Author: Morgan Hines, USA TODAY

The CDC’s Framework for Conditional Sailing Order will expire Saturday and the health agency’s COVID guidance for cruise ships will become voluntary.

Royal Caribbean joined Norwegian in canceling cruises. Some scrapped sailings were to depart as soon as Saturday, leaving cruisers in a lurch.

Royal Caribbean International announced Friday that it will pause operations on multiple ships because of COVID-19.

Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess ship docked in San Francisco Thursday with a dozen COVID-19 cases among passengers.

Royal Caribbean is moving crew members who have tested positive for COVID to two of its out of service cruise ships to quarantine as COVID surges.

The cruise industry has voluntarily halted operations in Brazil to seek alignment with authorities on COVID-19 protocols.

Norwegian Cruise Line canceled cruises on several of its ships Wednesday as COVID-19 continues to surge with the emergence of the omicron variant.

Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain steps down after 33 years of leadership.

Between Nov. 30 and Dec. 14, cruise ships reported 162 cases of COVID-19 to the CDC. Between Dec. 15 and Dec. 29, 5,013 COVID-19 cases to the CDC.

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