'Because, you know, we won't know what's happening on the ship as far as the mitigation measures.' 'I think (we) will be probably quicker to exercise our regulatory authority,' Treffiletti said. ►'They're not giving us any information': Norwegian cancels sailing mid-cruise, passengers don't know when they'll get homeĪnd if the CDC is concerned about COVID-19 on a ship that isn't under the new program? And cruise ships, regardless of participation in the voluntary program, will still be required to report every COVID-19 case on board, just through a 'different mechanism' than the way they now report cases. If a cruise line chooses to opt out of the program, its ships would then fall under the CDC's mask order for public transportation and the agency's regulatory authority for inspections. Aimee Treffiletti, who leads the CDC's maritime unit.Ĭruise ship operators 'can choose the 'healthy sail' option, or they can choose to kind of do their own thing, but it's very important to keep in mind that ships will still be under CDC's regulatory authority,' Treffiletti told USA TODAY on Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed it would transition to a voluntary program for COVID-19 mitigation on cruise ships Wednesday.īut 'voluntary' doesn't mean that cruise ships will not be regulated by the CDC – regardless of whether they opt into the program, according to Capt. Watch Video: Cruise guidelines become voluntary starting Saturday

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