place for 30 days, the new one could last longer.
Until then, the about 100 cruise ships in the Atlantic, Pacific or Gulf of Mexico must remain idle, either in port or wallowing at anchor,“The measures we are taking today to stop the spread of COVID-19 are necessary to protect Americans, and we will continue to provide critical public health guidance to the industry to limit the impacts of COVID-19," said CDC Director Robert Redfield in a statement.
On some of the vessels, passengers or crew members died either on the ship or after being moved ashore to hospitals.
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