America's Largest Cruise Lines to 'Pause' Operations In Response to Coronavirus

Norwegian, Carnival and Royal Caribbean will "suspend operations" for 30 days

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America’s largest cruise lines will be halting operations “voluntarily” for the next 30 days in response to the global spread of coronavirus. That includes Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean International and Norwegian Cruise Line, all members of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which announced the suspension today.

The decision to pause operations comes after the U.S. Department of State issued a directive that citizens “should not travel by cruise ship,” after two Princess Cruises ships became hot zones as the coronavirus spread across North America.

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